Manuel ameztoy installations

Running concurrently with the presentation of three large-scale installations by the Cuban artist duo Los Carpinteros, the Faena Arts Center in Buenos Aires presents a solo exhibition with works by Manuel Ameztoy, entitled Paraí­sos Desplegables (Pop-up Paradise).

In the Sala Catedral space of the Faena Arts Center, Manuel Ameztoy presents a huge installation made of paper cutouts and videos.

Manuel Ameztoy was born in La Plata, Argentina in The artist first studied drawing at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón.

Manuel ameztoy installations

In , he left that institution for one year in order to study at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas San Carlos, in Mexico, where he took classes in experimental printmaking with Marí­a Eugenia Quintanilla. While in Mexico, he became familiar with the various uses of garlands for the Day of the Death festivities.

Since then, non-textile paper cutouts have been a mainstay of his art.

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