(b. Bolivia, 1933).
Along with Marina Núñez del Prado (1910-1995), Carrasco is one of the most well-known of Bolivia's few sculptors. His work relies heavily on Pre-Columbian sculptural traditions and expresses Andean ideas about nature. He focuses on the relationship of man to the mountainous landscape and deals with concepts of fertility. He adopted the munachi figure, an amulet showing a man and woman joined in the act of creation, traditionally used in ritual offerings. Carrasco spent much of the 1970's in Europe, and upon his return he used themes such as the condor; a Prometheus-type winged man; the yatiri, a worshiper of Pachamama; and Pachamama herself, the Andean earth mother. His 1988 Andes depicts the monumental goddess in cut granite reminiscent of Inca works at sites such as Machu Picchu. She is a mountain-like, reclining figure whose belly is a stepped altar. Sources:
Edward J. Sullivan, ed. Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century
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