Sergio Castillo
Bio
(Santiago, 1925 - Santiago 2010). In 1942 he entered the School of Architecture at the Catholic University of Chile, but interrupted his studies to pursue an artistic career. In 1948 he entered the Ecole de Beaux Arts and the Académie Jullian in Paris. In 1954 he studied sculpture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Chile and later at the Art Student League in New York.
In 1964 Castillo is the author of the first abstract sculpture placed in a public place in Chile. In 1967 he began teaching at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Chile. In 1968 he was awarded a Fullbright scholarship as Visiting Professor at Berkeley University in California and in 1975 he became a professor at Boston University. In 1997 he received the National Art Prize.
Statement
Linked to constructivism, the aesthetics of his modules maintain a rough and elemental character, as the form is largely based on the coarseness of the materials used. Since 1957 he begins to investigate the technique that defines his work, in which he uses pieces and metal plates to make an abstract construction of geometric balances; working directly on the metal, prioritizing a polished and oxidized finish, joining found remains to generate new compositions.
Sergio Castillo's works, mostly destined to public spaces, are based on formal researches of sculpture: principles of visual organization such as rhythm, tension, direction and dynamism.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
