Talking Points: Marela Zacarías
How can we use colour and pattern to express something about ourselves?
Marela Zacarías makes colourful sculptures that ripple and curve like fabric moving in the wind. She covers their surfaces with painted shapes and patterns inspired by different cultures, histories and places. Through colour, pattern and movement, Zacarías creates work that feels lively and full of energy.
Watch the video below and use the following questions to explore Marela Zacarías’s work.
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Marela Zacarías
“My pieces are sculptural paintings. I make the piece take your eye into spaces you wouldn’t think to look.”
Marela is a painter/sculptor who creates undulating painted forms which explore movement and colour. The majority of Marela’s pieces are site specific (created for a particular location).
Marela lives between Brooklyn and Mexico City
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Questions to Ask Children
How would you describe Marela’s artwork to someone who couldn’t see it?
How does it make you feel? How would you react if you were in the same space?
What does it remind you of?
Does your eye stay still when you look at it?
Can you imagine how Marela works out how the pieces join together?
Is it like anything you have seen before?
What kinds of colours does she use?
This Talking Points Is Used In...
using sketchbooks to make visual notes
Show me what you see
