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Gustavo Vejarano

bogota, cundinamarca, Colombia

GUSTAVO VEJARANO 1952 Growing up in Bogota, he studied in David Manzur’s studio (1973), and late...

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Gustavo Vejarano

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About the artist

Gustavo Vejarano

Joined In 2012

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(26 Followers)

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GUSTAVO VEJARANO
1952

Growing up in Bogota, he studied in David Manzur’s studio (1973), and later formed part of the collective, Taller la Huella (1976). This art collective was formed by artists exploring the arts of etching, silk screen, painting, drawing, and photography and allowed Gustavo to continue his training. His art, which was influenced by the difficult social upheavals of the time, showed strong fragmented figures of expressionistic nature.
In 1982, Vejarano was invited to participate in the Paris Biennale as a representative of Colombia. He travelled to Paris where he decided to stay and continue his training at Studio 18 under the guidance of S.W. Heyter (1984).
Paris was a shock that awakened his inner work as he was exposed to centuries of art and culture which was further enhanced by the vibrancy of living in a cosmopolitan city where so many cultures coexist and mingle.
The Parisian culture soon started to influence his work as his previous interest in social issues started to fade and turned into an inner search for the root of the subconscious influences that control our behavior, namely instinct and desire.
The notion that art is a path to knowledge allowing us to explore both the inner worlds and how...

GUSTAVO VEJARANO
(1952

EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES
2018 – PORTAL DE ORIENTE- escultura publica. Bogota.
2018 – CIUDADES INVICIBLES- Esculturas, Universidad de la Sabana.
2018 - PINTURA MURAL- BANANA BUBBLES – Buritáca Colombia
2017 - PINTURA MURAL- Fenix Beach, Cartagena –
PINTURA MURAL - ARRECIFE – Distrito de Arte Urbano, Puente Aranda, Bogotá, Colombia
2017 “IN-USUAL” Centro Colombo Americano, Bogotá, Colombia.
“VIDEO AFICHE” – Festival de cine de Bogotá.
2016 “OBRA RECIENTE” feria de arte BARCU Bogotá Colombia
2015-“EL CAMINO SECRETO” Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá, MAC.
- “VISIBLE/ INVISIBLE” Pintura Mural con Flavia Rosales. Sede del Colombo Americano, Bogotá.
- “ OCEANOS Y ESPIRITUS DEL BOSQUE” Galería EL Nogal, Bogotá.
.2014- SOBREVUELO – 30 AÑOS Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, MAMBO
2013- OCEANOS Y BOSQUES- Galería Casa Cano, Bogotá.
2011- “SELVA – MAR” escultura mural para el Hotel Zuana, Santa Marta, Colombia.
2011- “BOSQUE” escultura para el Hotel BH, Bogota, Colombia.
2011 Templos- Portales- Planos- Pinacoteca de la Aduana. Barranquilla , Colombia.
2010-Templos- Portales- Planos-Galería Christopher Paschall Bogota
2007- El Plano del Templo- Centro Cultural Skandia, Bogota, Colombia
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