Subject
Color and light are of the utmost importance in her work. As part of a family originally hailing from Salcajá, Quetzaltenango involved in the creation/weaving and distribution of traditional Maya cortes (jaspe woven skirts), Cuyún grew up surrounded by vibrant Guatemalan Indigenous Maya textiles that inspire and inform her use of color and design.
Description
Zamara Cuyún’s work reveals her historical indigenous Guatemalan heritage, although she herself was born in Minnesota with parents from Salcaja, Quezaltenango, who worked in weaving and distribution of Mayan textiles.
Cuyún is a self-taught, “Gringindia” artist of de-Indigenized Guatemalan Highland Maya ancestry - born and raised in Minnesota. She works in acrylics, using elements of Maya history, iconography, and worldview.
Themes inspiring her work include histories of colonization and resistance, persecution and genocide of Indigenous populations, decolonization, justice and the central role of women in these processes.
Cuyún is a self-taught, “Gringindia” artist of de-Indigenized Guatemalan Highland Maya ancestry - born and raised in Minnesota. She works in acrylics, using elements of Maya history, iconography, and worldview.
Themes inspiring her work include histories of colonization and resistance, persecution and genocide of Indigenous populations, decolonization, justice and the central role of women in these processes.
Creator
Zamara Cuyún