Heriberto Cogollo

 Heriberto Cogollo





Heriberto CUADRADO COGOLLO was born in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) on September 29th – 1945.



1957

1961 - Studies at the Cartagena de Indias Academy of Fine

Arts.



1960

1963 – He realizes many portraits during this period and

becomes a member of the group « Los 15 ».



1964 – He is awarded a grant for Europe.



1964

1965 – Takes residence in Madrid (Spain). Follows as an auditor

the art classes at the San Fernando School.



1966 – Moves to Paris (France).



1970 – While collaborating with the French editor Georges Visat,

he makes friends with the famous surrealist painter

Roberto Matta who suggests that he chooses his

mother’s name – COGOLLO – to sign his paintings.

During this same period he is befriended by the poet

José Pierre who later on, in 1973, will write the preface

of his first catalogue.



1973 – His first individual exhibition The World of a Nohor is put

on by the Parisian art gallery Suzanne Visat. Two

important encounters mark this event, the first being the

start of a long friendly collaboration with two more poets

Ted Joans and Joyce Mansour. The second being the

meeting with the French publisher/collector Daniel

Filipacchi.



1975 – In parallel to his painter activities, he begins his long

and successful illustrator career, under his father’s

name – CUADRADO – collaborating mainly with Lui and

Playboy, both monthly magazines published by

Filipacchi.



1977 – Release of a boxed set limited edition entitled Cogollo

Caniculaire, consisting of a series of lithographs along

with poems by Ted Joans and Joyce Mansour.



1977

1988 – During these years, Cogollo’s illustrations spread from

magazines like Pilote (several signed front covers) to

weekly’s – Expansion, Le Nouvel Observateur – and on to

working for well known editors such as Gallimard, Albin

Michel. He also lends his brush to the world of cinema,

music and non-profit organizations making posters for :

Aïnama – Salsa pour Goldman (a documentary directed

by Franck Cassenti), the 1983 European Tour of Fela

and the Amnesty International ad campaign of the same

year… just to name a few.



1983

2008 – He is a founder member of the group Magie-Image, a

collection of artists, the majority being of Latin-

American origin. During all these years, the group will

put on exhibitions in various museums in France, Spain,

USA and Guatemala.


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Nicolás De la Hoz

Nicolás De la Hoz


Nicolás De la Hoz nació en 1960 en Cartagena, Colombia. La mayor parte de su niñez vivió en la ciudad de Barranquilla y Bogotá. En 1984, estudió dibujo y pintura en el taller privado del artista David Manzur.

Antes del comienzo de su carrera artística, De la Hoz ha estado interesado en el proceso onírico y el mundo del inconsciente presentado en las teorías psicoanalíticas de Sigmund Freud y Carl Gustav Jung. El trabajo literario de Julio Cortázar, José Donoso y algunos de los cuentos tempranos de Gabriel García Márquez, dentro del llamado "Realismo Mágico", le invitaron a dar una interpretación plástica a su contenido. En sus composiciones podemos ver dos o tres espacios yuxtapuestos de diferentes estructuras geométricas, visualmente balanceadas. Objetos cotidianos, animales y personajes anónimos son presentados en su interior. De esta manera, De la Hoz nos sugiere una inexplicable interacción de realidades. Nicolás desarrolla su trabajo artístico principalmente a través de los recursos técnicos de la pintura. El color y las texturas juegan un papel importante en la integración de las estructuras presentes en sus diseños: "Cuando el contemplador se aproxima a una de sus telas, lo primero que descubre después de la fuerza de un dibujo excepcional, son sus refinadas texturas, que parecen hechas por las sutiles fauces del tiempo, o con delicadas redes que insinúan la idea de que De la Hoz inventó la pintura en Braille".

Nicolás De la Hoz

EDUCATION


Painting and Drawing, Private Workshop of David ManzurBogota, Colombia

Lithography, Private Workshop of Oscar G. Cerón.Bogota, Colombia

Serigraphy, Private Workshop of Nirma Zárate.Bogota, Colombia