Beto de Volder
Bio
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1962. De Volder studied at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Manuel Belgrano in Buenos Aires from 1986 to 1989. In 1993, he was awarded the first prize in painting at the Biennial of Young Artists in Buenos Aires. In 1994 he received a scholarship from the Fundación Antorchas which enabled him to work for two years—from 1994 to 1996—in the Taller de Barracas (The Barracas Workshop) under the mentorship of Luis Fernando Benedit, Pablo Suárez, and Ricardo Longhini.
De Volder’s artistic production developed during the 1990s after joining a group of artists working with the Rojas Cultural Center in Buenos Aires. In 1991, the artist held his first solo exhibition at the Rojas Gallery. His formal language rendered homage to the Argentine Concrete art movement of the 1940s, most notably Grupo Madi. This was conveyed through his works which engaged a strong use of color and geometry.
He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, France, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Peru. His artwork can be found in cultural institutions and private collections around the world, including the public collections of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires (MALBA); Museum of Contemporary Art of Buenos Aires (MACBA); the Museum Castagnino of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. The artists lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Statement
Beto de Volder is an Argentine painter and sculptor. His work is known for its curved and finite lines that bisect and overlap each other through dynamic loops and intersections examining the boundary between chaos and restraint. Using bold colors and graphite his works create a sense of energetic and unhindered movement that unfolds into a three-dimensional space.
