Jose Castillo

José Castillo (1984, San Jose), a young self-taught artist, began painting at an early age. José has starred in twenty exhibitions inside and outside his native country.

His works breathe an atmosphere that disturbs the viewer. He develops a composition in which his refined technique, an abstraction of melts that subtly distills the essential elements of a figurative image, deforms and modifies his subjects, looking later for the thrill of the psychic. Thus, there is a mix of dreams and reality where nightmares and archetypes of the unconscious are released.

This intense and vibrating exhibition shows the dance of monsters and ghosts promoted by chaos, violence and anarchy. If anything characterizes the works of José Castillo, it is modifying perception posing under a strong conceptual coherence. Themes of freedom, seduction and fantasy engulf his paintings, drawings and sculptures. He creates compositions that exist but is not seen, leaving the viewer to find the essence of the work within.

Sponsored by:
Office of Intercultural Development

Escuela la Casa del Artista, Especialidad de Pintura, San José, Costa Rica.

Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA), Dibujo, Diseño y Pintura, San José, Costa Rica.

Escuela de Artes u Oficios, Escuela de Arte La Palma, Especialidad de Artes Aplicadas a la Escultura, Madrid, España.

Taller del pintor Jorge Sánchez, dibujo, diseño y pintura, San José, Costa Rica

2016- Galeria El Gato, OFRENDAS, Bogota, Colombia.( proxima)
2015- Galeria Jose Figueres Ferrer, OFRENDAS, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2013- The Riley Temple Gallery, " Sujeto / Subject ",Portlock Black Cultural Center, Easton, PA

2012 – Galería Andrómeda Contemporáneo, “Cavidad”, Barrio Amón, San José, Costa Rica.
2007 - Asociación cultural La Casa de los Jacintos, ”Materia Inexacta”, Madrid, España.
2005 - Embajada de Chile en Costa Rica, “El Eterno Sueño”, Bº Dent, San Pedro
2005 - Colegio Internacional Herman Gmeimer,” La Estación del Silencio” Santa Ana
2001 - Galería Kandrú, Bº Vasconia, San José, Costa Rica

Exposiciones Colectivas más Importantes

2015- Museo Joaquin Garcia Monge, Desamparados, San Jose, Costa Rica.
- Galeria Avenida 7, 7pecadoscapitales, San Jose, Costa Rica.
-Galeria Avenida 7, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2013- Blink Optical, Deborah Hambuger / Jose Castillo, Civic 514, west end Teatre Distric, Alletown, Pensilvania
2012- Galería Andrómeda Contemporáneo, “TRI-DIMENSIONALIDAD”, Barrio Amón, San José, Costa Rica.
- Avenida Escazú, X Edición Valoarte, Escazú, Costa Rica.
2011- Galleria Atelier degli artisti, “150 souvenirs d´Italie”, Roma, Italia.
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