Andres Michelena
Bio
biography
Born in 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela, he studied Architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela from 1981 to 1986 and then in 1992 he received a Bachelor in Fine Arts at the Federico Brandt Institute of Fine Arts in Caracas
In 1987 he was the recipient of the Corpbanca Grant. His first solo show, Opus Nigrum in 1989, was the starting point of a series of exhibitions throughout the world in a lapse of more than 30 years, including venues like New York, Paris, Chicago, Atlanta, Madrid, Lyon, Stockholm, Lisbon, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Brasilia, Milano, Barcelona and Tenerife, Los Angeles, Denver, among others.
In 2000 he moves to Miami, Florida; marking a turning point on his career. He went from painting to explore new medias, installations and Video Art.
In 2006 he won the 4th Prize with his piece No-Thing at the MoLAA Awards, ( Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California). In 2015 received an Honorable Mention at the Rozas-Botrán Awards. He has also participated in special projects as “Planair d’Ete Randezvous de Tableaux des Caribes”, Germany, 2004; VISION: A, Instituto Cervantes (around the world) 2007-2008; 1ra Trienal del Caribe, Santo Domingo República Dominicana, 2010-2011; 1ra Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Merida, Venezuela, 2010; REMEMBERING /
PROVIDING / RESISTING, a tandem project with Eugenio Espinoza at Centro Cultural Español in Miami; El dibujo fuera de si, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, (with Magdalena Fernandez and Alejandro Otero).
The list of solo projects includes: Fragile Action curated by Roc Laseca, at Ideobox-Saludarte; Elíptico, at Sala Mendoza in Caracas, Venezuela, 2016 (in collaboration with Henrique Faria Fine Art); Artists don’t work, I only work with artists, Trinta Galeria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019; Re-Collector at Carmen Araujo Arte, Caracas, Venezuela 2019, the two, at Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, USA, 2020.
His works are present in many private and public collections like Estrellita Brodsky’s Collection, Brillembourg-Capriles Collection, Arturo Filio, Arturo Mosquera, Lothar Muller, Miami Dade College’s Collection, JCMAC, and MoLAA’s Permanent Collection, to name a few.
Statement
If art is a language, what interests me the most about that language are its punctuation marks, its pauses, its silences.
Silence is a void .... My work tries to approach the void ( ) The irony of emptiness is that the more we talk about it, the farther away we go.
Additional information
Born in 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela, he studied Architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela from 1981 to 1986 and then in 1992 he received a Bachelor in Fine Arts at the Federico Brandt Institute of Fine Arts in Caracas
In 1987 he was the recipient of the Corpbanca Grant. His first solo show, Opus Nigrum in 1989, was the starting point of a series of exhibitions throughout the world in a lapse of more than 30 years, including venues like New York, Paris, Chicago, Atlanta, Madrid, Lyon, Stockholm, Lisbon, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo, Brasilia, Milano, Barcelona and Tenerife, Los Angeles, Denver, among others.
In 2000 he moves to Miami, Florida; marking a turning point on his career. He went from painting to explore new medias, installations and Video Art.
In 2006 he won the 4th Prize with his piece No-Thing at the MoLAA Awards, ( Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California). In 2015 received an Honorable Mention at the Rozas-Botrán Awards. He has also participated in special projects as “Planair d’Ete Randezvous de Tableaux des Caribes”, Germany, 2004; VISION: A, Instituto Cervantes (around the world) 2007-2008; 1ra Trienal del Caribe, Santo Domingo República Dominicana, 2010-2011; 1ra Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Merida, Venezuela, 2010; REMEMBERING /
PROVIDING / RESISTING, a tandem project with Eugenio Espinoza at Centro Cultural Español in Miami; El dibujo fuera de si, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, (with Magdalena Fernandez and Alejandro Otero).
The list of solo projects includes: Fragile Action curated by Roc Laseca, at Ideobox-Saludarte; Elíptico, at Sala Mendoza in Caracas, Venezuela, 2016 (in collaboration with Henrique Faria Fine Art); Artists don’t work, I only work with artists, Trinta Galeria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 2019; Re-Collector at Carmen Araujo Arte, Caracas, Venezuela 2019, the two, at Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, USA, 2020.
His works are present in many private and public collections like Estrellita Brodsky’s Collection, Brillembourg-Capriles Collection, Arturo Filio, Arturo Mosquera, Lothar Muller, Miami Dade College’s Collection, JCMAC, and MoLAA’s Permanent Collection, to name a few. // Nacido en 1963 en Caracas, Venezuela, estudió Arquitectura en la Universidad Central de Venezuela de 1981 a 1986 y luego en 1992 se recibió de Licenciado en Bellas Artes en el Instituto de Bellas Artes Federico Brandt de Caracas.
En 1987 recibió la Beca Corpbanca. Su primera exposición individual, Opus Nigrum en 1989, fue el punto de partida de una serie de exposiciones por todo el mundo en un lapso de más de 30 años, incluyendo lugares como Nueva York, París, Chicago, Atlanta, Madrid, Lyon, Estocolmo, Lisboa. , Shanghai, Beijing, Tokio, Brasilia, Milán, Barcelona y Tenerife, Los Ángeles, Denver, entre otros.
En el año 2000 se traslada a Miami, Florida; marcando un punto de inflexión en su carrera. Pasó de la pintura a explorar nuevos medios, instalaciones y Videoarte.
En 2006 ganó el 4º Premio con su pieza No-Thing en los Premios MoLAA, (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano, Long Beach, California). En 2015 recibió una Mención de Honor en los Premios Rozas-Botrán. También ha participado en proyectos especiales como “Planair d’Ete Randezvous de Tableaux des Caribes”, Alemania, 2004; VISIÓN: A, Instituto Cervantes (alrededor del mundo) 2007-2008; 1ra Trienal del Caribe, Santo Domingo República Dominicana, 2010-2011; 1ra Bienal Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, Mérida, Venezuela, 2010; RECORDANDO /
PROVISIONANDO/RESISTIENDO, un proyecto tándem con Eugenio Espinoza en el Centro Cultural Español de Miami; El dibujo fuera de sí, en Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España, (con Magdalena Fernández y Alejandro Otero).
La lista de proyectos en solitario incluye: Acción Frágil comisariada por Roc Laseca, en Ideobox-Saludarte; Elíptico, en Sala Mendoza de Caracas, Venezuela, 2016 (en colaboración con Henrique Faria Fine Art); Los artistas no trabajan, yo solo trabajo con artistas, Trinta Galeria, Santiago de Compostela, España, 2019; Re-Coleccionista en Carmen Araujo Arte, Caracas, Venezuela 2019, los dos, en Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, USA, 2020.
Sus obras están presentes en muchas colecciones públicas y privadas como la Colección de Estrellita Brodsky, la Colección Brillembourg-Capriles, Arturo Filio, Arturo Mosquera, Lothar Muller, la Colección del Miami Dade College, JCMAC y la Colección Permanente del MoLAA, por nombrar algunas.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
