Alexander Sutulov
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Biography
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Alexander Sutulov was born in Concepci?, Chile, in 1962.
He attended the Institute of Contemporary Art in Santiago from 1980 to 1984 and continued his study of art at the University of Utah from 1985 to 1987 with emphasis in painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
From 1988 to 1990 he worked and collaborated at artist co-op Artspace and Stonehenge where he researched hand built techniques with stoneware, porcelain, wood and metal. He worked as an independent artist at the University of New Mexico Printmaking Department from 1990 to 1992. His work at the time with various printing techniques was focused in the use of second generation images. He continued his graphic work with Atelier Sutulov-Gienger from 1992 to 1994 where in conjunction with Black & Blue Press, Golden, New Mexico, he specialized in the use of positive and negative plates for hand printed lithographic limited editions.
From 1994 to 1996 he divided his work between Chile and the United States applying his printmaking experience in digital generated images for mural painting and lithographic limited editions.
Since his return to Chile in 1994, the artist has been part of a variety of corporate and institutional art projects such as: History of Concepci? Mural Project commissioned by the B?-B? North Ream Urban Development Project, Gasco Energy Sculpture Project commissioned by Gasco gas company in Santiago and the recently inaugurated History of Chilean Mining Mural, 3 story digital mural commissioned by Chilean Bureau of Mines and the University of Concepci?.
Since 1990 he showed several graphics work in selected Group and Solo Exhibitions in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, England, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Slovenia, Taiwan and United States.
The artist studio is currently devoted to a wide range of digital art projects specializing in digital painting, fine art limited editions, editorial projects, digital murals, multimedia, corporate and institutional commissioned art projects for public and private spaces.
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Statement
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Atelier Alexander Sutulov is a digital art studio specializing in a wide range of fine art productions. Its mission is to offer and exhibit to a general public a unique approach towards a new form of artistic expression. In the past decade, Digital Painting has been a revolutionary concept of bringing together all artistic media into one coherent visual language.
Considering the background of visual artist Alexander Sutulov where his training encompasses a vast experience in all form of media such as drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture, his digital art work constitutes a synthesis of his entire previous endeavour in addition to the new challenges established by digital media.
At close observation, Alexanders work can be recognized in its richness of surface and most important, the achievement and mastery of a technique where its attempt in any other media would be virtually impossible. The true value of his work relies on this fact where combined with state of the arts printing technology, the end result are authentic works of art.
Long has been the discussion over the originality of second generation images (all form of printmaking involving two or more transfer substrates in order to achieve a final result, such is the case for photo transfer, positive and negative plate, screen printing, etc.) nevertheless without such a concept none of the master print works in the 20th century could have been realized. When we pay tribute to outstanding artist such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, it would be impossible to imagine them without a concept of second generation images.
In the same perspective, digital painting and digital art in general has been a transcendental breakthrough for art history and it is yet to be seen the embedded potentiality of this artistic phenomenon.
It has been the artist life pursuit to commit and offer his public access to real art meaning that his or her experience can be made tangible, not from a far away museum or an unaffordable gallery but rather a direct and intimate relationship. For this purpose he has conceived a way of making original fine art limited editions, accessible through the internet so new generations may have a reference amongst other talented digital artist, the possibility to become involved in a learning process in order to heighten visual thinking capabilities.
The view of intellects and theorist such as Rudolf Arnheim in his eloquent publication: Visual Thinking 1969, is a true testimony of our current world dynamics. Our most primal and basic form of cognitive reality is based upon our structure of visual thinking without such learning process, our access to contemporary reality would be dramatically restricted.
In the same way, the artist was able to familiarize from an early age with the surroundings of Gonzalo Camarenas epic mural: Presencia de America Latina at the University of Concepcion Fine Arts Museum (Pinacoteca Casa del Arte) as an eye opening experience. He discovered the building blocks of our growing process and most important our capability of astonishment. It is this message he wishes to convey through his work and make it possible to be a lifetime dialogue with his public and future generations.
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Exhibitions
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COMMISSIONS:
2005 HISTORY OF CHILEAN MINING MURAL / FEBRUARY 2005
El Teniente Division, Codelco Chile / University of Concepci?
