Alejandro Colunga
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Early Life
He was born in Guadalajara on 1948-12-11 and studied architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
between 1967 and 1971 and music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and hospitality
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...
in 1971–1973 at Conservatorio del Estado de Jalisco. Colunga's painting and sculpting abilities were self-taught.
He has also extensively studied, anthropology, and languages.
Career as Painter and Sculptor
His work is characterized by the intensity of his vision and his passionate expressionism and gained international recognition as part of a talented generation of visionaries.His universe of imagination and his original working in the Latin American tradition of surrealism and fantasy makes him unique
He has participated in many exhibitions, individually and collectively since 1968, in the United States, Mexico, Europe and South America.Some of his works of art form part of important private collections as well as museum collections.He works on ambitious sculptural projects in variosus countries as an example He has done One well-know series of eight sculptures of his, La Rotonda del Mar, is a collection of bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
chairs that were created for Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta is a Mexican balneario resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas.The 2010 census reported Puerto Vallarta's population as 255,725 making it the sixth-largest city in the state of Jalisco...
's boardwalk (malecon).
And some huge sculptures at the Nassau County Museum in Long Island New york
Colunga has cited Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurative abstraction with surrealist influences....
as one artist who has influenced his work.
He studied architecture for thee years before dedicating himself to painting in 1971.
Art: Paintings and Sculptures
Individual Exhibitions Trayectory and Awards
- 1968
"La Galería", Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- 1969
Senior International, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- 1972
Casa de la Cultura, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- 1974
Galería Doce, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
lithograph at Ernesto de Soto. San Francisco, California.
- 1975
Lithographs at Kyron's ; studio with Andrew Vlady.
Expositionn Galería Franco Terranova, IPANEMA, Río de Janeiro, Brasil.
Galería O. M., Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- 1976
Museo de Arte Moderno, Morelia Michoacán.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Bahía, Brasil.
Galery Uno, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco.
- 1977
Galeria Miró, Monterrey, N. L.
- 1978
This year He travels to Brasil, Europa, África and India.
- 1979
Galería Miró, Monterrey, N. L.
- 1980
Travels to Europe,with the purpose to research and study.
Museo de Arte Moderno, Cd. De México, D. F.
Galería Hagerman Baños, México, D. F.
- 1981
Promoción de las Artes, Monterrey, N. L.
- 1982
Museum of Modern Art, O.E.A., Washington, D. C.
Proyect sculptures 18 Mts high for S.I.N., New York, N.Y.
Galery at Mexican Embassy at Bern, Switzerland.
Galery Mexican Embassy en Zurich, Switzerland.
Galery Rudy Müller, Zurich, Suiza.
- 1984
Galeria de Arte Actual Mexicano, Monterrey, N. L.
- 1985
Invited by Arts Meridian to a Simposium about Art for the Américas, by the Stanford University of San Francisco, Cal., U.S.A.
- 1987
Works in experimental Proyects Sculpture in terracota cerámic glassed with Museum Jorge Wilmont.
- 1988
Award Minerva de las Artes, Guadalajara, Jalisco.
- 1989
Foire Internacional D´Art Contemporain Grand Palais, París, France. (FIAC)
- 1990
Foire Internacional D´Art Contemporain Grand Palais, París, France. (FIAC)
Dorsky Gallery, New York, N. Y., U.S.A.
- 1991
Foro Internacional Arte Contemporáneo, Bogotá, Colombia.
Conference about influences and trends in Art.
- 1992
Foro International Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela
Conference about Racism in Art.
International Forum of Contemporary Art, Bogotá, Colombia.
Workshop with young Colombian artists.
Invited as jury at International Movie Festival Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia.
International Art Exposition, Miami, Fl., U.S.A.
Designs escenography and costumes for the play "Paraíso" for the Monterrey N.L Ballet.
- 1993
Five Interactive Monumental Sculptures "La Sala de los Magos".
Permanent Installation at the front of the Centro Cultural Cabañas en la Plaza Tapatía. Guadalajara, Jalisco.
International Art Exposition, Miami, Fl., U.S.A.
Jansen Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Galery ARN, Zurich, Suiza.
- 1994
Award Jalisco de las Artes, Guadalajara, Jal. México.
