Ana Buitrago
Ana Buitrago
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Topos Tables

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Treble Lamp (Lavender)

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Treble Lamp (Dalmatian)

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Treble Lamp (Blue)

About Ana Buitrago

Ana Buitrago is an artist and designer from Bogota, Colombia. She has a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently pursuing an MFA in ceramics at the University of Arkansas. Her practice is focused on ceramic objects that are inspired by Pre-Columbian cultures and modern infrastructure. Buitrago is interested in challenging the viewer by manipulating materials such as clay to create a new understanding of form and surface. Interrogating what it means to live with an object, Buitrago transforms sculptural forms into functional pieces with an emphasis on geometry, symmetry and balance. Ana has exhibited nationally and internationally in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Ecuador, Mexico and Colombia.

Thrilled by how architectural structures are so ingrained in our routine but somehow become invisible as we roam around our own city streets, my work aims to redefine the usual by attributing a monumental role to the form. I originate from geometric forms inspired by pre-Columbian cultures and present them to evoke softness and familiarity, all while keeping their rigidity. Functionality appears in my work as an investigation of living with an object-appreciation vs interaction. This investigation has been advanced using ceramics in my process, the material allows me to attribute language to the inanimate.

About the art

Ana Buitrago is an artist and designer from Bogota, Colombia. She has a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago and is currently pursuing an MFA in ceramics at the University of Arkansas. Her practice is focused on ceramic objects that are inspired by Pre-Columbian cultures and modern infrastructure. Buitrago is interested in challenging the viewer by manipulating materials such as clay to create a new understanding of form and surface. Interrogating what it means to live with an object, Buitrago transforms sculptural forms into functional pieces with an emphasis on geometry, symmetry and balance. Ana has exhibited nationally and internationally in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Ecuador, Mexico and Colombia.

Thrilled by how architectural structures are so ingrained in our routine but somehow become invisible as we roam around our own city streets, my work aims to redefine the usual by attributing a monumental role to the form. I originate from geometric forms inspired by pre-Columbian cultures and present them to evoke softness and familiarity, all while keeping their rigidity. Functionality appears in my work as an investigation of living with an object-appreciation vs interaction. This investigation has been advanced using ceramics in my process, the material allows me to attribute language to the inanimate.