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3rd Biennial of Contemporary Art of Argentina


I was invited to participate in the 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Argentina, Buenos Aires, October 5 – 10, 2016.  

​View my work: "Our Beautiful Offspring" which won First Prize (Ceramic and Porcelain), at https://www.grahamhay.com.au/galleryindex.html

​Nearly 180 artists from 33 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,  Dominican Republic, Egypt, USA, France, Greece, Netherlands, Iran, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela ​participated. The exhibition spread over 6 gallery spaces in the Centro Cultural Borges, Viamonte 525, in central Buenos Aires, ​Argentina.
Video of the 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Oct 5 – 10, 2016. 
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On 5 October the exhibition spaces were officially opened by: Prof. Maria Elena Beneito,  Biennial Director, Gregorio Luke, former director of the Museum of Latin American Art (USA), Ponciano Cardenas, artist (Argentina), Jesus Marcos, academic   (Spain/Argentina), Anders Liden, President of the International Association of Art (Sweden).

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Opening night crowd

​​Exhibiting Artists include:
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Aneta Novitzka (Poland)
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Felipe Rivera Ortiz (Puerto Rico)


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Teresa Cabo (Uruguay)
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Aníbal Alejandro Rojo (Argentina)

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​Flory Menezes (Brasil)
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Silvio Francini (Argentina)

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Maria Marita Brandao (Brasil)
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Mariano Cinat (US)

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Doris Blaser (Arentina)
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Graham Hay NZ / Aus

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​Nestor Nis (Argentina)
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 Daniel Fiallegas (Argentina)

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Andres Marcolla (Argentina)


Our Beautiful Offspring:  Winner: Ceramica Y Porcelain: Primer Premio:

My work was a more introspective work.

I felt a compulsion to make a work as tall as possible that spiralled upwards over my head.

By making it in ceramic material I wanted the work to convey a sense of fragility and possible disaster.  Will the group of 3 delicate spirals hold together, or will one or all collapse and shatter on the hard ground?  Given the proximity of Argentina to Chile and their recent earthquakes, more tension was created by making the sculpture's base less than than 50 cm wide.

As a recent "empty nester" there are feelings of emotional fragility as roles are realigned, daily patterns altered and nature of parent/child conversations/relationships change yet again.

The work exhibited was developed through a series of works and studio disasters over the preceding nine months. Initial attempts at construction were developed during an AIR at Perth College in early 2016.
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Event website: http://www.bienaldearte.com.ar

Other international exhibitions
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Awards:

PAINTING:
First prize: HECHIJIA Yegu-China.
Second Prize: CLAUDIO gallina Argentina-Bco.Ciudad;
Third Prize: YOEL DIAZ GÁLVEZ -Mexico

PHOTO:
First Prize: ANETA NOWICKA- Poland;
Second Prize: CRISTIAN DONOSO-Chile;
Third Prize: ANDEL PAULMANN Chile

SCULPTURE:
First Prize: Ferrari ANGEL LUIS Argentina
Second Prize: SILVIA DE stoia - Argentina- Bco.Ciudad,
Third Prize: VICTOR DANELINCK- Argentina- Bco.Ciudad.

DRAWING:
First Prize: OMAR PANOSETTI- Argentina-Bco.Ciudad

Ceramic and Porcelain:
First Prize: GRAHAM Hay Australia;
Second Prize: SILVIA BLANCO- Argentina;
Third Prize: FLORY MENEZES - Brazil

JEWELS OF AUTHOR:
First Prize: MIA OF MURÍA- Argentina;
Second Prize: Georgina ANDREA Argentina.

RECORDED:
First Prize: JOSE MARIA Ibáñez- Chile;
Second Prize: MA. FLORA BLANCK- Argentina.

FACILITIES:
First Prize: Second Prize CARMEN DALONE- Argentina:
​CARLOS Mautone - Uruguay¸
Tercer Prize: MÓNICA CLAY- Uruguay.
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source: http://www.bienaldearte.com.ar/cierre-y-entrega-de-premios-e-la-iii-bienal-internacional-de-arte-contemporaneo-de-argentina-2016/

Other Cultural Activities

I explored Argentina's culture, economics and politics via a number of other formal and informal activities:

Visiting the "outdoor studio" of the artist Silvio Francini, in the Delta area, and also the Sarmiento House (glass house) in Tigre, north of Buenos Aires,

​Attended a Biennial organised dinner and professional theatre presentation on the history of the Tango, as well as a more social Sunday country lunch and musical theatre of the different regions of Argentina.  Meet with and viewed ceramic paper clay porcelain work by Graciela Olio.

​Bilingual tours of the 
    Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, Olga Cossettini 141, C1107CCC CABA.
    Museum of Decorative Art : Av. del Libertador 1902,  Buenos Aires. Includes many ceramic works, plus Rodin and El Greco works.
    Museum of Popular Art “José Hernández”, Av. del Libertador 2373, Buenos Aires (Traditional and Fine Crafts) Bought ceramic book.
    Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo 1370, 1085 CABA, Buenos Aires (inspired and based upon the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri).

