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Abigail Varela (b. Feb 9, 1948) is a contemporary Venezuelan visual artist, best known for his bronze sculptures representing abstract feminine figures of pre-Columbian resemblance interpreted in modern style while displaying poses that suggest motion.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Varela begins his art education under Japanese ceramist Hiroshi Kawagiri followed by specialized courses in various disciplines and techniques at the main art schools in Caracas. Through research and experimentation over many years, his art pursuit finally merges into sculpture. Varela begins by producing flat silhouetted large sculptures, soon evolving into classic cast bronzes with a polished dark finish, a style prevailing in the main body of his work. Other series of his works are made in solid aluminium. Varela´s favorite theme all along his career has been the representation of feminity in bulky shapes that somehow manage to suggest lightness and movement. Such bulky shapes have been likened to that of the Venus of Willendorf. A touch of humor may also be observed in many of Varela´s sculptures.[1] .

Achievements

Varela´s art is noted in Venezuela and beyond by qualified art critics.[1][6][7] His work has been exhibited in New York (Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery), London (Cynthia Bourne Gallery), San Salvador (Galería Espacio), Coral Gables (Galería Freites-Revilla) and Boca Raton (Elaine Baker Gallery) among other places. A large retrospective of Varela´s art was presented at the BOD Center in Caracas in 2014.[3] In 2018 Varela´s work was chosen for exhibition at the CAF gallery (Caracas) among 22 pieces by masters representing Times and Trends in Latin American Sculpture.[8] Abigail Varela´s art has been reviewed in various essays and books.[9][10][11] His pieces make part of the art collections of Venezuelan institutions such as the National Art Gallery (Caracas), Contemporary Art Museum, Empresas Polar Foundation, and Fundación Cultural Chacao. It is also found in open-air art museums in Venezuelan locations (Mérida, Valencia, Aroa and Margarita Island[12]) as well as in Huelva (Spain) and at the Suncheon Bay National Garden, Korea.[13] In 2014 Varela was awarded the Omar Carreño Prize for Plastic Arts offered jointly by the Venezuelan Architects Association and the National Association of Plastic Artists.[14] Varela´s name is listed in established artist directories including ULAN, Artnet, Christie's and Benezit. Also in Marta Traba´s Art of Latin America[15] and in Leonard's Price Index of Latin American Art.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Diccionario biográfico de las artes visuales en Venezuela (PDF). Fundación Galería de Arte Nacional. 2005. p. 1341–1342. ISBN 980-6420-18-7. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Abigail Varela (Venezuelan, born 1948) Artworks". www.artnet.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Centro Cultural BOD presenta exposición de Abigaíl Valera". www.eastwebside.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  4. ^ Palomero, Federica. "Las mujeres infinitas de Abigaíl Varela". analitica.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "ABIGAIL VARELA". www.construarte.com.ve. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  6. ^ "ABIGAIL VARELA". galeriafreites.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Abigaíl Varela, expone 35 años de creación 1979-2014". robertorincon1.wordpress.com. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  8. ^ "La Galería CAF destaca tiempos y tendencias de la escultura latinoamericana en su nueva exposición". www.caf.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Palomero, Federica. "Abigaíl Varela". raquelbalice.com. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Abigaíl Varela : 35 años de creación, 1979-2014. B.O.D. Centro Cultural, Caracas. 2014. p. 63. ISBN 978-980-6334-64-9.
  11. ^ Abigaíl Varela : 11 de abril al 2 de mayo : Freites Galeria, Caracas, Venezuela. Galería Freites. 1999. ISBN 980-334-099-9. Retrieved Jul 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Instaladas en el Museo Vial Esculturas de Jorge Mena, Abigail Varela y Gaudi Esté". sieim2007.blogspot.com. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "Abigail Varela at Suncheon Garden". scribd.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. ^ "Invitación: Entrega del Premio en Artes Plásticas 'Omar Carreño'". prodavinci.com. Retrieved Jul 25, 2019.
  15. ^ Traba, Marta (January 1994). Art of Latin America, 1900-1980. Inter-American Development Bank. p. 163. ISBN 0-940602-73-3.
  16. ^ Theran (1999). Leonard's Price Index of Latin American Art at Auction. ISBN 0918819989.
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