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The Maximo Laura Collection

Awakening of the Gardens
Choqueruna en los Andes
Canto a la Tierre
The Condor
Cosecha de Abundancia de la Tierra
Dance of the Sun and the Moon
Espritu de Mayor
Espritu Mayor II
Fiesta de la Cosecha
Fiesta de la Cosecha II
Guardian of Fire
Halliy Niku
Moada del Condor
Rikchary Punchow
Sacrificial Altar
Scissor Dance
Sonqopa Nahuin
Sonqom Qaparim
Spiritual Abundance of the Earth
Espiritu del Jaguar
Totem in the Room
Visiones del Jaguar Rojo
Voces de la Dios del Aqua

"My work is the rediscovery of the rich, unique, fascinating and millennial historical textile source of the Andes combined with the innovations in the international field of tapestry. It has created its own niche within plastic arts. The historical sources are inexhaustible and are yet to be assimilated. The search for a personal, up to date language is a broad challenge that I shall meet. In this collision between the traditional and the contemporary, I study the tools, the invention of weaving techniques and their application. I try to multiply the potentials of chromatic expression, keeping the iconographic language authentically Peruvian." - Maximo Laura Taboada

AMS Imports is proud to represent the work of Maximo Laura, Peru's preeminent weaver of contemporary tapestries and rugs. Maximo is a third generation weaver from the district of Ayacucho and a graduate of the University of San Marcos. His works are in collections throughout North and South America, Venice, France, Finland and Denmark. Maximo Laura brings a unique and fresh worldview to the traditional Aubusson, Kilim, Soumak and Anillado techniques. Working in 100% Andean alpaca, llama, wool and cotton, Maestro Laura weaves a world that reflects his personal as well as cultural views. His works are three-dimensional representations of Andean mythological themes drawn from Peru's rich history of pre-Columbian cultures such as the Incas and their modern day descendants the Quechua Indians. The art of hand weaving was started in the Central Andes 3000 years ago. Since then its sons have inherited the hands of the Intipamakin, sun, and have connected their lives to art and to drawing through a universe represented by three deeply interconnected worlds: Hanan Pacha, the world above, Kay Pacha, the world we walk upon, and Uku Pacha, the underworld. Maestro Laura's work is a three-dimensional expression and celebration of that interconnectedness which for Maximo is still alive and with him.


 
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