DIVERSOS RASTROS DE UNA MISMA HUELLA
February, in the south wing of the first floor of the National Museum of Fine Arts.
Simultaneously with the exhibition at the MNBA, which includes unknown works by the artist, there will be
an exhibition at the Chilean Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, from November 29 to November 13 January.
During the exhibition, on the front of the museum, the sculpture Enamorado Bramando THE large dimensions representing a bull.
Known for his work around the representation of bulls and horses, the production of Palolo Bunster is characterized by the use of a wire or iron structure to mark the contour
of its volumes and contain the mud or stones, which are joined with molten metals,
obtaining firmness and permanence. The works of this self-taught sculptor have in common an aspect archaic and evidence of direct modeling on soft materials.
Palolo was born in Santiago on July 1, 1956. He studied painting between 1971 and 1975 in the workshop of Fred Jarvis. Between 1976 and 1977 he studied painting and drawing at the Viña del Mar School of Art and at the School of Art of the Catholic University of Santiago. Between 1978 and 1980 he studied Theater Design at the University of Chile, carrying out his professional practice in 1984.
From 1981 to 1983 he lived in Manhattan, New York, where he experimented with new techniques.
sculptural. He taught painting and drawing classes at The Door, a youth rehabilitation center as Art Resident, an organization dependent on the International Center of Integrative Studies, which allowed HIM to work in a workshop facilitated by the institution.
He exhibited his works in several cities, mainly In New York.
He has participated as an artist and organizer of important meetings in Bolivia during the decades of 1980 and 1990, including the Art Industry Meetings and the Steel Sculpture Workshops.
He has participated in group shows in China, France, Greece, the United States, Spain and Germany.
His individual exhibitions include "I am what you see", Arthus Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
(2011); “Chilean stones for Chinese friends”, held at the Shanghai Art Museum in Shanghai,
China (2007); “Bulls and horses” in the Victor i Fills gallery, Madrid, Spain (2005), “With the gaze of a child and something else”, Dieleman gallery, Belgium (2005); “Around Gernika”, Tomás Andreu Gallery,
Santiago (2001) and Cultural Center of Athens (1991).
Since 2004 he has participated in art fairs such as the Shanghai Art Fair, China; Sibase in Seoul, Korea; Art London, UK; Toronto Art Fair, Canada; Sofa Chicago and Armony New York, United States.
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