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ESSilvia Ricopa
Born:
Masisea, Ucayali, December 18, 1965
Theme:
The central theme of Silvia Ricopa’s paintings is Kené art, a spiritual and cultural expression of the Shipibo-Konibo people that represents the connection with nature, healing, and ancestral identity.
Movement:
Contemporary Indigenous art movement
Medium:
Acrylic on canvas
Size:
82 x 55 x 34 inches
Emotion:
As a Shipibo-Konibo artist, she works with Kené art, a system of geometric designs that not only beautifies but also communicates emotional and spiritual states. Each stroke is linked to traditional songs, shamanic visions, and medicinal plants, making her work a profound sensory and emotional experience. Emotional Healing: Kené patterns are linked to spiritual cleansing rituals. Contemplating them seeks to harmonize the body and mind.
Tranquility and connection: The symmetrical and repetitive forms induce states of calm, similar to those achieved in meditation or contemplation.
Memory and affection: Its designs reflect the feminine legacy passed down by mothers and grandmothers, evoking tenderness, respect, and continuity.
Resilience and pride: In urban contexts, its murals express cultural strength, identity, and dignity in the face of exclusion.
Spirituality: The kené represents shamanic visions, dreams, and chants that connect with the invisible, the sacred, and the cosmic.
Symmetry, along with proportion and harmony, is seen as a reflection of the harmonious and perfect order of the universe created by God. The beauty of symmetry has been interpreted as a manifestation of the wisdom and design of the divine. Philosophers point out that often when God or Christ is represented as a symbol of eternal truth or justice, they are given a frontal and symmetrical view. This frontal symmetry lends them a sense of immobility, solemnity, and stability qualities associated with the divine.
The installation features a skirt embroidered with tocuyo fabric dyed with natural dyes and embroidered with wool threads. The table is painted on both the top and bottom.
Interactive Installation, Hope, 2025
Diptych, the one on the right, Fish Bone, acrylic on canvas, 11X12 in, 2024. The one on the right, made on cotton fabric dyed with natural dyes, entirely bordered with wool yarn, 13X16 in, 2024
Diptych, Xao Kene, ancestral design, right, acrylic on canvas, 2025, 13X15 in, right acrylic on canvas, 12X13 in, 2025
Millennial Skirt, embroidered with tocuyo fabric dyed with natural dyes and embroidered with wool threads, 59X23 in, 2024
Ayahuasca, Embroidery, 28X24 in, 2025