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Gustavo Ortiz
Surrealismo sudaca ☺

Influenced by colonial art as well as native indigenous artistic practices, my paintings are distinctly Latin American in their hybrid blending of both a European and a South American heritage. Using collage as my primary medium, I combine the whimsical elements of Naïve art with the unexpected juxtapositions of Surrealism, creating an atmosphere of surprise, charm, and simplicity. Populated by disproportionate human figures, animals, and objects that tightly occupy reduced landscapes, my paintings draw on the native myths and legends of Latin America, and the decorative quality and tactile texture of the compositions resonate with traces of indigenous art and craft. The strong use of colour and the patterns of clearly defined shapes afforded by the medium of collage give an air of childlike naivety and understated humour to my paintings which, created in series, offer narratives of the wonder and enchantment of human experience.



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argentino, vivo y trabajo en el Reino Unido
argentinean, living & working in the U.K.

Exhibitions
1994: "Bianela" General Pico, Argentina
1995: Interactive art exhibition, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, General Pico, Argentina
1996: group exhibition in La Pampa House ; Buenos Aires, Argentina
1997: exhibition Facultad de Veterinaria, General Pico, Argentina
1998: national painting exhibition,Maraco Cultural Center, General Pico, Argentina
1999: exhibition XIII jornadas de investigacion, General Pico, Argentina
national painting exhibition, Maraco Cultural center, General Pico, Argentina
2000: national painting exhibition, Maraco Cultural Center, General Pico, Argentina
2008: Bourne Hall exhibition, Epson, UK
2009: Bourne Hall exhibition, Epson, UK
April Fools exhibition, South Kensington, UK
2010: 3 at Londonewcastle Project Space, London, UK
2011: No way exhibition, The Print House, London, UK
No way exhibition 2, Artbeit, London, UK
Fitzrovia Biennale, London UK


Solo exhibition:
1997: "Mundos", Sheridan Gallery, General Pico, Argentina
1998: " Borradores para maquinas imposibles" Sheridan gallery, General Pico, Argentina
2009: "Metamorphosis" Pure Evil Gallery, London, UK
2011: “ Forgotten People” Pure Evil Gallery, London, UK

Art Fairs
2011: Olivia Connelly Gallery, Affordable art fair Bristol, UK
Olivia Connelly Gallery Brighton art fair, UK
Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Hampstead, UK


Stage design:

1995"argentina tercer mundo"

1996"salome"



Album covers:

2004 "fractal" fractal

2006 "tuwun" Horeja



Education
Art school: 5 years, La Pampa University
Art critic: 2 years, Buenos Aires University
Experimental graphic techniques: 1 year, De la Carcoba Art School
Composition and speech: 1 year la Habana University, Cuba
Literature: 6 months, La Pampa University