Charo Oquet Taller para Artistas
Postcard for program Charo Oquet Taller para Artistas (Artists Workshop by Charo Oquet) at Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno Casa de Los Ciegos Cabildo de Gran Canaria (The Atlantic Center for Modern Art House of the Blind Council of Gran Canaria), February 25 -28, 2003. The back of the postcard reads: Charo Oquet nació en Santo Domingo y se formó en Estados Unidos, donde actualmente reside. Su práctica artística está unida a su identidad cultural, que transita entre los ejes norteamericano y caribeño. Como artista ha trabajado el medio fotográfico, la pintura, la performance y la instalación. El estudio de los rituales religiosos del Caribe es un elemento informado de toda su obra, y será el elemento central del taller que impartirá, que concluirá con la creación de uno de sus altares, basado en Gaga.
The back of the postcard reads: Charo Oquet was born in Santo Domingo and was raised in the United States, where she currently resides. Her artistic practice is connected to her cultural identity that is on the praxis of North American and Caribbean. The study of religious rituals of the Caribbean is an element that informs her work and will be an element central to the artist workshop. As an artist she has worked in photographic medium, painting, performance, and installation. The study of the religious rituals of the Caribbean is an informed element in her practice and will be the central focus of the workshop, which will conclude with the creation of one of her altars, based on Gaga.
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