rodrigo ghattas portfolio

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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 ghattassculptor and visual artist(lima, perú 1989)

BFA with major in SculpturePontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPeace Agent at Peace Revolution Organization.

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Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP)Faculty of art - Sculpture specialityLima, Peru 2007-2013

Student and Exchange Visitor ProgramSan BernardinoCAlifornia, U.S.A 2010-2011

Digital Art School (Summer Session)Lima, Peru 2006

Champagnat High SchoolLima, Peru 1995-2006

Spalding Drive Elementary School (Short course)Atlanta, GA. U.S.A 2001

STUDIES

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS

GRANTS AND AWARDS

WinnerArtist- in-Residency FellowshipI Meditation Artistic Retreat Peace Revolution OrganizationKoh Yao Noi Island (Mooktawan Sanctuary ), Thailand 2014

Winner (Declined)Summer Program ScholarshipPilchuck Glass School, WA, U.S.A

Samadhi Santi CollectionGrand Hall of the River City Shopping CenterBangkok, Thailand 2014

74th Annual ExhibitionPonticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) Art DepartmentICPNA Gallery L ima, Peru 2013

Art Department Annual ExhibitionPonticia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP) L ima, Peru 2007-2012

Dedalo GalleryLima, Peru 2011

Lavacarros Project Ponticia Universidad Catolica del PeruLima, Peru 2012

Urban Art Intervention in L ima public spacein collaboration with Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru Architecture and Urbanism DepartmentLima, Peru 2012

Reconstruyendo Manchay Project, P ilot Programme in collaboration with Ponticia Universidad Catolica del Peru Art DepartmentLima, Peru 2011

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My artistic interests have always been deeply l inked 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 l inks.

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.

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.

“TIME IS A TWO WAY ROAD IN WHICH MAN FINDS HIMSELF OUT IN THE OPEN”

- rODRIGO GHATTAS

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“pure connection”thailand marble70 cm x 30 cm

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samádhi santi collectionthailand 2014

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“memory cube”mixed media250 cm x 250 cm

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public space intervention l ima 2013

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“space between time and expectation”mixed media244 cm x 80 cm

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lima 2014

videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-VmhNw0DA

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“metamorPHosis”mixed media240 cm x 70 cm

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pontificia universidad católicaart departmentannual exhibition

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“el volumen vacio”metal and wood220 cm x 200 cm

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collective art show at icpna gallerylima 2012

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“maternal l ink”metal, wood and mirrors170 cm x 200 cm

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detail of installationlima 2012

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“memorial to victims of terrorism”mixed media300 cm x 200 cm x 1500 cm

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public space intervention l ima 2012

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“i ’m not a cube”huamanga stone10 cm x 10 cm

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“Roca Universal”Marble80 cm x 60 cm

“Roca Universal i i”huamanga stone70 cm x 40 cm

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“i am chaste”Metal and wax20 cm x 10 cm

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“assembly”mixed media15 cm x 70 cm

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“niño al natural”clay155 cm x 70 cm

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Collective art show at dedalo art gallery l ima 2010

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“PRESENCIAS EXTRAÑAS”LITHOGRAPHY29,7 cm x 42 cm

“LISTEN TO ME”LITHOGRAPHYART APPROPIATION29,7 cm x 42 cm

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“NO TONGUE”MIXED MEDIA21 cm x 29,7 cm

“THE UNKNOWN BOY”MIXED MEDIA29,7 cm x 21 cm

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“NO TITLE”MIXED MEDIA15 cm x 20 cm

“NO TITLE”MIXED MEDIA20 cm x 15 cm

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“PERUVIAN I”INK ON PAPER20 cm x 15 cm

“PERUVIAN I I”INK ON PAPER20 cm x 15 cm

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“SHADOWS”MIXED MEDIA21 cm x 29,7 cm

“SWIRL”MIXED MEDIA42 cm x 60 cm

39“DREAM OF AN ELEPHANT”MIXED MEDIA42 cm x 60 cm

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“self portrait”charcoal on paper29,7 cm x 42 cmLIMA 2012

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