Victor Manuel Juarez - Maneno


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Art critics say “Victor Manuel Juarez is a young artist in search of his own style...", but he says he is neither young nor looking for a new style. He believes himself to be one with his ancestors that have being making pottery for thousands of years. LLINQA RIMACHIQ “the one that makes the clay speak" is what they used to called him.

His work reflects the waves, the wind, the mountains and the melted snow. His style is the same used by the old communities of Simbala, Chulucanas and Vicus.

Chulucanas, a small town north of Peru, is Maneno’s home where he was born, raised and still lives. In Chulucanas, a town of artisans, Maneno decided to be a ceramist at the age of thirtee. He learned from his uncle Polo Ramirez, a great ceramist.

Maneno has represented Chulucanas on many occasions all over the world.