Mateo López (b. 1978, Colombia)
This is evident in the artist’s insistence on reflecting in a graphic manner and on the three dimensionality of drawing. For López, drawing manifests itself in atypical ways, with specific moods, and with a broad array of definitions that are useful for telling stories and recreating situations.
López considers his practice as a time line. He aims for a narration thread that connects a project with another. His relation with visual work based on visual associations echoes his approach to drawing. The passing of time in relation to architecture and paper has been a long-standing interest for the artist as well as the historical process of drawing and its link to science and technology.
For the past seven years, the artist has been working on projects that speak of cartography, journeys and construction processes. In addition, the themes of chance, encounter and the connection of events that take place in our daily life have also played an important role in his practice. The subject of López’s work is thus a reflection of the methodology he employs to approach drawing; it could be described as a chain reaction process in which one drawing leads to another, and so forth.
His most recent solo shows include: Casa Desorientada, Art|44|Basel Statements, Casas Riegner, Basel, Switzerland,2013 (upcoming); Casi un objeto, Travesia Cuatro, Madrid, España, 2013; Avenida primavera, Casa No.2,Casas Riegner Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia, 2012; Irregular Hexagon, Colombian Art in Residence (curatedby José Roca), Jerusalem Center for the Visual Arts, Jerusalem, Israel/72-13, Singapore City, Singapore,2012; Maio, Luisa Strina Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011; and Made to Measure, Gasworks, London, UK, 2010.
López has also participated in multiple group exhibitions, among them: 'A Trip from Here to There', MoMA, New York NY, 2013; 'Música', Casas Riegner Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia, 2013; 'Imaginary Homelands', The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU), Toronto, Canada, 2012; 'Rotary Connection', Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York NY, 2012; 'The Peripatetic School: Itinerant Drawing from Latin America', Drawing Room, London, UK / Museo Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011-2012; 8th MercosurBiennial (curated by José Roca), Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2011 and 29th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil,2010.
artworks in collection
Bernardo Ortiz
—b.1972, Colombia
2 WorksBernardo Ortiz
Nicolas Paris
—b.1977, Colombia
2 WorksNicolas Paris
Rodrigo Torres
—b.1976, Colombia
3 WorksRodrigo Torres
Edgardo Aragon
—b. 1985, Mexico
1 WorkEdgardo Aragon
Eduardo Basualdo
—b.1977, Argentina
8 WorksEduardo Basualdo
Diego Bianchi
—b.1969, Argentina
1 WorkDiego Bianchi
Firelei Báez
—b.1981, Dominican Republic
3 WorksFirelei Báez
Carlito Carvalhosa
—b.1961, Brazil
2 WorksCarlito Carvalhosa
Leda Catunda
—b.1961, Brazil
2 WorksLeda Catunda
Marcos Chaves
—b.1961, Brazil
3 WorksMarcos Chaves
Adriano Costa
—b.1975, Brazil
4 WorksAdriano Costa
Nicola Costantino
—b.1964, Argentina
4 WorksNicola Costantino
Abraham Cruzvillegas
—b.1968, Mexico
1 WorkAbraham Cruzvillegas
Caetano De Almeida
—b.1964, Brazil
1 WorkCaetano De Almeida
Iran Do Espirito Santo
—b.1963, Brazil
2 WorksIran Do Espirito Santo
Matías Duville
—b.1974, Argentina
1 WorkMatías Duville
Leandro Erlich
—b.1973, Argentina
1 WorkLeandro Erlich
Os Gemeos
—b.1974, Brazil
3 WorksOs Gemeos
Sebastian Gordin
—b.1969, Argentina
1 WorkSebastian Gordin
Eduardo Hoffmann
—b.1957, Argentina
1 WorkEduardo Hoffmann
Carlos Huffmann
—b.1980, Argentina
2 WorksCarlos Huffmann
Guillermo Kuitca
—b.1961, Argentina
1 WorkGuillermo Kuitca
Gabriel Kuri
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkGabriel Kuri
Luciana Lamothe
—b.1975, Argentina
1 WorkLuciana Lamothe
Sze Tsung Leong
—b.1970, Mexico
1 WorkSze Tsung Leong
Artur Lescher
—b.1962, Brazil
1 WorkArtur Lescher
Laura Lima
—b.1971, Brazil
1 WorkLaura Lima
Los Carpinteros
—est.1991, Cuba
1 WorkLos Carpinteros
Jorge Macchi
—b.1963, Argentina
1 WorkJorge Macchi
Rodrigo Matheus
—b. 1974, Brazil
1 WorkRodrigo Matheus
Jorge Mayet
—b.1962, Cuba
1 WorkJorge Mayet
Moris (Israel Meza Moreno)
—b. 1978, Mexico
5 WorksMoris (Israel Meza Moreno)
Marcelo Moscheta
—b.1976, Brazil
1 WorkMarcelo Moscheta
Vik Muniz
—b.1961, Brazil
5 WorksVik Muniz
Lavar Munroe
—b.1982, Bahamas
2 WorksLavar Munroe
Paulo Nazareth
—b.1977, Brazil
2 WorksPaulo Nazareth
Maria Nepomuceno
—b.1976, Brazil
1 WorkMaria Nepomuceno
Ernesto Neto
—b.1964, Brazil
1 WorkErnesto Neto
Jorge Pedro Nuñez
—b.1976, Venezuela
1 WorkJorge Pedro Nuñez
Gabriel Orozco
—b.1962, Mexico
1 WorkGabriel Orozco
Damian Ortega
—b.1967, Mexico
2 WorksDamian Ortega
Bernardo Ortiz
—b.1972, Colombia
2 WorksBernardo Ortiz
Rodolpho Parigi
—b.1977, Brazil
1 WorkRodolpho Parigi
Nicolas Paris
—b.1977, Colombia
2 WorksNicolas Paris
José Patrício
—b.1960, Brazil
1 WorkJosé Patrício
Pedro Reyes
—b.1972, Mexico
5 WorksPedro Reyes
Nicolas Robbio
—b.1975, Brazil
2 WorksNicolas Robbio
Thiago Rocha Pitta
—b.1980, Brazil
1 WorkThiago Rocha Pitta
Regina Silveira
—b.1939, Brazil
2 WorksRegina Silveira
Mariana Telleria
—b.1979, Argentina
1 WorkMariana Telleria
Rodrigo Torres
—b.1976, Colombia
3 WorksRodrigo Torres
Delson Uchoa
—b.1956, Brazil
1 WorkDelson Uchoa
Erika Verzutti
—b.1971, Brazil
1 WorkErika Verzutti
Adrian Villar Rojas
—b.1980, Argentina
4 WorksAdrian Villar Rojas
Laura Vinci
—b.1962, Brazil
1 WorkLaura Vinci
Luiz Zerbini
—b. 1959, Brazil
1 WorkLuiz Zerbini