Edmundo Huarancca
The Artist
Edmundo Huarancca was born in Ayacucho, Peru, home to some of the most talented weavers in the world. Galeria Latina has been working with Edmundo from the very first day the gallery opened, making our relationship the longest lasting of any artist we have ever worked with.
The Tapestries
Edmundo’s tapestries are made with 100% alpaca wool. In the early days he only worked with natural dyes, but as the alpaca industry has evolved the work you see today gets its vibrant colors from industrial modern dyes. Edmundo is inspired by designs used in the pre -columbian era such as animals, Inca symbols and geometric shapes. Each design is worked carefully in a loom from memory, he does not use drawings or templates. Edmundo’s signature three-dimensional effect, called “sun and shadow” or “sol y sombra” is achieved by the calculated combination of light and dark colors throughout the tapestry.
Edmundo Huarancca was born in Ayacucho, Peru, home to some of the most talented weavers in the world. Galeria Latina has been working with Edmundo from the very first day the gallery opened, making our relationship the longest lasting of any artist we have ever worked with.
The Tapestries
Edmundo’s tapestries are made with 100% alpaca wool. In the early days he only worked with natural dyes, but as the alpaca industry has evolved the work you see today gets its vibrant colors from industrial modern dyes. Edmundo is inspired by designs used in the pre -columbian era such as animals, Inca symbols and geometric shapes. Each design is worked carefully in a loom from memory, he does not use drawings or templates. Edmundo’s signature three-dimensional effect, called “sun and shadow” or “sol y sombra” is achieved by the calculated combination of light and dark colors throughout the tapestry.