Connections 2 (2005)
About the Artist:
Sergio Giraldo Giraldo was born in the city of Medellin in 1963. He was later
diagnosed with a congenital disability that eventually caused him to use a
wheelchair. Denied access to many social circles and law school, his experience
of living with a disability motivated him to begin an artistic journey over
10 years (1995) ago.
At the moment he lives in Medellin, Colombia.
Artist's Statement:
In my work, I explore an unconscious, abstract reality that is made up of
complex symbols, texture and form. I practice a mixed media technique that
incorporates materials such as tar, stucco, concrete, paint, sack, cloth,
wood, etc.
My work does not pretend to communicate: neither to express, nor at the very
least to persuade. Simply put only to persuade a sensation in a subjective way,
offering a group of feelings and energy, capable of provoking a response that
generates a work of art in the soul.
What he proposes is that viewers, when having contact with his art, will make
up their own mind as to what is perceived from the standpoint of their own personal
sensitivity. That is why most of Giraldo’s works are untitled. “A conscious mental
process in which imagination and a mental evocation of prior experiences, or of
recognition (memory), are indispensable conditions for the full experience” he
says. His paintings are always associated with changing emotions: reflection or
tranquility, expansion or movement.
Exhibitions (Group):
|
2004 |
City Museum of Washington,
Washington, DC |
|
2004 |
Washburn Art Gallery,
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC |
|
2004 |
Gallery of the John F. Kennedy Centre
for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC |
|
2004 |
World Bank Gallery, Washington, DC |
|
2004 |
Museum of Modern Art,
Bogotá, Colombia |
|
2003 |
Artspace Gallery, Washington, DC |
|
2003 |
X Regional of Artists,
Antioquia, Colombia |
|
2003 |
United Nations Headquarters,
New York, NY |
|
2002 |
"Nicollage",
The 7 sins capitals, Colombo-American Center, Medellin, Colombia |
|
2001 |
International Night Gala,
Embassy of Brazil, Washington, DC |
|
2001 |
XII National of Arts for People with
a Disability, Suramericana, Medellin, Colombia |
|
1999 |
"How We Could Live",
Colombo-American Center, Medellin, Colombia |
|
1999 |
IX Encounter of Plastic Arts,
Palace of Culture, Medellin, Colombia |
|
1998 |
The Gallery Nagano,
Nagano, Japan |
|
1998 |
IX National of Artists,
University of Antioquia, University Museum, Antioquia, Colombia |
|
1997 |
The United Nations,
General Assembly Building, New York, NY |
Exhibitions (Solo):
|
2002 |
Comfenalco,
Medellin, Colombia |
|
1997 |
University EAFIT,
Medellin, Colombia |
|
1995 |
Municipal of the Culture,
Caldas-Antioquia |
Awards and Honours:
|
2005 |
Grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc.
– Kjackson Pollock, Lee Kasner, New York |
|
2004 |
Selected to represent Colombia at the
International VSA Arts Festival, Washington, DC |
|
2003 |
Recognition at the X Regional of
Artists, Antioquia, Colombia |
|
2001 |
First in the XII national of Art
for People with Disabilities, Medellin, Colombia |
|
1998 |
Recognition in the IX National of
Artists, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia |
|
1997 |
Selected to represent Colombia at
the International Visual Arts Institute, USA |
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Fellow Yamagata, the Corcoran
School of Arts, Washington, DC |
