Portfolio / Gerardo Pulido
CV Gerardo Pulido M. www.gerardopulido.com Artist, lives and works in Santiago, Chile. Was born in 1975, in the same city. Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) PhD in Artistic Education, University of Seville, Spain, 2005. Post-graduate and Bachelor Degree in Visual Arts, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile; in 2002 and 1999, respectively. He did an artist residency at the Victorian College of the Arts (Australia, 2009) and also participated in the RIAA (the International Residency for Artists in Argentina, Argentina, 2008). He began to work in 1998 and has had exhibitions in Bogota, Buenos Aires, London, New York, Melbourne, Porto Alegre, Santiago (Chile), Tours, Valdivia, Valparaiso and Washington D.C., including Seven Paintings for Lord Willow, Die Ecke Contemporary Art, Chile, 2011; Traveling Light: Five Artists from Chile, Art Museum of the Americas, USA, 2011; Damien Hirst/Gerardo Pulido, House of Propellers gallery stand, Ch.ACO Art Fair, Chile, 2011; Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile from the Juan Yarur Collection, Saatchi Gallery-Philips de Pury, England, 2011; Flujo. Obras de Gerardo Pulido y Tomás Rivas (Flow. Work by Gerardo Pulido and Tomás Rivas), Museum of Visual Arts (MAVI), Chile, 2009; Sur Scène, Castillo de Tours, France, 2007; Políticas de la Diferencia: Arte Iberoamericano de Fin de Siglo (Politics of Difference: Ibero-American Art at the Turn of the Century), Museum of Latin-American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA), Argentina, 2001. His work can also be found in several collections, such as the Patrizia Papachristidis Collection, England; the Juan Yarur Collection, Chile; MNBA (The National Museum of Fine Arts Collection), Chile and the CNCA (National Council of Culture and Arts) Collection, Chile. He has received several acknowledgements, such as: Chilean representative at the 1er Concurso Arcos Dorados de Pintura Latinoamericana (1st Golden Arches Latin-American Painting Contest), Argentina-Colombia, 2010; The AMA Scholarship, Chile, 2008; the National Funding for the Arts Granted by the National Council of Culture and Arts, Chile, 2006 (as coauthor in 2009 and 2011), the MAE and AECI Grant, Spain, 2005-2003; on two occasions he receives the award for most accomplished professor (2011, Diego Portales University; 2008, The Universidad del Desarrollo), Chile. He has written essays on visual arts in several publications, as co-editor and co-creator of the magazine Indice, documento de arte y crítica (Index, document for art and art critic) between 1997 and 2001, as well as co-editor of Diálogos Die Ecke (Die Ecke Dialogues) between 2009 and 2010. Since 2006 he has also been a professor for the Bachelor Degree in Visual Arts at the Pontifical Catholic University and the Diego Portales University, Chile. In 2010, alongside four Chilean artists, he creates and integrates BLOC, a workshop for artistic production and development, in Santiago, Chile. In Chile, his work is represented by the Patricia Ready Art Gallery.
