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Alumni of the University of the Arts LondonLiving peopleVenezuelan expatriates in the United KingdomVenezuelan painters1975 births
painterChelsea College of ArtsVenice BiennaleTamara KvesitadzeGalerie KornfeldTbilisistill lifeLucien FreudFrancis Bacon
Rodolfo Villaplana (born 1975)[1] is a Venezuelan painter who lives and works in France.[2]
Biography
After graduating in 2013 with an MA in Fine Art from the Chelsea College of Arts he was endorsed by the Young Masters panel.[3][4] 2015 he participated in the Venice Biennale. Villaplana was chosen to represent the UK in the Iranian Biennale of Art and exhibited together with Tamara Kvesitadze at a group exhibition represented by the Galerie Kornfeld.[5] In 2015 had his first major solo exhibition titled "Duchamp is Dead" at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in Tbilisi.[6]
Style
Villaplana is best known for his portraits often containing motives of nudity, still life of flowers and several large scale paintings, such as his works "Surprise at Pimlico" or "Ratzinger Revisted" .[7][8]
He draws his inspiration from Neo-Expressionism and artist such as Lucien Freud and Francis Bacon.[9]
References
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^ "Rodolfo Villaplana | Saatchi Art". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "D-Contemporary | Rodolfo Villaplana". dcontemporary.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "rodolfo villaplana – Young Masters Art Prize". young-masters.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "Rodolfo Villaplana and Tamara Kvesitadze represented by GalerieKornfeld - Exhibition at D Contemporary in London". ArtRabbit. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ Author, No. "Inside an Artist's Studio - Renowned Venezuelan Painter Rodolfo Villaplana Based in Tbilisi". GeorgianJournal. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "Rodolfo Villaplana The Naked And The Nude New MOCA London Exhibition - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "Rodolfo Villaplana The Naked and the Nude". Candid Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
^ "Rodolfo Villaplana Portraits Explore The Characters Suffering New Venice Exhibition - Artlyst". Artlyst. Retrieved 2018-06-29.