ARTWORKS
Hugo Zapata
Hugo Zapata (La Tebaida, Quindío, September 11, 1945) is a Colombian architect, sculptor, and plastic artist. He was born in Tebaida Quindío. He studied plastic arts at the University of Antioquia in 1966.2 He specialized in architecture at the National University of Colombia in Medellin in 1972. From there he began his career as a sculptor, exhibiting in Germany, the United States, Argentina, and France.
He is one of the most important sculptor artists of our time. He studied architecture to understand spatial notions, but what he likes most is sculpting in black stone with iron oxidations with which he achieves resounding success. The color and veining of it are found deep in a raw stone that seems ordinary but has inside the great story of a sculptor.
Selected Art Works
Hugo Zapata, Look-Out , 2018
Ensemble of carved shale rock and crystal // 162 x 35 x 13 cm (including current base 196 x 30 x 30 cm)
Hugo Zapata, Glass Look-Out, 2019
Ensemble of carved shale rock and glass // 226 x 29 x 16cm
Hugo Zapata, Lovers, 2021
Ensemble of carved shale rock and crystal // 123 x 21.5 x 12 cm (162.5 x 30 x 30 cm including base)
Hugo Zapata, Waterfall, 2017
Ensemble of carved shale rock and glass // 180 x 100 x 10 cm (including the base 195 x 115 x 25 cm)
Hugo Zapata, Mandala, 2018
Ensemble of carved shale rock and blue glass // 37 x 36 x 20cm
Hugo Zapata, Flower (Orange), 2020
Ensemble in carved shale rock and pigments // 176 x 26 x 10cm
Hugo Zapata, Flower (Orange), 2020
Ensemble in carved shale rock and pigments // 184 x 19 x 15cm
Hugo Zapata, Flower (Red) , 2020
Ensemble in carved shale rock and pigments // 192 x 19 x 12cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, 2016
carved slate rock
// 20 x 19.5 x 5.5cm
Framed: 24.5 x 24.5 x 5.5 cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, Head, 2018
Engraving from photography on alucobond // 80 x 80cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, Landscape 2, 2015
Engraving from photography on alucobond // 150 x 100cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, 2018
Engraving from photography on alucobond // 164 x 74cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, 2018
Engraving from photography on alucobond // 110 x 110cm
Hugo Zapata, Found Landscapes, Limo, 2018
Engraving from photography on alucobond // 80 x 80cm
Hugo Zapata, Towers, 2020
Carved shale rock assemblage // H 89.5 x 15 x 14.5 B 87 x 14.5 x 14cm
Hugo Zapata, Mountain Range, 2015
Ensemble of carved shale rock and glass // 38.5 x 197 x 5cm
Hugo Zapata, Mountain Range, 2020
Ensemble of carved shale rock and glass // 26.5 x 100 x 12cm