Inspired by the natural world, Miguel Arzabe creates abstracted landscapes by deliberately shredding painting canvases, repurposing the strips for the warp and weft in compositions inspired by Bolivian weaving traditions. This innovative technique emerged during his 2012 residency in

Santa Fe, where Arzabe used shredded posters featuring Native American women from art exhibitions, questioning the original artist’s portrayal. Te Quiero Inti serves as a tribute to his daughter, Inti, celebrating her connection to his Bolivian heritage. In Quechua, “Inti” translates to “sun,” honoring the sun deity of pre-conquest Andean religion. The deity is celebrated on the summer solstice, which was his daughter’s expected birthday. Arzabe creates abstracted amalgams of landscapes with personal resonance, such as the mountains of Bolivia and the John Muir Trail in California. The weaving incorporates traditional textile motifs symbolizing elements of the landscape such as mountains, thunderbolts, and rain.