Meet Me
Fernando Zuniga’s work arise as a result of playing. It’s through animals and pop characters that he exposes different human problematics such as truth, conscience, decadence and cruelty that surrounds us all. Within these topics, evolution is the one that stands out, which is represented by the dinosaur, which represents both the internal evolution of each human and the evolution of the species. Moving around the edges of the rational and the irrational, the known and the unknown.
A third element appears by the alchemy of the union of these opposites. In this process, the painting experience acquires more and more importance and the work arises as a consequence of it. The risk constitutes the central element that gives singular strength to the work. The obsessive use of coal in his work becomes a poetic act that evokes the gradual and total change that is generated in any object or living being under pressure, as happens with the mineral that in extreme conditions and high temperatures is transformed into a diamond.
SERIES
This unplanned abstract series explores creation's duality through risky, tactile charcoal application. Destruction informs new design, embracing uncertainty and the union of opposites.
Inspired by "The 11 Steps of Magic" methodology, this series uses Art to consciously manifest reality. Each piece embodies a creation step, positioning the Artist as Magician.
Inspired by rhino protection, this art series uses pink to symbolize neutrality and tackles child abuse, animal cruelty, and consumerism
This series merges rational/irrational, feminine/masculine, aiming to birth a higher third element by integrating opposites; an oxymoron.
EXHIBITIONS
Zuniga’s work has been featured in major international art fairs and galleries across the globe, establishing a significant presence in the contemporary art landscape of North and South America and Europe
2023 Tedocchio, Aurelia Art Gallery, New Mexico, USA
2023 Anti fest, La Panarteria Gallery, Madrid, España
2022 Umiko Studio, Art exhibition, Gorila Arte Gallery, Madrid, España
2022 Urvanity Art Fair, Gorila Arte Gallery, Madrid, España
2022 Exposición 02 Gorila Arte Gallery, Madrid, España
2021 Exposición 01, Gorila Arte Gallery, Madrid, España
2017 Bienal de Buenos Aires, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2014 Las Mil y un Artes, Almagro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 Proyecto San Antonio, La Calera, Bogotá, Colombia
2011 Geba Art Gallery "Art Brut, Post Sapiens" Bogotá, Colombia
2010 Galería Café Gourmet "Decorando" Bogotá, Colombia
2009 Bienal Enrique Olaya Herrera, Bogotá, Colombia
2009 World Art Foundation, Representing Colombia, La Brea, California, USA
2008 UBS Building Aventura, Florida, USA
