Aldo Chaparro

Aldo Chaparro
Born December 18, 1965 (1965-12-18) (age 50)
Lima, Peru
Occupation Contemporary artist
Website www.aldochaparro.com

Aldo Chaparro (born 1965) is a Peruvian sculptor whose artistic work is centred in sculpture and design,[1][2] best known for his works on stainless steel.[3][4] He currently lives and works between Mexico City, New York City, and Lima.[5] His work has been published on publications like Bright: Typography between Illustration & Art Hardcover,[1] Art and Text, 2009 edited by Aimee Selby,[6] Art Forum, The Wall Street Journal,[3] and TheSelby.com.[7]

Art Career

Aldo Chaparro was born in the city of Lima and graduated from the Catholic University of Peru. Throughout his career, under the influence of artists like Michaelangelo Pistolleto, Robert Morris, and Jorge Luis Borges, reflection and mirroring have been key points of his investigation. His work as an artist includes an active role in the editorial world. As director of Celeste Editorial Group he produced more than 40 publications of contemporary art and fashion from 2000 to 2012, including Celeste and Baby baby baby, two of the most influential art and contemporary culture publications. His work has been collected by Eugenio López (Fundación Colección Jumex), Pierre Huber, Simon de Pury, Helga de Alvear, Douglas Baxter, Domenico De Sole, The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, and The Coppel Collection, among others.

Collections

References

  1. 1 2 Bright: Typography between Illustration & Art Hardcover – November 30, 2012, Pages 9, 284, 378, 382, 404.
  2. 1 2 3 Chaparro on Domenico De Sole's house. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  3. ↑ Steel sculptures of Aldo Chaparro.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Chaparro - Biografia (in Italian). Spazionuovo - Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
  5. ↑ Selby, A.; Black Dog Publishing (2009). Art and Text. ISBN 9781906155650 pp. 46,80,81.
  6. ↑ Aldo Chaparro at TheSelby.com.

Further reading

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