Marco Ortolan

“For me, the creative process is a constant search for works that are not only perceived but felt. I believe the primary function of art is to transmit sensitivity and evoke sensations, establishing an emotional bridge with those who contemplate it. Once the work is created, art becomes an open space where interpretation is always a vital and subjective act, enriching the aesthetic experience for each individual.”

Marco Ortolan – Architect and Visual Artist

Trained in the plastic arts since 1985 at the Academy of Miguel Pérez Macías, Marco developed a strong foundation in drawing and painting, influenced by the Italian Renaissance and French Impressionism. Over time, he incorporated ballpoint pen into his practice, refining a technique that blends precision, gesture, and expressive linework.

His body of work moves between two complementary languages: oil painting and ballpoint pen drawing, often enhanced with ink. The central themes—human connection, emotional depth, and urban presence—are approached with a quiet, structured, and introspective gaze.

Marco’s oil paintings are known for their dense, atmospheric compositions. Using a restrained palette of blacks, greys, deep blues, and warm accents, he creates scenes that feel sus...

I studied at Buenos Aires and Venice.

Marco Ortolan is an Argentine Artist (Draftsman and Painter) whose work went through different languages ​​throughout time starting as an Impressionist Painter (the School that started him in Painting), followed by Hyperealism to finish today with a REALISTIC language in general but with plastic additions that give it a very personal imprint, consolidating today in free compositions where the human figure wrapped in the sea depths and Urbanism are presented as the protagonists, which does not prevent it from entering other themes as The Artist (as Painter) must be Universal (thus confirming the thought of Leonardo Da Vinci in his treatise on Painting.) Regarding his Technique, today it is presented loosely, with plasticity and an Impressionist tendency with mannerisms that emerge throughout the process in each composition, such as scraping with spatula and scratching that allow the tone of the support to participate.These are made of wood or canvas depending on the size of the work. The process begins with a loose drawing, assembled within a grid to consolidate the proportions.Then the first tones will appear and from there the plasticity dominates the scene in a back and forth until conformin...

Collective exhibitions

1986 Canal 11 TV.
1987 Galerías San Telmo.
1995 Bienal U.B.
1998 Comuna de Fiando Romano.ROMA (Italia)
1999 Latín American Art. Museum. (EE.UU.).
1999 Metropolismo (Portugal).
1999 Museo de Arte Americano.(Uruguay). 

Individual expositions

2000-02 Provincia de Venecia (Italia).
2001 Bic Argentina (Museo Renault). 2001 Paseo Alcorta
2002 Mar del Plata.
2002 Treviso ( Italia)
2002 Venezia ( Italia )
2002 Ministerio del Interior.
2003 Inst. Dante Alighieri.
2003 Gal. Forma.
2004 Gal. Forma.
2004 Centro Naval.
2005 U.C.E.S
2005 Bahía Blanca Shopping.
2005 Merck Laboratorios.
2006 U.C.E.S
2006 Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires. 
2007 Centro Cultural Borges.
2007 Hipodromo de Palermo - Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina.
2007 "Che Tango" - Exposicion Permanente de Boligrafos sobre Papel con tematica Tanguera.
2008 Veritrade (Reproducciones Artisticas) Munich.
2008 Microotel - Costa Salguero 
2008 Ushuaia. Arteclasica
2008 Galeria de Arte "Grandes Maestros" (Argentina)
2008 Galeria Marier (Argentina)
2009 Galeria el Greco (Veracruz - Mexico)
2009 Galeria "OWO" (Porto - Portugal)
2009 Galeria "Espacio Arroyo" (Bs.As.)
2009 Galeria "Grandes Maestros (Bs.As)
2009 Museo Quinquela Martin (Bs.As. - ...