Eggshell paint and spray enamel on wall, variable dimensions. AMA Museum, Washington DC, EEUU. 2011 / Lapislázuli en temple v/s pino melis en esmalte spray / Lapis lazuli in eggshell paint vs. melis pine in spray enamel
2011 / Lapislázuli en temple v/s pino melis en esmalte spray / Lapis lazuli in eggshell paint vs. melis pine in spray enamel
2011 / Lapislázuli en temple v/s pino melis en esmalte spray / Lapis lazuli in eggshell paint vs. melis pine in spray enamel
Work in progress 2011 / Lapislázuli en temple v/s pino melis en esmalte spray / Lapis lazuli in eggshell paint vs. melis pine in spray enamel
Oil on PVC, aluminum brackets, 11(d) x 310 cms (tube). Galería Die Ecke Santiago, Chile. 2011 / Lord Willow como nogal / Lord Willow as a walnut tree
2011 / Lord Willow como nogal / Lord Willow as a walnut tree
2011 / Lord Willow como nogal / Lord Willow as a walnut tree
2011 / Lord Willow como nogal / Lord Willow as a walnut tree
2011 / Lord Willow como nogal / Lord Willow as a walnut tree
Watercolor on stone, aluminum brackets, primer, 22 x 16 x 6 cms (stone). Galería Die Ecke Santiago, Chile. 2011 / Lord Willow es un pino / Lord Willow is a pine tree
2011 / Lord Willow es un pino / Lord Willow is a pine tree
2011 / Lord Willow es un pino / Lord Willow is a pine tree
2011 / Lord Willow es un pino / Lord Willow is a pine tree
Painting on paper. 2011-10 / [several works]
Oil and varnish on kraft paper, two sheets 100 x 70 cms. Galería YONO, Santiago, Chile. 2010 / Untitled
Acrylic and enamel on mirror board, 70 x 100 cms. 2011 / S/t (ébano en esmalte spray v/s mármol negro marquina en acrílico) / Untitled (ebony in spray enamel vs. black marquina marble in acrylic)
Acrylic paint and watercolor on cardboard, variable measures. 2011-10 / Nitanigualitoabarnetniuman # 4, # 3, # 2 / [untranslatable title]
Oil on kraft paper, 70 x 100 cms. 2011 / S/t (mármol café emperador en óleo) / Untitled (Emperor Brown Marble in oil)
Acrylic paint stuck to the wall, variable dimensions. Ch.ACO, stand House of Propellers, Santiago, Chile. 2011 / Un galón / 17, 2 metros / One gallon / 17,2 meters
2011 / Un galón / 17, 2 metros / One gallon / 17,2 meters
Golden glitter acrylic medium adhered to wall, 300 cms height x variables dimensions each. Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile. 2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
Work in progress Each work was done in a horizontal surface. The gold paint was spilled on an impermeable support; then, the paint was separated from the surface and affixed to the wall with transparent glue. 2009 / Un galón, una acción / One Gallon, One Action
Golden glitter acrylic on wall applied with the fingers, 250 cms x variable width. Zavaleta Lab, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. Phillips de Pury, London, England. 2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
detail 2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
detail 2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
details 2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
Work in progress 2010-09 / Salinas, Morgan, Barros, Aguirre (autorretrato #3, #5, # 6) / Salinas, Morgan, Barros (Self portrait #3, #5, #6)
Various types of gold paint on paper, 76 x 70 cms each. 2006 / S/t (Oro americano llevado a Europa entre 1493-1576 y 1576-1660; Proyectos auríferos entre 2004 y 2009 en Brasil, Chile, México y el resto de países de A. Latina; Yacimientos auríferos primarios v/s yacimientos fluviales en países andinos) / Untitled (Primary gold mines v/s river mines in Andean countries; Gold mining projects between 2004 and 2009 en Brasil, Chile, México and the rest of Latin American countries; American gold taken to Europe between 1493-1576 and 1576-1660)
detail 2006 / Untitled (Primary gold mines v/s river mines in Andean countries; Gold mining projects between 2004 and 2009 en Brasil, Chile, México and the rest of Latin American countries; American gold taken to Europe between 1493-1576 and 1576-1660)
2006 / Untitled (Primary gold mines v/s river mines in Andean countries; Gold mining projects between 2004 and 2009 en Brasil, Chile, México and the rest of Latin American countries; American gold taken to Europe between 1493-1576 and 1576-1660)
2006 / Untitled (Primary gold mines v/s river mines in Andean countries; Gold mining projects between 2004 and 2009 en Brasil, Chile, México and the rest of Latin American countries; American gold taken to Europe between 1493-1576 and 1576-1660)
