April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
April 21 - 23, 2023
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
Santiago Uribe-Holguin, Colombian abstract artist, will present his most recent works where layers and color transparencies continue to evolve, remaining the focal point of his art.
Since opening in 2000, Beatriz Esguerra Art has promoted selected Colombian artists locally and internationally. The gallery is committed to fostering the careers of its represented artists, from emerging to established, through carefully curated projects, exhibitions, publications, international art fair participation, and joint ventures with international galleries.
BEA provides consultation and services in commercializing art, curating exhibits and collections and organizing art events. Its webpage, www.beatrizesguerra-art.com, is continually updated with the gallery's and artists' exhibits and activities, works available for sale, and local and international art market news.
Permanence, transcendence, intelligence, aesthetics, harmony, and skill are the values that BEA looks for in art. Art should enrich both the soul and mind, in that order. With an academic training in art history and more than 30 years experience in the field, Beatriz Esguerra, director of Beatriz Esguerra Art, has always abided by her mission: to enrich lives through art, with integrity and professionalism.
Santiago Uribe-Holguín has maintained, throughout his artistic career, a fascination for layers and the process of unearthing them. With this current work, which has been evolving since aproximately 2015, he leaves behind his previous technique of combining oil, sand, and marble dust and in its stead, explores the delicate relationship between line and color through more traditional oil painting. While in the past Uribe-Holguín sought to expose the layers underneath by eliminating the elements above, in these new pieces, he reveals them through the strategic use of color. Profound and abstract forms achieved through bold and intense colors converge in order to become what renowned art critic Clive Bell referred to as “significant form.” To Bell, forms within an artwork can be expressive even when removed from any conceivable reality. In Uribe-Holguín’s work, the way in which the elements interact is evocative of a timeless aesthetic experience.
Santiago Uribe-Holguín has maintained, throughout his artistic career, a fascination for layers and the process of unearthing them. With this current work, which has been evolving since aproximately 2015, he leaves behind his previous technique of combining oil, sand, and marble dust and in its stead, explores the delicate relationship between line and color through more traditional oil painting. While in the past Uribe-Holguín sought to expose the layers underneath by eliminating the elements above, in these new pieces, he reveals them through the strategic use of color. Profound and abstract forms achieved through bold and intense colors converge in order to become what renowned art critic Clive Bell referred to as “significant form.” To Bell, forms within an artwork can be expressive even when removed from any conceivable reality. In Uribe-Holguín’s work, the way in which the elements interact is evocative of a timeless aesthetic experience.
