- Who is the artist?
Aldo Chaparro (Lima – Peru – 1965) is an internationally renowned Peruvian artist, best known for his sculptural work, though he also explores painting and textile art.
His artistic practice is rooted in abstraction, balancing both organic and brutalist concepts.
His works are held in several prominent collections around the world, including:
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Douglas Baxter Collection (New York, USA)
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Jumex Collection (Mexico)
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Coppel Collection (Mexico)
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Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) (Miami, USA)
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Helga de Alvear Foundation (Cáceres, Spain)
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Simon de Pury Collection (London, UK)
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Pierre Huber Collection (Switzerland)
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What is the artist’s intention behind the installation?
This piece is not a commissioned work for a Colnago showroom, but rather a part of the private contemporary art collection of Colnago’s owner.
The installation reflects on the healing power of painting. In this piece as well as in the accompanying totem Chaparro draws inspiration from the ancestral traditions of Native American cultures, approaching creation with a shamanic sensibility. The painted wooden spheres represent wounds, and the paint serves as medicine, both symbolically and spiritually.
While it is not a complementary piece to the totem, it engages in a visual dialogue with it forming a contrast between the mathematical precision of the totem and the organic softness of the spheres.
