Rosa Brítez
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Rosa Brítez is a popular Paraguayan artisan, born in Ita
, city of the Central Department
of Paraguay
, on April 9, 1941.
She has a very particular style and she dedicates to mold in clay decorative and representative figures of her country. These objects are very valued in Paraguay as well as in other countries.
She is the daughter of Ramona Brítez. She was an orphan , her mother died when she was only six years old, and she was taken care by her aunt Simiona Caceres de Farias, widow, and she received her first instruction in the clay molding from her.
She attended the school until the third grade of Elementary, when her uncle and aunt decided that she needed to learn something else. Therefore from the age of nine she dedicated herself to what was to be her passion during all her life, clay molding and pottery.
Her first creations were water containers, plates, and different objects of simple shapes. Little by little she discovered the possibilities of clay and her figures became more complex shapes and structures.
Later on, this artisan presented some polemic and very attractive figures with the shapes of couples in love, represented in the Kamasutra, obtaining great acceptance in the Paraguayan public and abroad. According to her , when she was in the Expo Sevilla in 1982, the king of Spain Juan Carlos I , bought all of her collection.
In her house located in Ita, Doña Rosa has arranged a little galery . Normally, she receives the visit of many people, offering them besides her art , the warmth of the attention.
Rosa Britez has made several expositions , both national and international. In her trips, she takes the mission to show her art as well as her country all over the world.
Her work has fundamentals in what really motivates this ceramist, her strength and her will power to continue enriching the ceramics in Paraguay. In her daily work, one can see her effort in a very competitive activity, she is creative and productive.
She only has a stick of tacuara, a spoon, a little stick and some orange leaves. Doña Rosa creates fantastic shapes of clay, from the figures of Paraguayan mythology, plates representing the sun and the moon, Christmas
houses, animals, and characteristic persons of the Paraguayan culture. The Paraguayan music sounds all the time in her humble workshop, and she loses herself in time, and dedicates hours to the creation of objects.
" I relax when I work and I even forget everything, it`s so tranquilizing a different sensation, she says.
Rosa Brítez says : “ I am what I am because I do whatever I want with the clay. The culture is an action, not only ideas and thoughts. Even writing is an activity that has a lot of artisan. The work of art is a product that you can see and touch, or hear and taste. Because of this there is a culture of the good taste which is the one in consonance with the feeling of the people. The culture of Paraguay is what makes our selves, is ñande reko “
Doña Rosa is capable of making objects just looking at images related to the faces of the people. Also, she creates jars, turtles, fish, masks, and other 100 types of different moldings.
Itá, Paraguay
Itá is a city located along the 35th kilometer of Ruta 1 in the central department of Paraguay. Here, one of the most beautiful handicrafts in the country is made: ceramic pottery and crocheted hammocks, some of whose admirable artists have been recognized with important international awards.Itá...
, city of the Central Department
Central Department
Central is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Areguá. With its 1,929,834 inhabitants it is the most populated of the 17 departments of Paraguay.-Boundaries:*North: the departments of Cordillera and Presidente Hayes....
of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
, on April 9, 1941.
She has a very particular style and she dedicates to mold in clay decorative and representative figures of her country. These objects are very valued in Paraguay as well as in other countries.
Childhood and Youth
She attended the school until the third grade of Elementary, when her uncle and aunt decided that she needed to learn something else. Therefore from the age of nine she dedicated herself to what was to be her passion during all her life, clay molding and pottery.
Her first creations were water containers, plates, and different objects of simple shapes. Little by little she discovered the possibilities of clay and her figures became more complex shapes and structures.
Her work
When she was 23 years old, her work became artistic. Then the first plates for the wall appeared, with the shapes of the moon and the sun, with the style that identifies her. From that time are also her creations of Paraguayan animals, such as the tatu bolita, her carts, jars with grapes and other objects that call the attention for their originality in shapes and textures.Later on, this artisan presented some polemic and very attractive figures with the shapes of couples in love, represented in the Kamasutra, obtaining great acceptance in the Paraguayan public and abroad. According to her , when she was in the Expo Sevilla in 1982, the king of Spain Juan Carlos I , bought all of her collection.
Rosa Britez has made several expositions , both national and international. In her trips, she takes the mission to show her art as well as her country all over the world.
Works
| Year | Outstanding event |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Individual and collective expositions ,Museo del Barro. Asunción Asunción Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San... . Paraguay. |
| 1992 | Expo Sevilla in Spain. |
| 1994 | Exposition in Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... . |
| 2001 | Expo World ceramic of Pottery and Folklore. Seul SEUL Simple End User Linux is an advocacy group that promotes Linux programs in education and science.SEUL also hosts numerous free software projects and efforts, such as the WorldForge Project's website. The SEUL/Edu project seeks to further the use of Linux and Open Source software in schools, and was... . Korea Korea Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the... . |
| 2003 | Expositions Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... and Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area... . |
| 2004 | Expositions in Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... . |
| 2005 | Expositions in France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Awards and Distinctions
| Year | Outstanding event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Named “Ceramista de América”. United Status of America. |
| 2007 | Promotions of Paraguayan artcraft. Paraguayan Artcraft Institute. Mariano Roque Alonso Mariano Roque Alonso Mariano Roque Alonso is a district and city located in the Central Department, in Paraguay in the Gran Asunción metropolitan area. The city has a population of 85,000 people.... . Paraguay. |
| 2008 | Public recognition to her long artisan work.. International day of the Women, secretary of the childhood and youth, Asunción. Paraguay |
Her style
She only has a stick of tacuara, a spoon, a little stick and some orange leaves. Doña Rosa creates fantastic shapes of clay, from the figures of Paraguayan mythology, plates representing the sun and the moon, Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
houses, animals, and characteristic persons of the Paraguayan culture. The Paraguayan music sounds all the time in her humble workshop, and she loses herself in time, and dedicates hours to the creation of objects.
" I relax when I work and I even forget everything, it`s so tranquilizing a different sensation, she says.
Doña Rosa is capable of making objects just looking at images related to the faces of the people. Also, she creates jars, turtles, fish, masks, and other 100 types of different moldings.