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“I’m still working to try to learn, to try to do what I dont know. I hate to repeat things that I’ve already done.” - Eduardo Chillida.
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rodrigo ghattas sculptor and visual artist (lima, perú 1989) BFA with major in Sculpture Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Peace Agent at Peace Revolution Organization.
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STUDIES Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) Faculty of art - Sculpture speciality Lima, Peru 2007-2013 Student and Exchange Visitor Program San Bernardino CAlifornia, U.S.A 2010-2011 Digital Art School (Summer Session) Lima, Peru 2006 Champagnat High School Lima, Peru 1995-2006 Spalding Drive Elementary School (Short course) Atlanta, GA. U.S.A 2001
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
Samadhi Santi Collection Grand Hall of the River City Shopping Center Bangkok, Thailand 2014
Lavacarros Project Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru Lima, Peru 2012
74th Annual Exhibition Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) Art Department ICPNA Gallery Lima, Peru 2013
Urban Art Intervention in Lima public space in collaboration with Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru Architecture and Urbanism Department Lima, Peru 2012
Art Department Annual Exhibition Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) Lima, Peru 2007-2012 Dedalo Gallery Lima, Peru 2011
Reconstruyendo Manchay Project, Pilot Programme in collaboration with Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru Art Department Lima, Peru 2011
GRANTS AND AWARDS Winner Artist-in-Residency Fellowship I Meditation Artistic Retreat Peace Revolution Organization Koh Yao Noi Island (Mooktawan Sanctuary), Thailand 2014 7
Winner (Declined) Summer Program Scholarship Pilchuck Glass School, WA, U.S.A
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My artistic interests have always been deeply linked to the issue of volume and void, as well as on how these elements are set in space. This background led me to a deeper study of the various connections which are set between artwork and landscape, in order to understand how the viewer is immersed in these links.
Perhaps this is why I have always try to work with the greatest possible variety of materials such as resin, wood , metal , aluminum , plaster , marble , cement , recycling, etc. . and each of these has a peculiarity in itself that allows me to create a unique and creative language that I intend to get rich constantly.
My projects have always started from a very subjective view in terms of my personal experiences and anecdotes and how those shape my material elections. Each material represents and conveys something very special for me, this relationship is deeply tied to the language and the message I want to express.
“TIME IS A TWO WAY ROAD IN WHICH MAN FINDS HIMSELF OUT IN THE OPEN� - rODRIGO GHATTAS
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“pure connection” thailand marble 70 cm x 30 cm
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samรกdhi santi collection thailand 2014
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“memory cube” mixed media 250 cm x 250 cm
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public space intervention lima 2013
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“space between time and expectation” mixed media 244 cm x 80 cm
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lima 2014 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-VmhNw0DA
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“metamorPHosis” mixed media 240 cm x 70 cm
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pontificia universidad cat贸lica art department annual exhibition
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“el volumen vacio” metal and wood 220 cm x 200 cm
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collective art show at icpna gallery lima 2012
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“maternal link� metal, wood and mirrors 170 cm x 200 cm
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detail of installation lima 2012
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“memorial to victims of terrorism” mixed media 300 cm x 200 cm x 1500 cm
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public space intervention lima 2012 25
“i’m not a cube” huamanga stone 10 cm x 10 cm
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“Roca Universal” Marble 80 cm x 60 cm
“Roca Universal ii” huamanga stone 70 cm x 40 cm
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“i am chaste” Metal and wax 20 cm x 10 cm
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“assembly” mixed media 15 cm x 70 cm
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“niño al natural” clay 155 cm x 70 cm
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Collective art show at dedalo art gallery lima 2010 31
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“PRESENCIAS EXTRAÑAS” LITHOGRAPHY 29,7 cm x 42 cm
“LISTEN TO ME” LITHOGRAPHY ART APPROPIATION 29,7 cm x 42 cm
“NO TONGUE” MIXED MEDIA 21 cm x 29,7 cm
“THE UNKNOWN BOY” MIXED MEDIA 29,7 cm x 21 cm
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“NO TITLE” MIXED MEDIA 15 cm x 20 cm
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“NO TITLE” MIXED MEDIA 20 cm x 15 cm
“PERUVIAN I” INK ON PAPER 20 cm x 15 cm
“PERUVIAN II” INK ON PAPER 20 cm x 15 cm
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“SWIRL” MIXED MEDIA 42 cm x 60 cm
“SHADOWS” MIXED MEDIA 21 cm x 29,7 cm
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“DREAM OF AN ELEPHANT” MIXED MEDIA 42 cm x 60 cm
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“self portrait” charcoal on paper 29,7 cm x 42 cm LIMA 2012
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