Gold painting and graphite on paper, 32 x 24 cms each. Centro de Extensión UC, Santiago, Chile. 2004 / Estudio de cuatro Inmaculadas de Murillo (a) / Study on four Murillo Inmaculada (2a)
2004 / Estudio de cuatro Inmaculadas de Murillo (a) / Study on four Murillo Inmaculada (2a)
Two color photographs, 130 x 93 cms each. Centro Cultural de España, Santiago, Chile. 2002 / Fábula de una miga de pan (autorretrato) / Fable of a bread crumb (self portrait)
photograph 1 2002 / Fábula de una miga de pan (autorretrato) / Fable of a bread crumb (self portrait)
photograph 2 2002 / Fábula de una miga de pan (autorretrato) / Fable of a bread crumb (self portrait)
Three color photographs, 100 x 70 cms each. Galería Múltiple, Santiago, Chile. 2002 / Panorámica de Santiago (1-cámara fotográfica, 2- cerro Santa Lucía, 3- miga de pan) / Santiago Panoramic (1-photographic camera, 2-Santa Lucía hill, 3- bread crumb)
photograph 1 2002 / Panorámica de Santiago (1-cámara fotográfica, 2- cerro Santa Lucía, 3- miga de pan) / Santiago Panoramic (1-photographic camera, 2-Santa Lucía hill, 3- bread crumb)
photograph 2 2002 / Panorámica de Santiago (1-cámara fotográfica, 2- cerro Santa Lucía, 3- miga de pan) / Santiago Panoramic (1-photographic camera, 2-Santa Lucía hill, 3- bread crumb)
photograph 3 2002 / Panorámica de Santiago (1-cámara fotográfica, 2- cerro Santa Lucía, 3- miga de pan) / Santiago Panoramic (1-photographic camera, 2-Santa Lucía hill, 3- bread crumb)
Color photography (120 x 240 cms), colored bread crumbs (12 x 15 x 10 cms), display window. Galería Centro de Extensión UC, Santiago, Chile. 2000 / Sin título. Serie La conquista del pan / Untitled. The Conquest of Bread series
detail (photograph) 2000 / Sin título. Serie La conquista del pan / Untitled. The Conquest of Bread series
detail (display window) 2000 / Sin título. Serie La conquista del pan / Untitled. The Conquest of Bread series
2000 / Sin título. Serie La conquista del pan / Untitled. The Conquest of Bread series
Three color photographs, 70 x 85 cms, 109 x 85 cms, 120 x 85 cms. Escuela de Arte UC, Santiago, Chile. 1999 / Less is more
1999 / Less is more
1999 / Less is more
1999 / Less is more
1999 / Less is more
Four color photographs, 60 x 80 cms each. Roebling Hall Gallery, New York, USA. 1998 / A taste of chilean decoration
photograph 1 1998 / A taste of chilean decoration
photograph 2 1998 / A taste of chilean decoration
photograph 3 1998 / A taste of chilean decoration
photograph 4 1998 / A taste of chilean decoration
Colored bread crumbs (variable measures), five plinths (120 x 35 x 35 cms each), five display windows (30 x 30 x 30 cms each). Galería Posada del Corregidor, Santiago, Chile. 1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
1998-99 /...living (ABC1, C2, C3, D, E)
Tea on modeled bread crumbs (5 x 1.5 x 3 cms), plinth (120 x 35 x 35 cms), display window (30 x 30 x 30 cms). Escuela de Arte, P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago. 1998 / Tecito con pancito (serie British Design) / Tiny tea with tiny bread (British Design series)
1998 / Tecito con pancito (serie British Design) / Tiny tea with tiny bread (British Design series)
Publications Work critics and press interviews 2012, Fabiola Silva, Gerardo Pulido: la ilusión del material (Gerardo Pulido: the illusion of materiality), Artishock, Contemporary Art Magazine, Stgo., Chile, www.artishock.cl 2011, Pérez Villalón, Fernando, Piedra, papel, y Siete pinturas para Lord Willow (Rock, paper, and Seven Paintings for Lord Willow ), Stgo., Chile, www.letrasenlinea.cl 2011, Artishock, Gerardo Pulido y Damien Hirst en un mismo stand en Ch.ACO (Gerardo Pulido and Damien Hirst share the same stand at the Ch.ACO Art Fair), Artishock, Contemporary Art Magazine, Stgo., Chile, www.artishock.cl 2011, Brunson, Cecilia, Performance or Anti-performance: A Poetics of Visual Action, Potlach Magazine n 2, Columbia University, New York, USA. 2010, Brunson, Cecilia (Ed.), Tectonic Shift: Contemporary Art from Chile. From the Juan Yarur Collection, exhibition catalogue with the same title, Phillips de Pury & Company, London, England. 2009, Brunson, Cecilia, Flujo: la Política del Montaje (Flow: politics of montage), printed flyer, Flujo exhibition, MAVI, Stgo., Chile. 2009, Nelson, Robert, New World s Classic Hangs-up, The Age Newspaper, 5-08, www.theage.com.au 2009, Aninat, Magdalena, La Seducción de lo Mínimo (The Seduction of the Minimum), La Tercera Newspaper, 18-07, www.latercera.com 2007, Power, Kevin, Gerardo Pulido: Alegoría de América (Gerardo Pulido: Allegory of America), Alegoría de América Exhibition Catalog, Centro de Extensión UC, Stgo., Chile.
