Pablo Atchugarry (born August 23, 1954) is a Uruguayan sculptor. He is noted for his marble work, which are public pieces in several towns in Lombardy, Italy. Atchugarry has held more than 80 solo and collective exhibitions worldwide.
Pablo Atchugarry was born in Montevideo on August 23, 1954. His father Pedro, art lover perceived skills and the interest expressed and stimulates Pablo since childhood to come into the world of art.
In the beginning Pablo shows his artistic talent through the paint, and then he discovered other materials such as cement, iron and wood.
In the late 70's, after having held several exhibitions in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre and Brasilia, made several trips in Spain, France and Italy, where in 1978 has held his first personal exhibition in the city of Lecco (side of Como) then your painting will be exhibited in various cities including Milan, Copenhagen, Como, Paris, Chur, Bergamo and Stockholm.
In 1979 after experiencing a variety of materials, discovered the marble as a fascinating material, made his first sculpture in Carrara entitled "Lumiere." In 1980-81, he continued travelling and exhibiting his paintings in Stockholm, Lucerne, Lugano, Munich, Zurich, London, Malmo, Paris and Bogotá.
In 1982, still working the marble from Carrara and decide to settle in Italy, Lecco, following the completion of the sculpture "The Pieta", a work executed in a 12-ton block of Carrara marble statuary, which ends in 1983.
In 1987 he made his first solo exhibition of sculpture in the crypt of Bramantino in Milan with the presentation of Raffaelle de Grada.
Since 1989 is also evident through monumental works that are now part of private and public collections in American and European spaces.
In 1996 runs of the sculpture "Seed of Hope" aimed at Freedom Park Building, headquarters of the House Government of Uruguay.
Lecco in 1999 in establishing the Museum Pablo Atchugarry, exhibiting works of his artistic career as well as all the published references and file-based artist's work.
In 2001 the Province of Milan he dedicated a retrospective exhibition of his work "The endless changes of Marble", held at the Palace Isimbardi in Milan. In the same year he sculpt the monument called "Obelisk the third millennium", sculpture in marble of Carrara 6 meters in height, for the Italian town of Manzano (Udine), and won the national competition for the completion of the monument "Civilization and Lecco work culture, sculpture six feet tall and thirty-three tons of Carrara marble. In 2002 she received the award in Carrara Michelangelo, in recognition of his career and continues to work in different works, including sculpture "Ideal", located at Av Princesse Grace de Monaco, held on the occasion of 50 years reign of Prince Rainier of Monte-Carlo.
In 2003, participates in the 50 th Venice Biennale with the work "Dreaming Peace" sculpture group of eight works of which five Carrara marble statuary marble and three bardiglio of the Garfagnana. In the same year sculpts the piece "Ascension" for Daurel Franc Foundation of Barcelona.
In 2004 he created the sculpture "Vital Energy" in pink marble from Portugal, for the Davidoff Cancer Hospital, the Center Belinson Petak Tikva and Israel.
In 2005 the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires organized an exhibition of his works.
In 2006 the Groeninge Museum and the Concert Hall of Bruges, we spend a large retrospective of works from international private collections. Portugal Berardo Collection, acquired the book "Life's Path" (h 483 cm), held in 1999 in Carrara marble statuary to the Centro Cultural Belém in Lisbon.
In 2007 Pablol created the Foundation Pablo Atchugarry in Manantiales, Uruguay, with the intention of encouraging the arts and to create a meeting place for artists of all disciplines, an area ideal union between nature and art, where the edge accompanies the viewer birds between lakes and an undulating landscape in which "germinate" sculptures and other art forms.
Also in 2007 ended the work "In the Light", 8 meters high, carved from a block of 48 tons, for the Fontana collection in Italy.
Between 2007 and 2008 takes place and traveling retrospective of his work in Brazil. The exhibition entitled "Space of light plastic, with the presentation of Luca Massimo Barbero, the exhibits at the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Brasilia, the MUBE (Brazilian Museum of Sculpture) from San Pablo and Oscar Museum Niemeyer in Curitiba.
In 2008 the National Museum of Visual Arts in Montevideo, dedicates an exhibition of his work last 15 years.
In 2009, made the sculpture "Light and Power Punta del Este" in Carrara marble statuary of 5 meters to the city of Punta del Este. During the 2009 - 2010 and 2011, is engaged in developing Foundation Pablo Atchugarry, creating an international sculpture park, new exhibition areas and training for the dissemination and teaching of art, which receives thousands of students.
In 2011, the Groeninge Museum in Bruges, takes the work done during 1999 in Carrara statuary chuck, three meters high.
His work is present in the following museums and public intituciones, National Museum of Visual Arts in Montevideo, Museo del Parco de Portofino, Lercaro of Bolgona Museum, Collection of the Province of Milan, Palazzo Isimbardi, Collection of the Province of Lecco, Room Ticozzi , Lecco, Center for Valmadrera Fatebenefratelli, Groeninge Museum in Brugge.
His sculptural work has been exhibited in London, New York, Miami, Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Paris, Sao Paulo, Curitiba, Brasilia, Panama, New Orleans, San Francisco, Madrid, Cologne, Frankfurt, Maastricht, Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels, Gand, Zurich, Basel, Abu Dhabi, Milan, Venezia, Torino, Stockholm, etc.
His works are listed at Christies and Sothebys in London, New York, Paris and Amsterdam.
His sculptures are part of public and private collections in the United States, England, Mexico, Italy, France, Argntina, Brazil, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, Colombia, Luxembourg, Panama, Chile, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Lebanon, Venezuela, Peru, Germany, Poland, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Japan, Korea, Monaco, etc.
The editorial Mondadori is preparing the catalogue of the sculpture by the artist, whose distribution is scheduled for March 2012
He currently lives and works in the city of Lecco, Italy and Manantiales, Uruguay.
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