- Style: Landscape / Figurative Expressionism
Andrés (Titi) Gana (1950), chilean painter. He has a degree in Fine Arts from the Universidad de Chile. He studied painting with Francisco Brugnoli and Rodolfo Opazo. He settled in France for 10 years. He makes oil paintings as a central work, drawings, watercolors, acrylics on paper and woodcuts, and sometimes book covers and illustrations for magazines.
His painting is essentially figurative, without being realistic, of an expressionist nature. His narrative objective is the everyday, the idiosyncrasy of those who inhabit the Chilean landscape, their trades and stereotypes, seen sharply and transferred to canvas with delicate humor. He often draws on his personal experiences and memories.
During the last decade he has continued to hold individual exhibitions every two years and has also participated in group events, fairs and group work projects, generally regional. His work is part of the Chilean imaginary, a large mural is housed in one of the Santiago de Chile subway stations and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Santiago held in 2012 a retrospective of his work between the years 1970 and 2012.
Artworks
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1979
→ “Liquidación” Instituto chileno norteamericano, Santiago, Chile
1981
→ Centro cultural de Yerres, Yerres, Francia
1984
→ Galería Vendemmia, Berlín, Alemania
1990
→ Galería Mise en Scene, Versailles, Francia
1991
→ Galería Arte Actual, Santiago, Chile
1994
→ Galería Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile
1997
→ Galería El Cerro, Santiago, Chile
1998
→ “Gana Chile” Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
2001
→ “Vino Gana” Galería La Sala, Santiago, Chile
2004
→ “Titinerario” Universidad Mayor, Santiago, Chile
2007
→ “Chancho en Misa” Galería Cecilia Palma, Santiago, Chile
2009
→ Galería De Rokha, Santiago, Chile
2011
→ “Mier…Moza Patria, Galería Cecilia Palma, Santiago, Chile
2012
→ “Lugares Comunes”, Retrospectiva 1970 – 2012. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Santiago, Chile
2013
→ “Lugares Comunes”Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile
2014
→ “Repertoire Chilien” HCE Studio Galerie, Saint Denis, Francia
→ “Retrouvailles” Maison du Chili, Paris, Francia
2018
→ “Pintura Fresca” Galería Aquí, Bellavista, Santiago, Chile
1972
→ Salón Nacional de dibujo y pintura, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago
1978
→ Reseña Internacional de la plástica, Claustro San Francisco, Santiago
1979
→ Galerie La Verrerie, París, Francia
1981
→ Salón de la Jeune Peinture París, Francia
1982
→ Arte Erótico, Teatro del Orlogio, Roma, Italia
→ L’Amerique Latine á Paris, Grand Palais, Paris, Francia
1985
→ 4 pintores Galerie Troy, Paris, Francia
1988
→ Hommage Violeta Parra, Unesco, París, Francia
1990
→ Por la Razón o la fuerza, Maison de L’Amórique Latine, Paris, Francia.
1991
→ Cuerpos Pintados, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
1993
→ Brocha del siglo XX, Centro de Extensión, Universidad Católica, Santiago
1995
→ Chile Artes Visuales Hoy, Itinerancia por Europa
1996
→ Artistas Pro Ecología, La Habana, Cuba
2005
→ Asoech, Instituto Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
2008
→ Artistas del Valle, Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile
2010
→ Feria Chaco, Casona Lo Matta, Santiago, Chile