Contemporary Indigenous Art

Contemporary Indigenous Art

Brus Rubio, “The Meditation,” a vision where the spiritual, the animal, and the natural environment connect on the same plane of consciousness. The artist transforms the ceremony into an image, intertwining symbolic and mystical elements, and reveals a...
The Nukak Makú: Driven from Paradise

The Nukak Makú: Driven from Paradise

The Nukak Makú: Driven from Paradise We are fortunate to have living examples of foragers in the twenty-first century. At least two tribes of hunter-gatherers are still active: Maku, Nukai, and Hupdu bands between Brazi and Colombia. Both of these groups of people...
Amazonian Art from the Stone Age: Chiribiquete

Amazonian Art from the Stone Age: Chiribiquete

Chiribiquete, Exploring the Secrets of Ancient Amazonian Art Chiribiquete, also known as the “House of Jaguars,” is an imposing plateau that rises majestically into the Sky within the Sierra de la Lindosa, an extensive region of dense jungle in the Amazon...