José Basso
Bio
His work has been exhibited in Latin America in countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico and he represented Chile at the XVII Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1983. He has participated in exhibitions in New York, Washington DC and countries such as Croatia, Romania, Poland , India, Italy, China and Japan.
His works are in important public and private collections: MNBA, Museo de la Solidaridad S.A., Museo de Artes Visuales MAVI, Congreso Nacional; Hara Tokyo & Nagoya Museum, Japan; Rayo Museum, Colombia; Engraving Museum, San Juan P.R. USES,
In 2011, the Chilean MNBA organized a great 30-year retrospective exhibition of his work, for which he was recognized with the 2011 Chilean Academy of Fine Arts Award. The same year the Senate of the Republic honored him with the Bicentennial Congress Medal. National. In 2014 he received the Award for Artistic Career, awarded by the National Council of Culture and the Arts. In 2015 he received the Critics' Award for the Best Exhibition of the Year held at the Artespacio Gallery
Statement
With a restless personality whose artistic interests range from plastic to the sophisticated world of jazz, José Basso is characterized by carrying out a series of projects simultaneously through painting, photography, graphics, printmaking, video art and sculptural installations. His painting, characterized by the simplicity of his constructions, is his hallmark, where green meadows or golden wheat fields transport those who admire them into unfathomable landscapes, which say much more than what is seen with the naked eye.
