by Rolf Friberg | Sep 23, 2025 | Contemporary Art of the Amazon
Santiago Yahuarcani. A visionary face emerges from a night sky woven with stars — a spirit figure where memory, cosmos, and ancestral presence meet. Contemporary Indigenous Art of the Amazon A Pioneer of Contemporary Indigenous Art Santiago Yahuarcani “There is a...
by Rolf Friberg | Aug 19, 2025 | Contemporary Art of the Amazon
Brus Rubio’s The Meditation depicts a vision where the spiritual, the animal, and the natural world are connected on the same level of consciousness. Contemporary Indigenous Art of the Amazon Origin, Tradition, and Cosmovision Contemporary Indigenous art from...
by Rolf Friberg | Aug 21, 2025 | Contemporary Art of the Amazon, Contemporary Art of the Amazon
Brus Rubios’ “Entre mundos” (Between Worlds) addresses the transition between tradition and modernity, nature and city, spirituality and matter. Contemporary Indigenous Art of the Amazon Transformation, Current Relevance, and Cultural Resilience...
by Rolf Friberg | Mar 16, 2024 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
The Nukak Makú: Driven from Paradise They own almost nothing — yet they know the greatest wealth of all: freedom. While we accumulate possessions, the Nukak carry only what they know and what they can carry. Their true fortune lies in the art of living within the...
by Rolf Friberg | Mar 6, 2024 | Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon
Chiribiquete:Stone Age Rock Art of the Amazon Chiribiquete, known as the “House of Jaguars,” is a remote region in the Colombian Amazon. Its heart is the Serranía de Chiribiquete—an imposing high plateau that rises from the vast rainforest, dominating the...