2007, galería Die Ecke, Rodrigo Galecio-Gerardo Pulido, interview, March, www.diecke.cl 2007, Sánchez, Nicolás, Conversando con Gerardo Pulido (Talking to Gerardo Pulido), Del Arte de Acá Web, January, www.entrelaspiedras.cl 2004, Berríos, María; Zárate, Patricio M., Subversiones / Imposturas Exhibition Catalogue, MBA, Stgo., Chile. 2003, Loebell, Ricardo, Acre (Acrid), Centro Cultural de España / Convocatoria 2002, C.C.E. edition, Stgo., Chile. 2003, Reyes, Daniel, Escenográfica (Scenographic), www.unavuelta.com 2002, Sarmiento, Juan Pablo, El Último Giro del Arte Joven (The Last Turn of Youth Art), El Mercurio Newspaper, Artes y Letras, February 24th, Chile. 2001, Mellado, Justo Pastor, Filiación y Mobiliaridad en el Arte Chileno de Fines de los Noventa (Affiliation and Furniture in Chilean Art of Late Nineties), Políticas de la Diferencia Exhibition Catalogue, Generalitat de Valencia, Spain. 2000, Mena, Catalina, Jaramillo / Pulido / Schopf, Book Arte Reciente en Santiago de Chile / Exposiciones 1999, Galería Posada del Corregidor, Stgo., Chile. 2000, Mena, Catalina, Estrategias Defensivas (Defensive Strategies), Delicatessen Exhibition Catalogue, P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Stgo. Texts written as author or co-author a) Books 2012, 5 conversaciones, 10 artistas (5 discussions, 10 artists), Book PAN, Stgo., Chile. 2012, Conversación entre Gerardo Pulido y José Luis Villablanca (Conversation between José Luis Gerardo Pulido and José Luis Villablanca), Book PAN, Stgo., Chile. b) Articles in national magazines 2011, Hacer artista en Chile (The artist s labor/being an artist in Chile), Artishock, Contemporary Art Magazine, Stgo., Chile, www.artishock.cl
2008, El Aula de Camnitzer (The Classroom of Camnitzer), Incubo Magazine, nº2, Stgo., Chile. 2000, Sobre la Apariencia de una Obra: la Diapo / Etant Donnés (About the Appearance of a Work: the "Diapo" / Etant Donnés), Indice, Documento de Arte y Crítica Magazine, nº 3, Stgo., Chile. c) Texts for Exhibition Catalogues 2011, Deco de Rodrigo Canala (Deco by Rodrigo Canala), Deco Exhibition Catalogue, Galería Patricia Ready, Stgo., Chile. 2009, Partículas de Material. 12 Obras de Rodrigo Canala (Material Particles. 12 Works of Rodrigo Canala), Suite-Patrón Exhibition Catalogue, Stgo., Chile. 2007, Notas. El Destello Dorado (Notes. The Golden Sparkle), Alegoría de América Exhibition Catalogue, Centro de Extensión UC, Stgo., Chile. 2006, Un Mural y su Sombra (A Mural and it s Shadow), Rodrigo Galecio co-author, polyptych on the mural reconstruction of Eduardo Vilches UNCTAD III, UDD-CNCA, Stgo., Chile. 2006, La Obra de Tomás Rivas (Tomás Rivas Work), Alegoría Barroca Exhibition Catalogue, MAC, Stgo., Chile. 2001, La Galería Amateur (The Amateur Gallery), Hoffman s House Gallery Catalogue, Zutano y Mengano Exhibition, galería Animal, Stgo., Chile. Re-published in Hoffmann s House. Memoria de Exposiciones 2000-2003, Santiago, Chile, 2004, and in the Web www.hoffmanshouse.org 1999, De la Mano a la Boca. A Propósito de lo Hecho a Mano (From Hand to Mouth. About the Handmade Work), Book Arte Reciente en Santiago de Chile / Exposiciones 1999, Galería Posada del Corregidor, Stgo., Chile.
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