Untitled (Purple Sequins and Fringe), from the Botánico Series by Lina Puerta
Starting Price: $850
Lina Puerta
Untitled (Purple Sequins and Fringe), from the Botánico Series, 2025
Base: 9” H. x 4 ½” W. x 4” D.
Overall: 33” H. x 6 ¼” W. x 4” D.
Polyurethane foam, wood, resin, paint; repurposed lace, sequined fabric, rhinestones, trims, beads and fringe; and artificial moss and plants.
About the Work
Inspired by weeds and untamed nature within urban spaces, the Botánico series explores the tension between human control and the resilience of the natural world. Artificial plants—usually depicted in perpetual bloom—are deconstructed and rearranged to mimic wild growth, while lace, beads, sequins, and jewelry reference the body. Through this blending of botanical and anatomical forms, the works celebrate nature’s perseverance and remind us that we are part of it, alive with cycles of growth, renewal, and unexpected beauty.
About the artist
My work draws from my experience as a Colombian-American artist, examining the relationship between nature and the human-made, and engaging themes of food justice, xenophobia, hyper-consumerism, and ancestral knowledge. I create mixed media sculptures, installations, collages, handmade-paper paintings and wall hangings by combining a wide range of materials, from artificial plants and paper pulp to found, personal and recycled objects. I start a work with concept in mind, but at the actual time of making, I manipulate materials intuitively, responding to the juxtaposition of colors and textures. Experimentation and layering are key to my practice, as I push and play with materials and mediums.
Puerta exhibited in Building Radical Soil in 2022 at The Latinx Project.