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Carla Arocha
Carla Arocha (; born October 30, 1961) is a Venezuelan artist recognized for her work grounded in Minimalism, design, and geometric abstraction, specifically examples from her native Venezuela. She lives and works in Antwerp. Her work has been exhibited internationally since the mid-1990s. Education Carla Arocha obtained a Bachelor of Science from Saint Xavier University (SXU) in 1986. After training as a biologist she changed course to pursue her passion for art. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Art Institute of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 1991 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 1994. Work Arocha first made her mark in the mid-1990s with a series of works borrowing from art, fashion, and biology. For example, her drawing ''Aqua Trace'' (1998) presents the visual melding of two distinct patterns: Leopard, leopard spots and blood cells. Rendered in a bright shade of aqua, the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
