1.1.10, (1974 - 2013)
His work brings traditional Mexican folk arts and crafts into dialogue with contemporary art, opening up a permanent process of renovation and evolution that navigates both traditions.
Eduardo Terrazas
Guadalajara, Mexico, 1936
Lives and works in Mexico City
Artist Photo: © Eduardo Terrazas
Artwork Photos: Courtesy of Galería Ignacio Liprandi
Artwork Photos: Courtesy of Galería Ignacio Liprandi
Now considered a founding member of the Mexican contemporary art scene, Eduardo Terrazas came to prominence as co-designer of the geometric logo for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The logo was inspired by the folk art and handcrafts produced by the Huichol people, who live in the states of Jalisco, Durango and Nayarit in Mexico. The Huichol yarn technique, in which coloured yarn is arranged on wax-covered boards, appealed to Terrazas not only aesthetically, but also due to its labour demands. Terrazas views the application of craft as an essential ontological process which ought to demand absorption in the act and meditation within the process. His work brings traditional Mexican folk arts and crafts into dialogue with contemporary art, opening up a permanent process of renovation and evolution that navigates both traditions. Throughout his career, geometric forms have continued to define Terrazas’ drawings, graphic prints, sculpture, and photography.
1.1.10, (1974 - 2013)
1.1.6 (1974 - 2013)