Jaime
Olea
Jaime Raul Martin Olea-Gutierrez was born on September 30, 1978 to Julio Raul Olea and Clelia Gutierrez in the small, bohemian neighborhood of Barranco in Lima, Peru. Olea, one of four brothers, was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother, Benjamina Uceda Castillo-Gutierrez, and spent much of his childhood engaged in outdoor activities (mainly surfing). Although he began sketching and drawing at an early age, Olea took the business route and chose to study Hotel and Tourist Management at San Martin University in Lima, Peru.
From 2002-2004, Olea traveled to Park City, Utah every winter season to work at the renowned ski resort. In 2005, he then moved to the United States and worked in the real estate industry for a few years before transitioning to banking. During this time period, Olea continued to study and immerse himself in art whenever possible. This was obvious when entering his house which was full of paintings and sculptures in every room, as well as on walls, ceilings, floors, and tables. Those who know this young artist well know that Olea has always had a true passion and unique talent for art and design.
It wasn’t until recently in 2011 that Olea decided to take
the leap and focus on art professionally.
He left the banking business and began studying with a local mentor to
explore various artistic techniques.
Olea and his mentor initially focused on the basics: landscapes and
scenes of rural Virginia;
however, the artist soon found that he prefers the natural flexibility of
abstract art and the creativity of surrealism.
Most of his life, he has been attracted to artists like Picasso, Dali,
and Pollock. This has become the basis
for most of Olea’s art: contemporary surrealism. Moreover, this artist’s
animated style and elaborate imagery depict a tenacious partnership of color
and energy throughout his work, giving the viewer much to consider while
observing each piece.
Other than art, Olea’s second passion is travel. During his trips to Peru and various other
areas of the Americas (United States, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador),
Olea explores remote areas to enrich his understanding of nature and the world
around us via hiking, rock-climbing, mountaineering, trekking, and biking (to
name a few). He says that ideas come to
him all of the time, but much of his art is based on experiences he has had
while traveling. Olea’s goal as an
artist is to share his experiences and work with others, as well as create a
space where people can come to share their passions. Therefore, Olea’s studio/gallery is a place
of both active and passive imagination: the artist at work in his studio
alongside the viewer observing the work in the gallery.
Clelia Gutierrez
Clelia Gutierrez Uceda de Olea (mother of Jaime Olea) was born and
raised in Lima, Peru.
As a young woman, Gutierrez studied at Universidad Pontificia Catolica to become a
secretary; yet, she was always engaged in arts and crafts, weaving and crocheting
whenever she could. For most of her life, Gutierrez worked as an office
assistant while designing and selling her jewelry on the side. In 2005,
she began taking classes de plateria (silver crafting classes) to study the art of silver
work. In the past year, she has decided to design and sell her unique, hand-woven
silver and copper jewelry on a full-time basis.
Gutierrez uses 99% silver (the highest grade of silver with which one can work) for her pieces and integrates traditional artisan techniques into her designs. For example, she often uses Huairuro (a red seed found in the Peruvian Amazon) in her jewelry. Moreover, Gutierrez's work is influenced greatly by designs for the jewelry of Spanish and European royalty. By combining both traditional and modern techniques into the features of her work, Gutierrez is able to construct her unique style of jewelry. Like snowflakes, no one is truly alike. In fact, these intricate, one-of-a-kind masterpieces depict a rare, handcrafted touch and each have a story of their own to tell.
Gutierrez uses 99% silver (the highest grade of silver with which one can work) for her pieces and integrates traditional artisan techniques into her designs. For example, she often uses Huairuro (a red seed found in the Peruvian Amazon) in her jewelry. Moreover, Gutierrez's work is influenced greatly by designs for the jewelry of Spanish and European royalty. By combining both traditional and modern techniques into the features of her work, Gutierrez is able to construct her unique style of jewelry. Like snowflakes, no one is truly alike. In fact, these intricate, one-of-a-kind masterpieces depict a rare, handcrafted touch and each have a story of their own to tell.
Mirko Brito
Mirko Brito Salvador lives and works in Huaraz,
Peru: a city at the base
of the Andes Mountains. He began selling his macramé and stone
jewelry in an artisan market in Huaraz as a side job to help fund his
archeology degree. However, Brito soon
realized that his unique work was popular both domestic and international
tourist. So, in 2010 he decided to put
his studies on hold for a couple of years and expanded his business into a
full-time venture. This year, 2012,
Brito is back working on his degree at the University
of Huaraz while continuing to
design and craft his beautiful, unique handmade jewelry.
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Handmade is Better:
This is Art Wasi which
means “house of art” (in Quechua), a place dedicated to macramé work (knotted
art): the best of the best in exclusive designs all handmade. Here you will find something more than “bijouterie”
(French jewels): an art converted into unique and authentic handmade jewelry by
using stones, seeds, shells, among other materials that are a gift from mother
nature and her perfect alliance (the string).
Jewelry that jumped from the imagination to stay in reality.
~by Mirko Brito Salvador
es mejor hecho a mano
este es artwasi cullo significado es casa del arte
(wasi- en leguna nativa quechua significa casa) , un lugar dedicado a hacer
trabajos en macrame ( arte de los nudos ), lo mejor de lo mejor en diseños
exclusivos, todos elavorados a mano., aqui encontraras algo mas que bisuteria
un arte convertido en verdaderas y autenticas joyas hechas a mano, elaboradas
con piedras, semillas, conchas y de mas implementos que son un regalo de la
naturaleza y su aliado perfecto el hilo..... joyas que saltaron de la
imaginacion para quedarse en la realidad....
~ por Mirko Brito Salvador
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