Marinette Cueco


Marinette Cueco was a French plastic artist. She was also known for her creations using plants and minerals.

Biography

Marinette Cueco was born on 27 September 1934. She was a visual artist with great sensitivity to the world of plants. She also worked with herbs, creating openwork fabrics with random, yet simple and geometric shapes. She also used combined textures and colors to create mineral and plant formations.
Cueco was the wife of painter Henri Cueco, with whom she had two children: and David. Marinette Cueco died on 18 October 2023 at the age of 89. Cueco died on 18 October 2023, at the age of 89.

Distinctions

  • Officer of the Ordres des Arts et des Lettres

Exhibitions

Publications

  • Herbailles, petits herbiers de circonstance, in 11 volumes:
  • *Les Sempervirens
  • *Gwemon, warec, alga
  • *Toxiques et héroïques
  • *La Tourbière du Longeyroux
  • *Voyageurs immobiles
  • *Les Herbes de la Saint Jean
  • *Le Jardin du docteur Gachet
  • *Plantes à couleurs
  • *Pétales de consolation
  • *Bris et Débris
  • *Rhizomes et voltiges
  • Marinette Cueco. Herbes
  • Ne se perd ni ne meurt
  • ''À fleurs de peau''