Riffe Gallery To Highlight The Work Of Chilean Artists

May 12 – July 10, 2005

The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will present an exhibition highlighting the creative freedom and diversity of Chilean artists. Land of Latitudes: Contemporary Art From Chile will be on display Thursday, May 12 through Sunday, July 10, 2005. The exhibition, curated by Sara Johnson, director of visual arts at the Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, and Betty Talbott, director of the Ohio Craft Museum, will feature the work of 51 artists living in the South American nation.

Land of Latitudes confirms Chile’s international reputation in printmaking and ceramic work, but also exhibits how the nation’s artists take full advantage of every conceivable option and freedom in pursuit of personal creativity. Chilean artists operate outside the narrow specializations often practiced by North American artists. Many simultaneously explore painting, printmaking and sculpture, experimenting with materials, techniques, styles and approaches. The power of Chile’s landscape is one of the threads uniting the exhibition’s diversity of work. Other influences include Chile’s literary figures, its indigenous cultures and its political history.

View the press release for this exhibition.

Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 9 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. These images are protected by a 2005 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain.

Carlos Ampuero Portrait of a Woman 2001 oil on canvas 63” x 71”	Santos Chavez Magic Wind no date xylography 16” x 18.5”	Mario Gomez Sleep Afternoon 2003 oleo sobre tela 51” x 71”

Benjamin Lira Bronze Head No. 1 2004 bronze, edition 1 of 6 24” x 17 3/4” x 19 7/8”	Ximena Medina Flying Dragonfly 2003 nitric acid and soft varnish 20” x 22”	Rafael Munita ...it inspired in the face breath of life... 2001 picture in stone 22” x 14”

Rodolfo Opazo Autumn's Moon 1998 oil on canvas 45 1/4” x 58”	Margarita Smith Valkiria I 2003 print 11.5” x 14 3/4”	Paola Vezzani Untitled mixed media 6” x 19” x 4.5”

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