„Devis`s work is chained by her insistence on the use of certain materials that tell a story, the story of her gaze. Since then, Devis has fluidly articulated material work and drawing, incorporating graphic elements into organic materials or drawing in three dimensions and with great precision. These two elements, graphic precision and the choice of a raw material that speaks for itself, are fundamental to understanding her practice. This conjugation of dissimilar elements has prevailed over time during her latest projects, as well as a subtle coherence and concatenation between them, because they come from the same place: her life experiences channelled through her body.
Using the body as a channel, in this case, has generated long-lasting processes of a meditative quality that are also very demanding on a physical level. Inevitably, in her work, points of contact with female intimacy are established as a result of her connection with the body. These points of contact do not occur from a feminist theoretical framework, but in the recognition of the systems of life that intersect the female self – her personal objects, her routines, the network of affections she has …. This work with the ecosystems of femininity has also led to the creation of fictional organisms; some already dead beings are given a second life through drawing.“ Inés Arango
Exhibitions (selection only)
Sept. 09 – Oct. 28, 2023
Ana Maria Devis- Proliferation, FOYER contemporary,
970 N. Broadway Los Angeles, US
2023
IT`S THE STORY OF LOVE, Espacio Alterno Gallery,
Bogota, Colombia
2022
ABYA YALA, Structural Origins, New York Latin American Art Triennal,
New York, USA
2021
SYMBIOTIC RELATIIONSHIPS, Artbo Fair, Sextante Gallery,
Bogota, Colombia
2019
TIME FOR CHANGE, ART AND SOCIAL UNREST, „Espacio 23“ Jorge M. Perez,
Miami, USA