Hugo Zapata
Bio
He was born in the Tebaida Quindío. He studied plastic arts at the University of Antioquia in 1966. He specialized in architecture at the National University of Colombia in Medellín in 1972. There he began his career as a sculptor by exhibiting in Germany, the United States, Argentina and France. Since the 70's Hugo Zapata has been part of national and international exhibitions. He has participated in individual, group and classroom exhibitions.
Statement
La piedra su vocación y su destino, y a ello se debe sin duda la singular sensación de intemporalidad que su obra nos brinda. Su voluntaria evasión de los laberintos de la historia para ser, como las montañas, los ríos o las estrellas, contemporánea a todas las edades. […] Zapata es un acariciador de la piedra, un enamorado de su maciza realidad. Y la suya es menos una labor racional que sensorial, un ejercicio del tacto, de la mirada y de la imaginación.”
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
