LUIS FERNANDO PELÁEZ (Jericó, Antioquia, Colombia, 1945) "Sur II (Cow)", 2003. Mixed technique. Iron, glass, and resins. Provenance: Fernando Pradilla

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  LUIS FERNANDO PELÁEZ (Jericó, Antioquia, Colombia, 1945) "Sur II (Cow)", 2003. Mixed technique. Iron, glass, and resins. Provenance: Fernando Pradilla Gallery (Madrid). Measures: 120 x 50 x 25 cm. The work belongs to the Sur series, for which the artist was inspired by the poem "Morada al sur", by the Colombian poet Aurelio Arturo, which deals with the landscape and the past from a nostalgic point of view. The piece that picks up this atmosphere of the poem, is starred by a cow inserted in a sea of resin, which seems to want to cross, migrating to the surface. This material, together with the rust of the metal, are not casual, but seek to convey a sense of transmutation of the passage of time. A similar work was exhibited at the 2019 Paris fair, however, in this case the protagonist was a bull. Luis Fernando Peláez is a Colombian artist who began his academic training linked to architecture. Despite this, he decided to dedicate himself professionally to sculpture, although he also works with other supports, such as photography. He has held numerous exhibitions and has participated in important artistic events, among which are, the 2014 Vancouver Biennial, ARCO 2005, the Sixth Architecture Biennial (2005) and the XXV Sao Paulo Biennial (2002). He has also exhibited in galleries in Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, Peru and Cuba and has won numerous awards, most notably the National Salon of Colombian Artists (1987), the V American Biennial of Graphic Arts (1986) and first prize at the Pan-American Biennial of Architecture in Quito (2006). His works are defined by a clear language, in which he rescues elements of everyday life, to which he inspires an aura of solitude and silence. Today his work can be found in important private collections, and also in relevant public institutions where his work can be visited, such as the Museo de Antioquia in Medellin, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo, the Museum of the Americas in Washington, the Luis Angel Arango Library in Bogota and the Suramericana Collection in Medellin.
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