Yovanny Saracual
Yovanny Saracual (Venezuela, 1968), studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Eloy Palacios, between 1985-1987 in Maturín, his hometown. He then continued his education at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas in Caracas, from where he graduated in 1992.
The artist goes through several stages in his wide artistic career. His early works tended to a constructivist language, with a symbolism of figures typical of a rural environment. His second stage shows the transition between these first scenarios to city spaces, in which labyrinthine and dreamlike buildings appear. The figure of the horse accompanies these compositions, in reduced size, almost like a vanishing point to direct the gaze of the viewer. His next work is purely figurative. The horse has a leading presence, adorned with decorative elements and in galloping poses. After residing in the United States, the artist incorporates another theme associated with transit into his work, with a language that reinforces formal values. Horses and urban settings continue to appear, but the color gives the work a lively stamp, high chromaticism and a spectrum of dreamlike effects.
Saracual currently resides in the United States. The work that he is currently developing is linked to Pop Art with representations of coins, bills, national symbols and figures of public recognition. In these series, a sense of humor and irony is perceived in the way to raise his approach to North American culture.
His work is part of the collection of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Friends of the Blind Foundation, among others.
Anny Bello
Yovanny Saracual (Venezuela, 1968), studied at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Eloy Palacios, between 1985-1987 in Maturín, his hometown. He then continued his education at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas in Caracas, from where he graduated in 1992.
The artist goes through several stages in his wide artistic career. His early works tended to a constructivist language, with a symbolism of figures typical of a rural environment. His second stage shows the transition between these first scenarios to city spaces, in which labyrinthine and dreamlike buildings appear. The figure of the horse accompanies these compositions, in reduced size, almost like a vanishing point to direct the gaze of the viewer. His next work is purely figurative. The horse has a leading presence, adorned with decorative elements and in galloping poses. After residing in the United States, the artist incorporates another theme associated with transit into his work, with a language that reinforces formal values. Horses and urban settings continue to appear, but the color gives the work a lively stamp, high chromaticism and a spectrum of dreamlike effects.
Saracual currently resides in the United States. The work that he is currently developing is linked to Pop Art with representations of coins, bills, national symbols and figures of public recognition. In these series, a sense of humor and irony is perceived in the way to raise his approach to North American culture.
His work is part of the collection of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Friends of the Blind Foundation, among others.
Artworks
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1998
→ “Imagen y espacio”. Galería Colección Arte, Caracas, Venezuela.
→ “Visión”. Galería Teatro Ayacucho, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003
→ “Colores al galope”. APG Galería, Hotel Eurobilding, Caracas, Venezuela.
2004
→ “Galopando en América”. Hotel Dann Carlton, Medellín, Colombia.
2005
→ Feria Internacional del Caballo de Paso. Palacio de las Convenciones, Medellín, Colombia.
2017
→ “Galopando desde el sur”. White’s Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos.
→ Corporación CH (Carolina Herrera) en el marco del Art Basel Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, Estados Unidos.
→ Betty Cróqer Restaurant, en el marco del Art Basel Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos.
2000
→ “Imagen y espacio”. Galería Colección Arte, Caracas, Venezuela.
2001
→ Pintura en conmemoración del 192 de la independencia de Venezuela”. Centro Venezolano de la Cultura, Bogotá, Colombia.
2002
→ “Nuevos rostros”. Galería Leo Blassini, Caracas, Venezuela.
2003
→ I Exposición Internacional 2003. Casona Santa Bañes ,Cochabamba, Bolivia.
2004
→ “Homenaje a la parroquia San Agustín”. Museo de la Estampa y del Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez, Caracas, Venezuela.
2005
→ “Proyecto aguacero”. Galería Durban Seguini, Caracas, Venezuela.
2006
→ “Un plato por la vida”. Galería Freites, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007
→ Feria de Arte Independiente de Madrid, España.
2008
→ “Trayectoria”. Galería Bristol, Villahermosa, Tabasco, México.
2009
→ “Colores del Sur Aartlatinamerican”, Gallery Shelsea, New York. Estados Unidos.
2011
→ “Sur América Art. Plástica venezolana”. RG Galería Internacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2013
→ ““Desde la orilla”. Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela.
2014
→ “White’s Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, Venezuela.
2015
→ “Exposición subasta a beneficio de Fundana. Ciudad Banesco, Caracas, Venezuela.
2016
→ “Exposición subasta a beneficio de Fundana. Ciudad Banesco, Caracas, Venezuela.
2019
→ ““Mujeres en el poder”. Asamblea por los emigrantes de USA / CANADA, Byron Suquilanda, New York, Estados Unidos.
2020
→ ““Exposiciones costumbrista del Arte Hispano”. New York, Estados Unidos.
2021
→ “Primer Encuentro Internacional de las Artes Visuales y Medio Ambiente Lambayeque, Perú.
1991
→ Premio Nacional de Arte Urbano del XVI Salón Aragua. Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela.
1994
→ Mención Honorífica de Artes Plásticas. Ministerio de Educación, Caracas, Venezuela.
1996
→ Premio Joven Artista de Año, Homenaje al Maestro Mateo Manare, Caracas, Venezuela.
2006
→ Premio Joven Artista de Año, Homenaje al Maestro Mateo Manare, Caracas, Venezuela. Premio Electa Arenal Holguín en la Feria Iberoamericana del Arte y la Cultura, Cuba.
