Pedro Tyler Gianoli
Bio
Pedro Tyler Gianoli
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1975, he lived in Punta del Este during his childhood until his family
moved to Montevideo. In 1997 he moved to Santiago de Chile to study art. The contrast between
living in front of the horizon of the Uruguayan coast line and the experience of living in a valley
surrounded by mountains, even if these can be seen due to the smog. Accentuated his interest in
space and its limits, the different ways of experiencing the sculptural.
Graduating as Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction in 2001 in Sculpture from the Finis Terrae
University, Chile. Since then, he has exhibited in galleries, museums, and fairs in Latin America, the
USA and Europe. He has participated in several Biennials in South America and Greece. His work is
part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, SPACE collection, Los Angeles; P.O.C. Brussels; CCU
Collection, Santiago de Chile; Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogota; Museum of Contemporary Art
of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Contemporary Art Space and Juan Manuel Blanes Museum, Montevideo.
He lives and works in Santiago, Chile.
Statement
The deserted beaches, gardens, and rooftops of Punta del Este were the playground of my
childhood games. Sneaking into my father's workshop to make swords and pistols was
vital, as my mother was against toy guns. I think that's why I've always been captivated by
tools, weapons, and their history. The idea that people can use a tool as a weapon or vice
versa has also influenced my art. The fascination of using an object for a purpose other
than the one for which it was made.
As a sculptor, I break, bend, melt, sand, or simply rearrange a set of ordinary objects; even
if the result may be a video, a drawing, or a moving sculpture. Rulers, bullets, lamps, coins
are the medium I choose to talk about the immaterial aspects of life. For example: how to
analyze and reason about loss, love, and fear. I relate these feelings to what I believe is
beauty: the subtlety of instability, like capturing the calm before the storm, or making an
absence last.
Pedro Tyler 2024
Additional information
Esta obra se inspira en el mundo natural, por lo cual no la considero completamente abstracta. En este caso la disposicion de los objetos sigue el patrón de las semillas del girasol. Juega entre la idea de lo artificial y lo natural. Las reglas de plástico pierden su utilidad al calentarlas y enrollarlas, para disponerlas como semillas de una flor. Semillas que hoy en día son genéticamente alteradas. El origen de la geometría fue “medir la Tierra”, para entender y tratar de controlar sus procesos. ¿Dónde está el límite de este control?