- 1995
Award Arquitecture for the interactive installation, "La Sala de los Magos", Guadalajara, Jal.
94/95 Monumental Set of seven sculptures "Los Magos que Esperan". Privat Financial Group . Guadalajara, Jal. México.
- 1997Set of 8 Monumental sculptures called "La Rotonda del Mar"
Permanent Instalation at the el malecón, Puerto Vallarta, Jal. México.
97/98
Book about work of drawings big size. Guadalajara, Jal. México.
- 1998
Works in a Talavera proyect with utilitary cerámic , Momic children jar, extraterrestral children and furniture . at the prestigious workshop "Talavera de la Reina" Puebla, Pue.
Hall "Alejandro Colunga" permanent exposition devoted to his work of art, Amparo Museum, Puebla, Pue.
Collection Group four pieces called "Sala de los Magos II". Patio central, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Pue. México.
- 1999
Regional Museum, "Abrazo Ancestral", Guadalajara, Jal. México.
99/00
Eight Monumental Scultures Called "Los Magos Universales", Interaction Proyect. Plaza Tapatía, Guadalajara, Jal. México.
- 2000
Fountain "Los Magos del Sol" Set of Five Scultures in bronce at the Plaza del Sol, Guadalajara, Jal. México.
Experiment about astronomy with a Traditional Mexican chair (Equipal)with the coordination with the historiographer and researcher Martha Figueroa.
- 2001
Art and Fashion to tribute Alejandro Colunga "LA NOCHE DE LOS MAGOS" at the explanade Centro Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jal.
- 2002
Created the escenography, costumes, make-up and performance "LAS BODAS DEL CIELO Y EL INFIERNO" teatral play of William Blake at the Theater de las Artes at the Centro Nacional de las Artes at the Ciudad de México and Theater Degollado at Guadalajara, Jal. México.
Installs a Monumental interactive sculpture, at the City Center Portland Oregon, U.S.A.
- 2003
Proyect for the new installation of 8 monumental sculptures for Puerto Vallarta, Jal.
- 2004
Exhibithion at Galería Azul at Guadalajara.
- 2005
Participation as actor at the film "Sincronía" Guadalajara, Jal.
Instalation of eight Monumental Sculptures, for the Nassau Country Museum, Long Island, New York
Designs a set of sculpturas for the awards to the most renown Football team
- 2006
Book about his work at ediciones Espejo de Obsidiana, in México City.
Movie in process about his life and his work director from Rumania, Antoniu Moldovan.
Documental about his trips, life and work by Mexican tapatío director Juan Pablo Angel Guggenbuehl.
Permanent Exposition at the Nassau County Museum Collection, Long Island, New York.
Proyect of a Set of Sculptures at the Los Magos Garden, based in games for children
Works in a set of engraving great size at the Workshop Guacha Bato in collaboration with Sergio Ruiz.
Recognition and Award at the Congress of the State of Jalisco, México.
Recognition at Radio University of Guadalajara at Puerto Vallarta, México.
- 2007
Working on monumental sculptures for the Nassau County Museum, Long Island New York.
Award Galardón Nacional "Ocho Columnas de Oro". Guadalajara, México
- 2008
Exhibition "Maravillas y Pesadillas" Museo de las Artes de La Universidad de Guadalajara and Instituto Cultural Cabañas.
Tribute for his 40 years of trayectory, by the H.Ayuntamiento de Puerto Vallarta.
- 2010
Award Guadalajara, given by the City of Guadalajara in a solemn City ceremony.
Collectors
- ASU Art Museum, Tempe, ArizonaTempe, ArizonaTempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
- Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisbon, Portugal
- San Antonio Museum of ArtSan Antonio Museum of ArtThe San Antonio Museum of Art is a museum in San Antonio, Texas. In the early 1970s, plans were initiated to purchase the historic Lone Star Brewery complex for conversion into the San Antonio Museum of Art and following a $7.2 million renovation, the San Antonio Museum of Art opened to the...
, San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,... - Nassau County Museum of ArtNassau County Museum of ArtThe Nassau County Museum of Art is located 20 miles east of New York City on the former Frick Estate, a property in Roslyn Harbor in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast. The main museum building, named in honor of art collectors and philanthropists Arnold & Joan Saltzman, is a three-story...
, Long Island, NY
