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My search in painting is primarily based upon the destabilization of the planes through the juxtaposition and break of perspectives energetically coloured, transporting to the watchers retina several active areas to experience an illusion of movement as well as several passive points to relax the retina.

Alvaro Arrosamena

I am interested in creating new spaces of visual development that could be absorbed by the unconsious of the one who observes innocently, trying to evade any intellectual information.

Through this I would like to stimulate new visual experiences where the eye of the observer becomes the only receptor of my work.

I strongly believe in the aesthetic of colour and shape as a way to experiment and explore unknown states of mind and therefore the possibility to develop new sensations and stimuli inside the watcher.

This is the silent search of harmony through chaos, shape that vanishes away in order to become shape again in a constant game with our own existence.

Studies

Musée Royal des Beaux Arts. Brussels, Belgium. Curse: Art History (1987-88)

Design school Modus Vivendi. Montevideo, Uruguay: Interior Design (1989)

National Fine Art School. Montevideo, Uruguay. (1990)

Valand Art High School, Gothemburg, Sweden.(2001-2002)

Valand Art High School, Gothemburg, Sweden. Projekt Plats, investigation in “experimental performance” (2002-2003)

Iberoamerikanska Institute, Gothemburg University: Curse: Politics in Latin America (2003)

Expositions and projects

Organized and headed curses of Creativity with recycled materials and Performance at “Världelsakademin, Pannhuset” Gothemburg, Sweden (1998)

Alvaro Arrosamena

Group exposition at “Röda Sten Kultur Reservat” Gothemburg, Sweden. (1999)

Project “Art in Natural Reserve” ecological sculptures and constructions. Rocha`s Lake, Uruguay (2000)

Solo exposition at the “Cosmopolitan Gallery” Gothemburg, Sweden. (2000)

Project “Reggae House” ecological sculptures, constructions and paintings. Koh Lanta, Thailand. (2001)

Started and directed performance group  “Transperformance” (2001)

Group exposition at “Bohusgalleriet” Uddevalla. Sweden. (2002)

Group exposition “Sverige omskapat” at the Konsthallen, Gothemburg Arts Museum (2002)

Created and directed the project ”Cabaret Voltaire Experimental Performance” with students of the Music and Theatre High School, Valand Art High School and emerging artists, musicians and poets. Gothemburg, Sweden (2002-2003)

Group exposition at the Valand High School of Arts (2003)

Performance shows with the group Transperformance

“Desde El Mar” performance at the Valand High School of Arts. Gothemburg, , (Nov 2001)

“Ville ni ha blod och kött?” 4 performances. Valand High School. Gorhemborg, (Dec 2001)

”Caboclos” (Ritual) “Culture night” at the Cosmopolitan Gallery, Gothemburg, (Feb 2002)

“Travel 01” Performance + Ritual “elfte timman”at  Stadsteater, Gothemburg, (May2002)

“Public Performance politics in crisis” at the Frit Forum Festival, Gothemburg, (Aug2002)

“Art Performance + Ritual” at the Konsthallen, Gothemburgd Arts Museum, (Nob 2002)

“Yamado a Oxúm” (Ritual) at the Cabaret Voltaire, Cosmopolitan Gallery, Gothemburg, (mar2003)

“Just Do It” (Public Performance) at the Cabaret Voltaire, Cosmopolitan Gallery, Gothemburg, (May, 2003)

“Exú abre tus puertas” (Ritual) at the Performance Festival of Umeå, Umeå. (May 2003)

“Cleaning ritual” (Ritual) at the Cabaret Voltaire, Monumental atelier, Valand, Gothemburg (June 2003)

“Hombre blanco, mi mente no está en blanco » Public Performance at the Iberoamerikanska Institutet, Gethemburg University.(Nob 2003)

“Varför gör de så?” Public Performance, experiences with the public at the Stadsbibliotek, Gothemburg, (Mar 2004)