“Warete - from the Djagwareté series”
Warete - from the Djagwareté series
(SKU. 13528)
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Date
2024 -
Technique
acrylic paint and seeds on resin -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 50 x 26 x 11 cm -
Edition
10 + 2PA -
Comes with certificate of authenticity
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The sculpture entitled “Djagwareté,” which means “true jaguar” in the Tupi language, was developed for Galeria Carbono by the artist, a poet from the Pataxó people (BA) and leader of the Jaraguá Tamikuã Txihi Indigenous Land. The work deals with her intrinsic relationship with the jaguar, a coexistence that intertwines humanity and animality. The ancestral power of the mammal appears in various forms throughout Tamikuã Txihi’s trajectory as a personification of vital force and representing wisdom. She is considered by the native peoples as the leader of much knowledge and knowledge of the forests and rivers. For Tamikuã, art is one of the tools of resistance and reactivation of the memory of the indigenous peoples who have converged in a more symbiotic way with the plant and mineral kingdoms over the last thousands of years. For each sculpture, the artist specially develops an ornament symbolizing the strength and beauty of the animal.
Ana Carolina Ralston
Biography
Tamikuã Txihi
Tamikuã Txihi Gonçalves Rocha is an indigenous Pataxó woman, resident of the Jaraguá Indigenous Land in São Paulo, where she lives among the Guarani Mbya people. She is an indigenous leader, visual artist, environmental activist, sculptor, ceramist and a graduate in Social Work. Tamikuã is a member of the Abya Yala Community Feminism and her artistic practice is deeply rooted in the preservation of the lives, territories and knowledge of indigenous peoples.
Her work uses multiple artistic languages, including video, painting, sculpture, and urban intervention, to promote the protection of indigenous bodies and territories. Her art pays homage to the memories and stories passed down by her mother and grandmother, reflecting the resistance and resilience in defending the rights of the indigenous peoples of Pindorama (Brazil). Tamikuã has exhibited her work at important institutions, such as the Pinacoteca de São Paulo, the Itaú Cultural, and the Museu da Língua Portuguesa. In 2022, she was nominated for the PIPA Prize and founded the artistic-cultural space "Toca da Onça Oka" in Tekoa Itakupe, Jaraguá Indigenous Land. "Oka" was built using indigenous techniques and features the jaguar as a symbol of struggle and resistance, representing Mother Earth.
Destaques da carreira
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“Onça-guardiã”, mural de Tamikuã Txihi em exposição permanente do Museu das Culturas Indígenas, São Paulo.
