Luis Fernando Peláez

A thematic exploration of the work of the Colombian sculptor Luis Fernando Pelaez, this book spans the artist's career from his earliest graphic design and drawings to his unique installations and large-scale works for public areas. Full-color photographs illustrate the wide variety of languages and techniques employed by the sculptor and demonstrate the exceptional quality of his creations, which can be organized into groups joined together by the slightest thread of meaning but retain their individual significance and identity. This is an excellent introduction to a little-known but singular artistic talent. Una exploracion tematica de la obra del escultor colombiano Luis Fernando Pelaez, este libro abarca la carrera del artista desde sus primeros dibujos y disenos graficos hasta sus instalaciones unicas y obras a gran escala para areas publicas. Fotografias a todo color ilustran los lenguajes y las tecnicas variadas empleadas por el escultor y demuestran la cualidad excepcional de sus creaciones, las cuales permiten ser agrupadas en conjuntos hilvanados por un hilo imperceptible sin perder su sentido y su significado individual. Esta es una introduccion excelente a un talento poco conocido pero singular.

Juan Luis Mejía is an author, an educator, a former director of the National Library of Colombia and Universidad EAFIT, and the former Minister of Colombian Culture and minister plenipotentiary of the Colombian embassy in Madrid. Carlos Tobon is an educator and a photographer whose work has appeared in publications such as Dwell, Landscape Architecture, and Landscape Design.