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Attended a Biennial organised dinner and professional theatre presentation on the history of the Tango.   Sunday country lunch and musical theatre of the different regions of Argentina.  
​Bilingual tours of the 
    Colección de Arte Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, Olga Cossettini 141, C1107CCC CABA.
    Museum of Decorative Art : Av. del Libertador 1902,  Buenos Aires. Includes many ceramic works, plus Rodin and El Greco works.
    Museum of Popular Art “José Hernández”, Av. del Libertador 2373, Buenos Aires (Traditional and Fine Crafts) Bought ceramic book.
    Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo 1370, 1085 CABA, Buenos Aires (inspired and based upon the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri).

Meet with and viewed ceramic paper clay porcelain work by artist Graciela Olio.
Other exhibiting artists include:

Juliana Mejia
(Colombia/Costa Rica/Mexico) Painter
​Silvia Sanchez  (Argentina) painter
Noemi Mazzei (Argentina) Impressionistic landscape
​Diana Rossi (Paraguay) painter geometric abstraction

also:
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Marta Alicia Acosta (Argentina)
MA. Eugenia Alel (Chile)
Claudio Argento (Argentina)
Karin Barrera (Chile)
​Monica Barro (Argentina)
Angelica Basavilbaso (Argentina)
Gabriela Berrios (Argentina)
Paulina Beyer (Chile)
Bikkel (Holand)
Christina Binstok  (Argentina)
Maria Flora Blanck (Argentina) Ceramic
Vania Boidanich (Parguay)
Marta Bonjour (Argentina)
Simon Boyd (Argentina)
Carolina Brave (Argentina)
Isabel Bruniard (Argentina)
Angel Caballero (Uruguay)
Teresa Cabo (Argentina) painter
Laura Castro Bernard (Argentina)
Fran Celis Atria (Chile)
Paula Cifuentes (Chile)
Monica Ciurria (Argentina)
Ines Civile (Argentina)
Liliana Constanza (Argentina)
Santiago Coscarelli (Argentina)
Jorge Costa (Argentina)
Nestor Gabriel Cozzi (Argentina)
Johanna Cuno (Uruguay)
Carmen Dalone (Argentina) Foyer Installation
Jose Alfredo De Andres (Argentina)
Monica De Muria (Argentina) Sculpture
Yoel Diaz Galvez (Mexico) Painter 
Gladys Diaz (Mexico) Bronze Sculpture
Diana Doctorovich (Brasil)
Veronica Doerner (Chile)
Cristian Donoso (Chile)
Hernan Durigon  (Argentina)
Carlos Eguiguren (Chile) 
Florencia El Jaouharo  (Argentina)
Maria Gabriela Escoda  (Argentina)
Maria Etcheverry (Uruguay)
Veronica Fernandez (Paraguay)
Luis Ferrari  (Argentina) Sculpture
Hernol Flores (Chile)
Marina Fons  (Argentina)
Silvio Francini  (Argentina)
Alfredo Galbarini  (Argentina)
Alba Galeano (Uruguay)
Analia Galiasso   (Argentina)
Nannina Galluppi (Paraguay)
Marita Ganza   (Argentina)
Carlos Gigena Seeber (Argentina)
Flavio Gimenez Velazquez (Paraguay)
Monica Gomez (Chile)
Luciana Gomez (Brasil)
Dolores Gonzalez Soria (Argentina)
Bernardo Gonzalez (Uruguay)
Marisol Grisanti (Chile)
laila Gruarin (Argentina)
Isabel Gruneisen  (Argentina)
Sol Guillion (Chile) Art Digital
Silvia Guzman (Chile) Painting 
Olivia Hanze (Venezuela) 
​Gabriela Hartismendy (Chile) Painting
​Laurel Holloman (USA) Painting
Ana Maria Hortal (Chile) Painting
Ines Hugalde (Argentina) Paintng
Jose Maria Ibanez (Chile) Woodcut
Keka Isbej (Chile) Painting
Silvia Jadad (Chile) Painting
Joel Jambou (France) Painting
Eliana Jara (Chile) Painting
​Angel Ricardo Juarez (Argentina) Painting
Liliana Kodier (Argentina) Sculpture
MA. Luisa Lanusse (Argentina) Painting
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A big Thank You to ​
Maria Elena Beneito, for inviting me to apply to enter the Biennial.
​Leda Bachor for the smooth event organisation and public relations, and
Melina Piterbarg for the many months of work preparing for the event.
Thank you Silvio Francini for his offering, and hospitality, to take me on a morning tour of the Delta in his boat, plus a genuine choripan while watching a local rugby match.
My thanks to Aneta Novitzka, Felipe Rivera Ortiz, Mariano Cinat, Andrew Marcolla,  Daniel Fiallegas and the many South American artists who made me feel welcome and for our frequently stimulating conversations.
Studio: Farmer Street Studio, North Perth, AUS                  
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