PRESS RELEASE -Guillermo Trujillo
December 2005 Washington, DC
"AMONG OTHER THINGS", a solo exhibit of paintings and sculptures by internationally acclaimed Panamanian artist Guillermo Trujillo , opens at Prada Gallery on December 14 th.
Painter, sculptor, sketcher, engraver, ceramist, muralist, and the founder of modern painting in Panama, Guillermo Trujillo is recognized by his peers in Panama and internationally for his brilliant integration of indigenous symbolism into a modern context.
"His remarkable works . . ." writes Carol Damian, an expert in Latin American art at Florida International University, " . [bring] to life a celebration of land and sea and . . . magical creatures . . . inspired by the indigenous myths and legends that are so much a part of Panamá's rich traditions . . . Trujillo presents his verdant world as a synthesis of elements that is further transformed by exhilarating colors that range from brilliant reds and blues to pastel pinks."
Guillermo Trujillo was born in 1927 in the western Panamanian province of Chiriqui. Following his graduation in 1953 from the University of Panama with a degree in architecture, he traveled to Madrid, Spain, where he studied painting at the San Fernando Academy and ceramics at the Moncloa School of Ceramics. The artist also continued his architectural studies while in Madrid.
After his return to Panama in 1956, Trujillo took a position as professor of watercolor and composition at the University of Panama, greatly influencing a generation of artists who studied there.
Beginning with his first individual show in Madrid in 1955, Trujillo has had many exhibitions in Europe, North and South America, the Caribbean, and Japan, and he has won numerous awards for his work. Examples of his paintings are currently on display at the Museum of Art of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC.
Prada Gallery is open from Tuesday thru Saturday, and on Mondays by appointment only. It is located in the heart of Georgetown in Washington DC, at 1030 Wisconsin Ave., NW. The exhibit runs through January 9 th , 2006.
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