In the artist's words:

In search of his own cultural identity, Andrés Muñoz Claros, who was born in Bogotá, was drawn to his mother's birthplace, Leticia on the Amazon, and the surrounding rainforest. He captured his impressions in over 50 drawings and acrylic paintings. The artist does not present himself as an "explorer" of an unknown area, but as one of many tourists in his own country. In his paintings, the thicket of the jungle becomes a metaphor for the many questions he asked himself.

Overwhelmed by the colorfulness of the vegetation, he initially only worked in black and white. Only later did he begin to use his own color palette to capture the mood he was experiencing. The breaking up of perspective and the reduced formal language are characteristic of his work. In this way, Muñoz Claros creates the impression of an intuitive, unfiltered depiction.

Supported by the Claussen Simon Foundation

https://www.giraffentoast.de/de/projekt/andres-munoz-claros