Rodolfo Villaplana

"What Villaplana achieves with his paintings is not exposing naked bodies for the sake of nudity, but rather for the sake of the being, of stripping them down to who they really are, actually being nude rather than naked. This has the effect of making the portraits more intimate and therefore more uncomfortable for us the observers, bringing our own fears and insecurities to the forefront of our minds."

Limor Gottlieb
CANDID MAGAZINE


Rodolfo Villaplana did an MA in Fine Art at the Chelsea College of Art graduating in 2013. The Venezuelan, London based artist achieved incredible success in the Young Masters prize 2013 and the London Art Fair 2014 (all sold-out). His last solo show in Venice ANARCHIVOLTO, during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 in Massimiliana Tower, has been another sign that Rodolfo is establishing himself as one of the most interesting figurative painters in contemporary art scene.
curator Olga MacKenzie

MA fine arts 2013,
Chelsea college of Art.

October 2014
The Naked and the Nude. Solo show, curated by Olga MacKenzie. 20th Century Theatre, 291 Westbourne Grove, London
http://candidonline.com/rodolfo-villaplana-naked-nude/
June-september 2014
ANARCHIVOLTO. Solo Show, curated by Francesca Donata Brollo. Torre Massimiliana. Venice
June 2014
PINTA international art fair. Artlyst media stand. Earls Court exhibition center.
www.artlyst.com www.pintalondon.com
February 2014
Sweatshop. Group show. 55 Dalston Lane, London.
January 2014
London Art Fair. Cynthia Corbett gallery. Business design center. London
http://www.artlyst.com/articles/london-art-fair-2014-a-metamorphosis-of-maturity-and-sophistication
October 2013
YOUNG MASTERS PRIZE 2013 - Sphinx Fine Art. London
RAW - www.therawexhibition.com. 44-48 Wharf rd, London.
September 2013
Chelsea College of art degree show - Chelsea College of art and design. Pimlico. London
July 2013
Transient Inhabitants - The invisible Line. Dalston. London
June 2013
RAW International - Hoxton Gallery. London
January 2012
Group Exhibition – Medici Gallery, 5 Cork Street, W1S 3LQ,
London.
February 2011
Deyabú – paintings by Rodolfo Villaplana and Iván Romero.
Galería Espacios Libres del Municipio El Hatill...