Francisco Sierra (artist)
Francisco Sierra (born 1977, Chile) is a contemporary artist known for his use of irony and humour in his photorealistic drawings and paintings.[1]
Early life[edit]
Sierra was born in Chile in 1977 and moved with his family to Switzerland in 1986.[2]
Awards[edit]
He has received several Swiss grants[3][4][5] and the Manor Art Prize, for which he was given a solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen.[2][6][7]
Exhibitions[edit]
- Solo exhibition at Wilhelm-Hack-Museum
- Solo exhibition at Galerie Gregor Staiger
- solo exhibition at Kunstmuseum Solothurn[8][7]
Monographs[edit]
- Francisco Sierra. With texts by Christoph Vögele, Raphael Gygax, Roland Wäspe and an interview by Nadine Wietlisbach, edited by Kunstmuseum St.Gallen and Kunstmuseum Solothurn. Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, 2013 - ISBN 978-3-86984-057-4 [1] at Google Books
- Cahier d’Artiste. Text by Giovanni Carmine, edited by Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Edizioni Periferia, 2009 - ISBN 978-3-907474-59-4
- A Parallel Universe. Text by Fanni Fetzer and Reinhard Spieler, edited by Kunsthaus Langenthal und Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2009 - ISBN 978-3-905817-18-8
References[edit]
- ^ "Francisco Sierra". frieze.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ a b St.Gallen, Kunstmuseum. "Francisco Sierra – Kunstmuseum St.Gallen". www.kunstmuseumsg.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-11.
- ^ "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
- ^ "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
- ^ "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
- ^ de:Liste der Preisträger des Manor Kunstpreises
- ^ a b "Francico Sierra - Spiel mit der Wirklichkeit". Schweizer Illustrierte.
- ^ "Kunst - Frech, frivol, fantastisch: Francisco Sierra in Solothurn".
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