Adrián Arguedas Ruano
Adrián Arguedas Ruano | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56)[1] |
| Nationality | Costa Rican |
| Education | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Écoles Beaux d'Art en Lorient, France, University of Miami |
| Known for | Contemporary art |
| Awards | Premios Nacionales Aquileo J. Echeverría |
Adrián Arguedas Ruano (born 1968) is a Costa Rican contemporary artist who works in painting, printmaking and sculpture.
Early life and education[edit]
Arguedas was born and raised in Barva de Heredia.[2] He graduated from the School of Arts and Visual Communication of the National University of Costa Rica in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Between 1993-1994, he studied engraving at the École des beaux arts in Lorient, France. In 2000, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Miami, Florida, United States.[1]
Arguedas is a professor in the School of Arts and Visual Communication at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.[3]
Collections[edit]
- Museo de Arte Costarricense, San José, Costa Rica
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José, Costa Rica
- Marcelo Narbona, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
- Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach, California[4]
- Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica[5]
- Museos de Banco Central, San José, Costa Rica[1]
Awards[edit]
In 1994, 2004 and 2007, Arguedas received the Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría award, which is the highest award in Costa Rica in the field of visual arts.[1][6] In 2019 he received the Francisco Amighetti National Visual Arts Award in sculpture for his exhibition El Aprediz.[7]
Selected exhibitions[edit]
- Cuidado ¡Pinta! o (De)construcciones pictóricas, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San Jose, Costa Rica[8]
- Construcciones, Invenciones, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose, Costa Rica.[9]
- El Aprendiz, Museo del Banco Central de Costa Rica, San Jose.[2]
- "Gráfica America", Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California[10]
Books[edit]
- "El Aprendiz" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Maria Jose Monge Picado | 1ed. 104Pgs.. 28x22cm | Fundación Museos Banco Central de Costa Rica, 2019
- "Grabados" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Efrain Hernández | 1ed. 39Pgs. 28cm | Prensa Digital WILKO, San José, 2014.
- "SUPER HEROES" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Calvo Campos Esteban | 1ed. 70Pgs.. 28cm | San José: Museo de Arte Costarricense, 2007 ISBN 978-9968-9763-6-7
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Adrian Arguegas Archivos". Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica (in European Spanish).
- ^ a b c Diaz, Doriam. "El viaje del experimentado artista que se vuelve aprendiz: Exposición de Adrián Arguedas en los Museos del Banco Central". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish).
- ^ Oviedo, Víctor Hurtado. "Rudy Espinoza y Adrián Arguedas, dos grandes del grabado". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish).
- ^ "Oficial - Adrián Arguedas". Google Arts & Culture.
- ^ "Museo virtual | Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social". www.ccss.sa.cr.
- ^ "Húmedo y soleado - ÁNCORA - nacion.com". wvw.nacion.com.
- ^ "SúperReporte: Premio a la cultura, el detalle de los ganadores de los Premios Nacionales". delfino.cr.
- ^ "Exposiciones Anteriores: 2004 | Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo". madc.cr.
- ^ "Construcciones / Invenciones | Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo". madc.cr.
- ^ "Gráfica América". MOLAA | Museum of Latin American Art.