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SOLEDAD SILVA

Colombian artist whose work represents a constant meditation on the human condition. This aesthetic exercise has been carried out through the use of diverse media, such as watercolour, oil and experimental engraving, evincing that the richness of languages ​​and plastic resources are a constant in her work.

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Among the themes, her human figures stand out, mostly women, who are always reflective, with nostalgic gestures, where line and verticality suggest tension and lightness simultaneously. ​  

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On the other hand, she uses the architectural landscape to propose solutions about existentialist inquisitivenesses; loneliness, the passage of time, memory and the density of silence are presented by Silva through geometric compositions and sets of planes where there is a break with the traditional perspective: the artist gives expression to the geometry of urban architecture.     

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She has also explored the natural landscape, subtracting formal elements until reaching a rich textured chromatic synthesis, where it is evident that matter is a means to delve into the spiritual.

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STUDIES

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  • 1973 ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING DRAFTMAN. Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. 

  • 1985-2000 Watercolour- Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Colombia. 
    1990-1993 Music – Master Guillermo Ren  

  • 1992-1997 Augusto Ardila Art Workshop – Bogotá, Colombia. Seminars: Sixth International Chair of Art, Forms and Bodies in Painting, Intertextuality- Luis Ángel Arango Library-Bogotá, Colombia.  

  • 1994 Contemporary Art Círculo de Bellas Artes – Madrid, Spain. Woodcut Sumer Workshop – Madrid, Spain. Experimental Engraving Workshop Brita Prinz- Madrid, Spain. 

  • 2003 Luis Luna Painting Workshop.- Villa de Leyva, Colombia.

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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS​

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  • 1991 Gimnasio Moderno, Universidad Incca, Bogotá, Colombia.

  • 1993 GArt gallery - El Callejón, Bogotá,Colombia.

  • 1995 Art gallery - El Callejón, Bogotá, Colombia.

  • 2002 Art gallery - El Taller, Medellín, Colombia.

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COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

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  • 1985 Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá, Colombia.

  • 1987 Alcaldía Municipal – Cali, Colombia.

  • 1990 Casa La Cultura – Charalá (Santander), Colombia.

  • 1994 Art gallery Café Libertad – Madrid, España.

  • 1996 1st International Drawing Biennial - Bogotá,Colombia.

  • 1997 Fundación Social – Casa de la Candelaria - Bogotá, Colombia.

  • 1998 2nd International Drawing Biennial - Bogotá, Colombia.

  • 1998 Steven F. Greenwald Art Gallery, Fort Lauderdale.USA.

  • 1999 X Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín, Colombia

  • 2000 XI Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín, Colombia.

  • 2001 Xll Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín, Galería Casa Cuadrada- Bogotá

  • 2002 XIII Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín, Colombia.

  • 2003 XIV Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Gallery Hotel Sheraton-Medellín Parlamento Andino Quito, Ecuador.

  • 2004 Casa de la Cultura. Charalá (Santander) Colombia. XV Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín Colombia.

  • 2005 XVI Art Auction Gallery El Taller. Medellín Colombia. Universidad U.D.C.A. Bogotá. Casa de la Cultura. Charalá (Stder ). Colombia.

  • 2006 XVI Art Auction Gallery El Taller. Medellín Colombia.

  • 2007 XVII Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín Colombia.

  • 2008 XIII Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín Colombia.

  • 2009 XIV Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín Colombia.

  • 2010 XVI Art Auction Gallery El Taller, Medellín Colombia.

  • 2011 Mayor's office project. Drawing workshop for kids, Charalá (Stder.) Colombia.

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OTHER EXHIBITIONS

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  • Original graphic work – XILOGRAPHY. National Library – Madrid, Spain.

  • Universidad de Antioquia Museum - Medellín, Colombia.

  • Art Gallery, SF Greenwald – Fort Lauderdale, USA.

  • Art Gallery “El Taller” – Medellín, Colombia.

  • Posters – New York Graphic Society – New York – USA.

  • Lecture "The Magic of Watercolor" - National University - Manizales (2008-2009-2010)

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