Tito Calderón

MY SECRET ARMOURY:

DEFINITION OF MY GRAPHIC WORK



I developed a secret armoury in order to confront myself with the

Dictatorship of the 1980’s. Much had been spoken of the political

repression in Chile dominated by Augusto Pinochet, however not much as

to how this repression had affected Culture and the Arts. Pinochet robbed

us of happiness but fortunately we held on to eroticism in all of its facets

and the essence of Chilean humour.


I launched myself against Pinochet with my graphic pornography during this

Period which served as social revulsion. My drawings, Goyesque and

Hyperrealist include previously photographed real people, developed in

black and white. in my own style, which like the grey smog that covers

Santiago in the Winter, a cloak that shrouds the bodies of the people that

live in this city, the people that commit the crime of living at the limit of their

emotions and madness.


Without conflict you do not have creativity, you do not have painting, you do

not have anything. This risk, the pain of insecurity, creates movement,...

Faculty of Art Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Santiago

 1978-1982 – Art Student at the Facultad de Arte Universidad Católica de Chile.
 1981 - 7th Colocadora Nacional de Valores, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
 1985 – 7th Bienal Internacional de Arte de Valparaíso “ Gráfica”.
 1987 – From this year, some of his works are part of the Permanent Collection of the Museos de la Fundación Ralli – Santiago-Punta del Este-Marbella y Cesárea.
 1988 – Solo exhibition “El Enigma de las Noches Blancas”, Instituto Francés de Cultura.
 Writing by Enrique Lihn, happened the same year
 1990 – Open Museum show Reapertura del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
 1991 – 10th Bienal Internacional de Valparaíso. “ Gráfica”.
 1993 – Latin American Painters "Jester Art Gallery" Amsterdam Holland
 1999 –Solo Photography Exhibition, “ PP Agentur Galerie” Dresden Germany
 36th Salón Nacional de Arte Fotográfico. II y III premios Concurso “Suchestow”
 2001 - From this year, some of his works are part of the Permanent Collection of the Museo de Artes Visuales de Santiago y al Museo Internacional de Gráfica Contemporánea de Chillán.
 2002 - Solo Graphic Exhibition at R.E. Bucheli Gallery Bath England
 At same time, selected in the 145th RPS/Kodak International Print Competition, Stoke on ...