Roberto Mamani Mamani

Mamani Mamani
Roberto Mamani Mamani in one of his galleries in La Paz, Bolivia.
Born
Roberto Aguilar Quisbert

(1962-12-06)6 December 1962
Known forPainting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture

Roberto Aguilar Quisbert (born 6 December 1962), better known as Roberto Mamani Mamani, is a Bolivian artist. Roberto Mamani Mamani is a self-taught, first-generation indigenous artist from Bolivia. who also goes by the name Roberto Aguilar Quisbert. The media Mamani Mamani works with are drawing and painting. Robert's art is driven by the inspiration of his culture and traditions, resulting in his work to become very colorful in order to mimic traditional colorful clothing that is worn in his culture.

He is part of a two Indigenous groups located Southern America called Quechua and Aymara. It was forbidden for Roberto's parents to marry due to the tribe they belonged to, therefore they runway from Tiahuanacu to Cochapampa-land is where Robert and his sister grow up. Due to relocation and different customs it was hard for Robert not to notice that they were different from the community they lived in. Our to the different tribal backgrounds his work is significant in its use of Aymara indigenous tradition and symbols.