Multimedia Artist. Public Speaker.
GRIMANESA AMORÓS is a Peruvian-born American multimedia creative whose work explores community connections intersecting history, technology, and architecture. Her keen understanding of structure enables her to create monumental sculptures incorporating various elements such as video, lighting, and electronic components to create immersive environments and connect the viewer to their surroundings. Technology complements the concepts of her work without defining it—a medium of expression. She derives inspiration from cultural legacies, with a central theme revolving around the concept of time. Amorós's artwork challenges individual understanding of time, capturing a moment where viewers engage in the pursuit of questioning and challenging their initial grasp of the piece's conceptual formation.
Describing her work as a “constant romance with the unknown”, Amorós first incorporated light into her practice following a fated trip to Iceland. While there, she saw the northern lights and realized the powerful ephemeral magic light held. She discusses light’s ability to transcend social and geographic boundaries “we all connect to light.” Grimanesa Amorós is an interdisciplinary artist renowned for her monumental light sculptures that blend technology and architecture, exploring themes of identity, community, and the ephemeral nature of light. Her work has been exhibited globally, and she has received numerous awards and accolades.
Invited as a keynote speaker at museums, foundations, and universities, Amorós empowers young professionals across various disciplines, attracting future artists, students, and faculty in visual arts, architecture, and technology. Amorós has showcased her work extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. She was a featured speaker at TED Global, a recipient of NEA Visual Arts Grants Fellowships, and is distinguished as part of the 'Art In Embassies Program of the U.S.' and a Civita Institute NE Chapter Fellowship Grant holder. Her art has graced the walls of numerous prestigious museums, including the Ludwig Museum, CAFA Museum, Katonah Museum, Seoul National University Museum of Art and many more.
“It is very important for me to share the light because for me it is unity. The light is what unifies us all in the moment and time and that is what the light is for me as a tool, as a material in my work.” -Grimanesa Amoros.
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Grimanesa Amorós and her artwork why she chooses to work with the light.
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Grimanesa Amorós is a Peruvian-born American multimedia creative whose work explores community connections intersecting history, technology, and architecture. Her keen understanding of structure enables her to create monumental sculptures incorporating lighting and custom-made electronic components to create immersive environments and connect the viewer to their surroundings. Technology complements the concepts of her work without defining it—a medium of expression. She derives inspiration from cultural legacies, with a central theme revolving around the concept of time. Amorós's artwork challenges individual understanding of time, capturing a moment where viewers engage in the pursuit of questioning and challenging their initial grasp of the piece's conceptual formation.
Invited as a keynote speaker at museums, foundations, and universities, Amorós empowers young professionals across various disciplines, attracting future artists, students, and faculty in visual arts, architecture, and technology. Amorós has showcased her work extensively in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. She was a featured speaker at TED Global, a recipient of NEA Visual Arts Grants Fellowships, and is distinguished as part of the 'Art In Embassies Program of the U.S.' and a Civita Institute NE Chapter Fellowship Grant holder. Her art has graced the walls of numerous prestigious museums, including the Ludwig Museum, CAFA Museum, Katonah Museum, and Seoul National University Museum of Art. Jane Farver writes, “A joyful and generous spirit, Amorós views her art as a gift to others.” Amoros has connected cultures and viewers through the medium of light in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America as a guest speaker at TEDGlobal 2014 and as a part of the Art in Embassies Program of the US.
Her breathtaking large-scale light installations have transformed both private and iconic spaces around the world—from New York, Peru, Bilbao Spain,Venice Bienalle, Mexico, India, Taiwan and so many more global art destinations.
“It is very important for me to share the light because for me it is unity. The light is what unifies us all in the moment and time and that is what the light is for me as a tool, as a material in my work.” -Grimanesa Amoros.
