Bestiario is an art print by the Colombian artist Paola Rodriguez. The first collection by Paola Rodriguez for Paper Collective is an exploration into traditional Colombian storytelling and folkart through her use of coiled yarn to create compositions. Colourful, eclectic and slightly surreal, her work is full of depth and character.
Paola Rodriguez Arias (b. 1975) is a visual artist and designer currently living in Geneva, Switzerland. With a background in fashion, jewelry and ceramic design, Paola’s inspiration for her current textile-based works are informed by her upbringing in Colombia and its rich tradition of folk art and handicraft. Paola creates her work through a meticulous process of coiling yarn onto panels to create symbolic compositions that incorporate references to personal experiences and memories, her roots and the natural landscape. Though the meditative act of constructing her compositions, Paola’s work is inherently contemplative, allowing her to imbue the work with votive-like meaning
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