BIOGRAPHY
Carlos Rueda is a visual artist. His practice focuses primarily on oil and acrylic painting. Drawn to the materiality and flexibility of oil, his process relies on layering, gesture, and subtle tonal contrasts to build depth and atmosphere. His work explores the dialogue between the organic and the urban, revealing the quiet presence of nature within the city. Series such as Spring emerge from walks through marketplaces and urban spaces, where overlooked flora appears as a vibrant burst of color against the neutrality of the built environment. More than depicting places, his painting proposes a pause: an invitation to look again, to contemplate, and to breathe the city.
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Solo Exhibition
2017 – Mágica República, CC Islas Malvinas, La Plata, Argentina
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 – Las Tres Casas: Grau, Negret, Vurkovitsky, Museo Casa Grau, Bogotá, Colombia
2024 – Salón Divergente II, 5 Sentidos Art Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
2023 – International Salon of Water Art, Honda, Tolima, Colombia
2022 – V OPUS Salon of Figurative Art, Melaka Art Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
2022 – UDOCBA Painting Salon, Avellaneda, Argentina
2017 – Re-Fundación República de los Niños, La Plata, Argentina
2013 – Federal Prize Biennial, Argentina
2007 – III Young Art Salon, Club El Nogal Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
2006 – V Art and Diversity Salon, Casa Cuadrada Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
2005 – XIII BBVA National Painting Salon, Casa de la Moneda Museum, Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
Distinction
2013 – Special Jury Mention, Federal Painting Prize Biennial, CFI, Buenos Aires, Argentina
STATEMENT
Painting has been present from the beginning, before any formal training or definition. The act of placing color onto a surface has always been a natural form of thinking and exploration. Today, I continue this search through oil and acrylic, working with layers, gesture, and materiality, allowing the image to emerge through the process. My interest lies in the dialogue between the organic and the urban, understanding painting as a space for observation, contemplation, and presence amid the speed of contemporary life. I am continually drawn to learning new techniques and engaging with the work of other artists, seeing each place I visit as an opportunity to expand my practice and explore how far painting can take me.
