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.

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

Cluster, Mas Civiles, London 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

Fresh Produce, Anno Domini gallery, San Jose, USA

2012:Cluster II, Mas Civiles/ SW1 Gallery, London, UK

2013:Cluster III Uncluttered, Mas Civiles, London UK

5, Carre d’Artistes L’expo, Paris, France

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

2014: "100 ways that I see myself" 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

2012: Olivia Connelly Gallery, Affordable art fair Battersea, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery, Grand Design, Excel Centre, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery, Affordable art fair Bristol, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Brighton art fair, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Hampstead, UK

Mas Civiles/Briffa London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, London, UK

2013: Olivia Connelly Gallery, Affordable art fair Battersea, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery, Affordable art fair Bristol, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Hampstead, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Stockholm, Sweden

2014 Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Battersea, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Affordable art fair Hampstead, UK

Olivia Connelly Gallery Manchester art fair, UK

Stage design:

1995"argentina tercer mundo"

1996"salome"

Album covers:

2004 "fractal" fractal

2006 "tuwun" Horeja