Hugo Martínez Rapari
Biography
Uruguayan award-winning artist Hugo Martínez Rapari (b.1964) graduated as CPA from UDELAR University. He also has Master´s degrees in Renewable Energy and Environment, Business Administration and Marketing.
He attended art courses at institutions in different countries, such as MOMA, MALBA, Ateneo de Montevideo, NodeBerlín and IArt.
His artwork has been awarded, exhibited (Galería Arte Braque Argentina, Museo de las Américas USA, Hecho Acá Uruguay) and featured in specialized books (ArtSpectrum, Arteclásica, ICM, Arte y Libertad).
His practice is informed by an intuitive and experimental approach to different art languages including digital art, photography, glass sculpture, jewellery, painting and installation.
Lives and works in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Artist Statement
My creative work, when referring to architecture, includes a combination of photography and digital art supported by a cross-disciplinary practice.
UTOPIAN ORBS OF SPACE Series is a reflection of our collective archetypal memories and ways of relating to the Earth.
Maybe as a fictional rendering of social philosophy, this series describes an invisible society on an imaginary space somewhere in the universe, beyond Earth. Just like in the UTOPIAN ORBS series, these artworks are simultaneously representational and abstract, static and dynamic where modern utopias need to be eco-friendly to overcome the global environmental crisis. Monuments become sustainable symbols of humanity if environmentalism is one of their core features.
Country Uruguay
