Andean artist Antonio Paucar wins Artes Mundi prize in Wales
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Andean artist and beekeeper Antonio Paucar has won the Artes Mundi prize, a prestigious UK-based contemporary art award. Paucar, from a remote village in the Peruvian Andes, was awarded the £40,000 prize for his work highlighting environmental issues and preserving his culture, including a spiral made of alpaca wool and a video of him writing a poem in his blood. The Artes Mundi prize, based in Wales, aims to showcase talented, under-recognized artists globally, exhibiting their work across the country. Paucar plans to use the prize money to build a cultural center in his home region of Junín, Peru. He splits his time between art, beekeeping, and preserving his culture and language.
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AI-ExtractedPaucar said 'Ayni is a Quechua word...It represents an Andean concept, a way of thinking, the idea that everything is linked.'
Paucar comes from the village of Aza, near Huancayo, in the Junín region of central Peru.
Paucar said the recognition is important for his region, country, and culture and gives him strength to continue developing new projects.
Paucar presented work ranging from a spiral made of alpaca wool to a video of him writing a poem in his own blood.
Antonio Paucar won the Artes Mundi prize and plans to spend the £40,000 prize on building a cultural centre in the Peruvian mountains.
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