Matilde Marín
Matilde Marín (born 1948)[1] is a contemporary Argentine artist who works in photography, engraving and video.
Early life and education
[edit]Matilde Marín grew up in Buenos Aires and obtained her degree in sculpture at the School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredon from Buenos Aires. She continued her education in engraving at the Kunstgewerbeschule - Zurich University of the Arts.[2][3]
She has received the Platinum Konex Award in engraving (1992) and in printmaking (2002).[4]
Work
[edit]Marin stated that her role as an artist is to be an active witness of historical and social events. She creates work about the world we inhabit, situations that relate to climate change, and the natural or artificial alteration of landscape. She began working under printmaking media and during the early 1990s shifted her practice working exclusively with video, photography.[5][6]
During the 1980s, Marín was deeply involved in the graphic world, focusing on exploring non-conventional media and introducing different techniques for printing and book work. In 1984 she created Grupo Seis with the artist Alicia Díaz Rinaldi with the intention of breaking the boundaries of printmaking media. The group was invited as guest of honor by Art Historian Mari Carmen Ramírez to take part in the Puerto Rico Biennial (1988).
Marín took part in the Cuenca Biennial in Ecuador (2001),[7] Curitiba Biennial in Brazil (2015), Jerusalem Biennial in Israel (2015),[8] Karachi Biennale in Pakistan (2017),[9] Bienal Sur in Argentina (2019),[10] Havana Biennial in Cuba (2019),[11] Bienal Sur in Saudi Arabia (2021).[12]
Selected solo exhibitions
[edit]- 2022 25FPS at Galería Del Infinito Arte Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2019 Cuando divise el Humo Azul de Ítaca at Galería Del Infinito Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2017 Arqueología de sí misma at Fundación OSDE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2016 Paisajes Indeterminados at Galería Patricia Ready, Santiago de Chile Chile[13]
- 2014 Una línea continua, temas sobre el paisaje at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Neuquén, Argentina
Selected collections
[edit]- MALBA - The Latin American Art Museum of Buenos Aires, Argentina[14]
- Art Museum of the Americas, Washington DC.[15][16]
- Citi Bank Art Collection, New York, NY[17]
- Bienal de Cuenca,[18] Ecuador
Personal life
[edit]Marin has lived in Venezuela, United States, Switzerland and has lived in Buenos Aires since 1980.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Biography". Bienal de Curitiba. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Matilde Marin Biography". National Academy of Arts. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Biography". Matilde Marin. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Matilde Marín". Konex Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Nantes, Institute for Advanced Studies. "Fellow Matilde Marin". IEA Nantes. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ Oliveras, Elena. "The Possible Beauty". Art Nexus. Art Nexus. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "La Bienal de Cuenca, en busca del arte total". ArtNexus. ArtNexus. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "2nd Jerusalem Biennial". Biennial Foundation. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Karachi Biennale". Karachi Biennale. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Arte y Territorio". Bienal Sur. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Here's the Artist List for the 2019 Havana Biennial". Artnet News. Artnet News. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Marín, Matilde. "Bienal Sur arrives in Saudi Arabia". Bienal Sur. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Matilde Marín sobre su reciente serie Paisajes Indeterminados". Artishock. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "The Latin American Art Museum's Collection". MALBA. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "EVOKING PLACE: Fifty Years of Landscapes from the Art Museum of the Americas". George Mason University School of Art. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Womxn of the Collection of the Art Museum of the Americas". Art Museum of the Americas. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Biography". Artnet. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Colección Bienal de Cuenca". Bienal de Cuenca. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Marin, Matilde. "Biography". National Academy of Arts. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
