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Username: pixelium
Member Since: July 2010
Member Since: July 2010
Miami, FL United States
Osvaldo González is a self-taught artist, born in Argentina. Working in a melancholic vein, Osvaldo creates complex and emotional scenarios of the human condition and strange dreamlike figurations.
He has a knack for creating dark mysterious storie...
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| Gender: | Male |
| Artist Statement: | Osvaldo González is a self-taught artist, born in Argentina. Working in a melancholic vein, Osvaldo creates complex and emotional scenarios of the human condition and strange dreamlike figurations. He has a knack for creating dark mysterious stories. His use of layering to create depth, tonal qualities, and aged effects are decisive and work together to produce otherworldly narrative moments with a delicate and detailed sense of atmosphere and transparency. His passion for the ancient is present in his traditional art. He uses acrylics, clay, found objects, to obtain dark compositions. He currently resides in Miami, Florida, with his wife Mariana and their maltese Atila. "Most important for me is the act of creating a good concept and bringing it to reality. The birth of a good idea is the celebration of art, the choice of a medium is only a complement." "I like to mix drawings, photos, and incorporate found objects in my compositions. I always strive for an "antique" photographic look. The digital medium is perfect for putting my ideas together and making them a reality. also I feel very comfortable with collage and mixed media." "I feel that the downward spiral of the human condition is what gives impetus to my artwork." "Osvaldo is a manipulator, a composer, a juggler of images. He knows what he wants and gets it. He creates outrageous, preposterous, improbable scenarios of everyday life in some remote or parallel universe where things evolved differently and with a different logic. The events in his narrative work require the viewer to interpret the message for himself. Sometimes gloomy, sometimes obscure, always with an urgent vitality... An impending future we may not want to see. A dark sense of humor also plays its part in the work of this accomplished artist." David Genovesi, Artrom Gallery, Rome, Italy "The surrealism of Osvaldo's dreamscapes is grounded by his restrained color palette. There's a highly personal and weirdly compelling style on display here." Richard Hill, Editor Imagine FX, UK |
| Awards & Distinctions: | 2009 WPGA Worldwide Photography Gala Awards Category Digital Enhanced Second Place "The Watcher" Honorable Mentions "Storm Catcher", "Light in the Dark" 2009 Photoworkshop Digital Imaging Competition. Merit Award "The Watcher" 2009 Digital Realities Artrom Gallery - Rome, Italy third Place "The Secret Garden" 2006 Digitation 2006 Artrom Gallery - Rome, Italy Merit Award "The Watcher" 2005 Annual 2005 Artrom Gallery - Rome, Italy First Place "Light in the Dark" 2004 Digitally 2004 Artrom gallery - Rome, Italy First Place "Dagon's Odyssey" 2004 Strathmore 2004 Digital Art Awards West Springfield, MA, USA Second Place "Sentinels" 2004 The Technologized Body LACDA Los Angeles, CA, USA Second Place "Rebirth" 2004 Adobe Digital Photo Workshop Awards - USA Honorable Mention "Dagon's Odyssey" 2003 Digitized 03 Fulton Street Gallery, NY, USA First Place "Rebirth", "Captive's Dreams", "The Gift" |
| Exhibitions: | 2010 Art with HeART The Fillmore, Miami Beach, USA. Group Exhibition 2009 Wonderpick Online Exhibition 2009 Photoworkshop Online Exhibition 2009 Sala Das Najas A Garganta da Serpente, Online Exhibition 2008 Underground Voices Featured Artist. Online Exhibition 2008 The Dark Side El Abridor, Bs.As. Argentina. Solo Exhibition 2006 Digital Show Liverpool Biennial Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Online Exhibition 2006 Digitation 06 Artrom Gallery, Online Exhibition 2005 Annual 2005 Artrom Gallery, Online Exhibition 2004 IDAA VCA Melbourne, Australia. Group Exhibition 2004 IDAA QUT Art Museum Brisbane, Australia. Group Exhibition 2004 IDAA University of Tasmania Tasmania. Group Exhibition 2004 The Technologized Body LACDA, Los Angeles, CA. USA. Group Exhibition 2004 Artrom Gallery Guild Member, Online Group Exhibition 2004 Spartan Dog Digital Magazine Online Exhibition 2004 Modazone Museum of Digital Art Guest Artist, Online Exhibition 2004 Moca Museum of Computer Art Guest Artist, Online Exhibition 2003 The Dark Side La Despensa Cultural, Bs.As. Argentina. Solo Exhibition 2003 Eleanor Bliss Center for the Art Steamboat Springs, CO, USA. Group Exhibition 2003 Digitized Show 2003 Fulton Street Gallery, NY, USA. Group Exhibition |
| Artist Tags: | surreal , figurative, emotional, dark, dreamscape |
