Rafael Barrios
Rafael Barrios has made significant contributions to art education throughout his nearly forty-year career. He served as Artistic Director for UNESCO in Canada and the Toronto Architectural Association in 1972, and from 1974 to 1977 oversaw advertising and 3D design projects at the Diseño Newmann Institute in Caracas, Venezuela. His artistic philosophy centers on redefining perceptions of gravity and anti-gravity in the 21st century, urging a reconsideration of human existence in space and time. Barrios explores these themes through artworks that blend virtual and real elements, showcasing beauty from diverse visual perspectives. He coined the term "virtual volume" to describe the illusory dimensions in his sculptures, applying geometric principles and color to create spatial dislocations that are both visually captivating and intellectually stimulating.
Exhibitions
Media
PAST
2019
2018
2017
Ontological Curiosity | Coral Gables Museum | Florida, US
Art Palm Beach | Ascaso Gallery | Florida, US
Feria de Arte Contemporaneo Art Madrid | Galeria Hispanica SL | Madrid, ES
Art Wynwood | Ascaso Gallery | Florida, US
Art Open | Ascaso Gallery | Florida, US
Art New York | Art of the World Gallery | New York, US
Art of The World Gallery | Texas, US
Artbo | Galeria RGR + ART | Bogota, CO
Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo | Galeria RGR + ART | MX
Galerie Pascal Janssens | Cape Town Art Fair | Cape Town, SA
London Exhibition | Structurally Scrumptious | Bel Air Fine Art | London, UK
Encounters Art Space | Brighton & Hove, UK
Ascaso Gallery | Art Miami | Florida, US
Galeria RGR + ART | Art Miami | Florida, US
Art Scape Lab | Art Miami | Florida, US
Parmigiani Fleurier | Monumental Sculpture | Design District, Florida, US
Rafael Barrios Abyssal | Galerie Rauchfeld | Paris, FR
Personnal Exhibition | Hôtel Les Cures Marines | Galerie Rauchfeld | Paris, FR
Museo de Bellas Artes | Magda Arria | Lima, PE
Zona Maco | Galeria RGR+ART | VE & MX
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