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Galo Valencia

Quito, Sierra, Ecuador

I studied plastic arts and photography, I'm always trying to create artistic images. I love composin...

About the artist

Galo Valencia

Joined In 2018

(1 Follower)

About the artist

Galo Valencia

Joined In 2018

(1 Follower)

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I studied plastic arts and photography, I'm always trying to create artistic images. I love composing with my camera, choosing corners or spaces that allow a sight that moves. I am passionate about art and photography in particular, I have the sensitivity to create different images, and with my creative contribution I capture the aesthetics of the environment. I have a special interest in popular architecture and in the beauty that is born from the ruinous and the old. Part of my work is influenced by my Zen practice, are those images that seek to approach the concept of "wabi sabi" under the principle of aesthetic creation from a state of recollection.

Realicé estudios en artes plásticas y fotografía , siempre estoy tratando de crear imágenes artísticas.
Me encanta componer con mi cámara, escoger rincones o espacios que permitan una vista que conmueva.

Me apasiona el arte y la fotografía en particular, tengo la sensibilidad para ir creando imágenes diferentes, y con mi aporte creativo capto la estética del entorno. Tengo especial interés en la arquitectura popular y en la belleza que nace de lo ruinoso y lo viejo. Parte de mi trabajo está influido por mi práctica Zen, son aquellas imágenes que buscan aproximarse al concept...

Plastic Arts at the "Universidad Central del Ecuador".
Self-taught photographer.
Graphic Design at "CAL Arts Institute".

My work has not been exhibited in galleries or museums, except for a portrait that was put on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris, in July 2015. It was a selection from the work of about 5,000 photographers that was shown at the Fifth SeeMe Exposure Award, it was also published in the book "The Portraiture Collection".