Marinette CUECO

Marinette Cueco (LAVAL Andrée, known as) was born in 1934 in Argentat in Corrèze. She died in 2023 in Paris.

Marinette Cueco was born in Argentat (Corrèze) in 1934 and has developed a unique work since the 1960s that she inscribes both in nature and in the ephemeral, halfway between Arte Povera and Land Art.

Her work, far removed from a conquering aesthetic of wild spaces, is part of a culture where the relationship with nature is seen first and foremost as a form of collaboration, in mutual respect: Marinette Cueco refuses to buy her materials , preferring methodical picking in the garden, following long walks.

Its forms are therefore dependent on the seasons, the scarcity or abundance of plants. But each plant retains its

be careful, from tree bark to the leaves of vegetable gardens, including weeds and proliferating moss. In the same way, the simplest pebbles or pieces of slate, the most peaty soils do not repel it. She chooses according to criteria (flexibility, weight, color, smell, etc.) linked to her precise and detailed knowledge of natural environments.

Marinette Cueco is part of the international family of artists whose essential quest is the questioning of the environment, nature being for her both the place of intervention and the material. His works are so many microcosms where the gaze can be lost, and the soul can be regenerated.

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