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Short Biography:
Alexander Sutulov was born in Concepción, Chile, in 1962. He attended
the Institute of Contemporary Art in Santiago from 1980 to 1984 and
continued his study of art at the University of Utah from 1985 to 1987
with emphasis in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture. From
1988 to 1990 he worked and collaborated at artist co-op Artspace and
Stonehenge where he researched handbuilt techniques with stoneware,
porcelain, wood and metal. He worked as an independent artist at the
University of New Mexico Printmaking Department from 1990 to 1992. His
work at the time with various printing techniques was focused in the
use of second generation images. He continued his graphic work with
Atelier Sutulov-Gienger from 1992 to 1994 where in conjunction with
Black & Blue Press, Golden, New Mexico, he specialized in the use of
positive and negative plates for hand printed lithographic limited
editions. From 1994 to 1996 he divided his work between Chile and the
United States applying his printmaking experience in digital generated
images for mural painting and lithographic limited editions. Since his
return to Chile in 1994, the artist has been part of a variety of
corporate and institutional art projects such as: History of Chilean
Mining Mural Project, 3 story digital mural commisioned by Chilean
Bureau of Mines and the University of Concepción, History of
Concepción Mural Project commissioned by the Bío-Bío North Ream Urban
Development Project and the recently inaugurated Gasco Energy
Sculpture Project commissioned by Gasco gas company in Santiago. Since
1990 he showed several graphics work in selected Group and Solo
Exhibitions in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic,
England, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Slovenia, Taiwan and United
States. The artist studio is currently devoted to a wide range of
digital art projects specializing in digital painting, fine art
limited editions, editorial projects, digital murals, multimedia,
corporate and institutional commissioned art projects for public and
private spaces.
Work Description:
The work presented is based on digital art project: “History of
Chilean Mining Mural Project” which had its genesis in 1998 where the
University of Concepción in conjunction with the Chilean Bureau of
Mines established a policy of promoting the image of Chile as a mining
culture. The current mural encompassing two 3 story high wall sections
at the new Metallurgical Engineering Building at the University of
Concepción, will be inaugurated in August of 2005.
Sections 1 and 2 were based on a model which describes
mineral process throughout the biggest underground mine in the world.
“El Teniente” with its more than 3.000 kilometres of tunnels is a
hallmark in human achievement, representing a live testimony of copper
industry development in the past century.
Sections 3 and 4 narrate the history of Chilean mining
dating back to the first metallurgical activity circa 2.200 BC and its
gradual evolution to contemporary times, where copper ores reserves
and its by-products has been the backbone of predetermining
Chile as a world leader in mining activity. The culmination of the
historical section is the pioneering activity in scientific research
and how Chilean mining empirical knowledge is challenging the offset
of environmental issues which will be decisive in the future of world
economy and viable solutions to natural resources devastation. |
