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Martin Riveros Baxter

I was born in the city of Quilpué, Chile, on February 15, 1990. From an early age I had the need to express ideas, which were generally done with a graphite pencil. I studied at the University of Playa Ancha in Valparaíso; from which I graduated in 2012.  From that moment on, I began to venture into various pictorial styles and aesthetics, which over the years took various forms, from photorealistic representation techniques to later move towards a form of expression in which the development of each work is revealed. Like a journey with an uncertain destination.

I soon realized that it is not possible for me to fully express the creative impulse if it is expressed through representation, so I made the decision not to use reference images, therefore, the option was to integrate forms of interest, such as human anatomy, organic and inorganic structures, and also lately, references to traditional cultures.

Some of my artistic references are Flemish painters such as; Bosch, Pieter Brueghel the Elder, Rogier van der Weyden, Francisco de Goya and later by artists such as Roberto Matta, Beksiński and HR Giger.

There are two fundamental aspects in my current work, the body and the formations. The first is always a represented or phenomenal body, in no case am I talking about the material body, rather it is a visual metaphor of the constant flow of qualias that comprise it. This body is a channel through which the subjective point of view that we call myself is manifested. The second element is the formations, which refer to mental phenomena such as ideas, feelings, visions, etc. These I understand as a substance or background, which is modeled by the rhythmic patterns of thought expressed through the technique. Thus subject and background are sustained and emanate from each other in a constant game from which I try to get to know myself.

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exhibitions

individual 

2016

Utopian Bay Gallery Exhibition. Valparaiso, Chile.

 

2013

Modigliani Gallery Exhibition, Viña del Mar, Chile.

exhibitions

collective

2018

-Collective exhibition  «MIND/BODY» Sala El Farol, Valparaíso, Chile.

 

2015

-Collective exhibition. Sheraton Hotel, Vina del Mar, Chile.

-Collective exhibition, BUGA Art Gallery. Santiago, Chile.

 

2013

-Collective exhibition, CK Contemporary Gallery, San Francisco, United States.

-Collective exhibition, Bergelli Gallery, San Francisco, United States.

-Collective exhibition for honorable mention, Young Art Contest. The Lantern Room. Valparaiso, Chile.

 

2011

-Collective exhibition. Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center. German village, Chile.

– Traveling exhibition “Valdivia and its River”, Chile.

Awards and distinctions

 

2013

-Honorable Mention, Young Art Contest. Room  The lantern. Valparaiso, Chile.

 

2010

-Special Award “Annual University of  Wide Beach”, Valparaiso, Chile.

– Honorable Mention in the painting contest “Resident and Visiting Birds of Viña del Mar”, I. Municipality of Viña del Mar, Chile.

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