Antonio Pichilla

Antonio Pichilla (Guatemala, 1982) shows with his Textile Art an intercultural abstraction.  He uses sacred and ritual elements such as candles, baskets, stones, and threads to create his abstract art, which is always related with the four colors of corn in Guatemala:  Black, white, red and yellow.

In the mayan dialect “Kaqchikel” means: Pich’ is woodpecker and Ya’ is water. This “water sculpture” looked in the codes of the Mayan civilizations to create his contemporary language while also suggesting the profundity of his historical roots.

The knots on the canvas are a reference to Mayan shamanistic and energetic practices.  The knot is the bond between beings and their beginnings; it is the union that allows them to continue on a certain path. The knot is the articulation between kinfolks and/or enemies, which maintains a structure and at the same time creates tension between them.

BIO

Antonio Pichilla (Guatemala, 1982)

Antonio Pichillá is a Guatemalan artist who was born in 1982. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara have featured Antonio Pichillá's work in the past.Antonio Pichillá has been featured in articles for Ocula, Art-agenda and Contemporary AND. The most recent article is Kathmandu Triennale announces dates and artists for 2022 edition written for ArtDaily in January 2022.

Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2023. Antonio Pichillá Quiacaín: Tejiendo El Paisaje ,Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara ,Santa Barbara, California, USA; 2020. The Soil Speaks ,CCS Bard, Hessel Museum of Art ,Annandale On Hudson, New York, USA, among others.

Selected Group Exhibitions: 2022. Garden of Ten Seasons ,SAVVY Contemporary ,Wedding, Berlin, Germany; Garden Of Ten Seasons ,Para Site ,Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 2020. Garden of Six Seasons ,Para Site ,Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 2018. Group exhibition ,Galeria Leme ,Sao Paulo, Brazil; among others.