Carlos Vielma
Carlos Vielma is a Mexican visual artist, graduated as an architect. His work in painting, video, and installation deals with subjects like longing, the landscape and its monuments, and the US-Mexico border. He has participated in a number of residency programs, including Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in Maine, Casa Wabi in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, The National University of Colombia in Bogotá, and The Banff Center for the Arts and Creativity in Canada, among others. Recently, the Mexican state honored him with a membership in the National System of Art Creators (SNCA) and he is currently a fellow of The Core Program at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston Texas.
Entonces te llamarás piedra (Then you will be named Stone), 2023, Leather Boots, Burlap Sacks, and Stones, 10 x 14 feet. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Here the homeland begins, 2024, Drywall, Rebars, Wire, Wood, and Pencils, 18 x 30 x 4 ft. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Laredo, 2019, Topsoil Rubbed on Bas Relief on Cotton Paper, 39 x 34 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
América Latina, 2023. Bricks, 145 x 63 x 63 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
A song to drive back home, 2021, Acrylic on Pianola Roll, Turntables, Speaker, and Lamp, 48 x 20 x 20 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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