2004 TIERRA DE LA FRONTERA / MARCH 2004
Digitalis, Vancouver, Canad?
2004 CHILE UNA VISION DE ULTRAMAR / JANUARY 2004
Chilean Navy.
2003 OMME VIVUM EX OVO / NOVEMBER 2003
Picasso M?, Madrid, Spain.
2003 SANTIAGO ENTER / SEPTEMBER 2003
National Monuments Council, Santiago, Chile.
2002 SACRED HEART BOOK / DECEMBER 2002
Editorial Trineo S.A., Santiago, Chile.
2001 KARAMBA ANIMATION PROJECT/ SEPTEMBER 2001
Kent Explora Animation Project, Birmann Building, Santiago, Chile.
2000 LA OLA MURAL PROJECT/ SEPTEMBER 2000
Proyecto Kent Arte Impreso, Edificio Birmann, Santiago, Chile.
2000 GASCO ENERGY SCULPTURE / JULY 2000
Gasco Corporate Building, Santiago, Chile.
1999 SAINT GEORGE MURAL PROJECT / SEPTEMBER 1999
Isidoro Building, Santiago, Chile
1999 MURAL PROJECT / MUSEO AMPARO / MAY 1999
Amparo Museum, Puebla, M?ico
1999 MURAL PROJECT / BIO-BIO / MARCH 1999
North Rim Urbanization Project, Concepci?, Chile.
1998 MURAL PROJECT / GRAN IMAGEN COPTERS / DECEMBER 1998
Torre Kennedy Building, Santiago, Chile
1998 MURAL PROJECT / HISTORY OF CHILEAN MINING / NOVEMBER1998
Chilean Mining Bureau y University of Concepcion, Chile
1998 MURAL PROJECT / DOMINICANO / OCTOBER 1998
Iberostar Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
1998 MURAL PROJECT / BAMBERG CAVALIER / APRIL 1998
Broadway Cultural Centre, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1997 MURAL PROJECT / POSCO STEEL / MARCH 1997
Posco Centre, Seoul, Korea
1996 MURAL PROJECT / FRANCO BALLOTTA / MAY 1996
Parque Arauco, Santiago, Chile
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1998 ALEXANDER SUTULOV, DIGITAL PAINTINGS / JULY 1998
Modern Art Museum, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1998 ALEXANDER SUTULOV, DIGITAL PAINTINGS / JUNE 1998
Pedro Olmos Mu?z Cultural Centre, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
1998 SOLO EXHIBITION BY ALEXANDER SUTULOV / MARCH 1998
Pacific Cultural Foundation Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan.
1997 KEY BLACK, GRAFICA DEL SUR / JULY 1997
Pinacoteca Casa del Arte, University of Concepci?, Concepci?, Chile.
KEY BLACK, GRAFICA DEL SUR / MAY 1997
Corporaci? Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
1996 KEY BLACK, GRAFICA DEL SUR / DECEMBER 1996
Posco Center, Seoul, Korea.
KEY BLACK, GRAFICA DEL SUR / NOVEMBER 1996
Yamaguchi Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
1994 ALEXANDER SUTULOV / PAINTINGS, LITHOGRAPHS & DRAWINGS
Czechowska Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
1992 ALEXANDER SUTULOV / NEW DIRECTIONS
Ralph Greene Gallery, Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
1989 ALEXANDER SUTULOV / KAYA MAHCA-1989
Espaciocal Gallery, Santiago, Chile.
1988 ALEXANDER SUTULOV PAINTINGS
Artspace, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2005 Digitalis Patterns: an exhibition of digital prints
New Forms Festival 2005: Ecologies, Vancouver, Canada
Digitally 2005
Artrom Gallery, Rome, Italy
Real-Time 2005
Online Global Art Annual, Artoteque.com
Art Now 2005
Online Global Art Annual, Artoteque.com
Fantastic 2005
Artrom Gallery, Rome , Italy
2004 Digitalis / Ethno Techno Exhibition
New Forms Festival 2004, Vancouver, Canada
2003 Bienal Internacional de Arte Contempor?eo / Florencia 2003
Fortaleza de Basso, Florencia, Italia
INTERNATIONAL OPEN IMAGE (IOI) 2003
Deluxe Gallery, Londres, Inglaterra
Spring Award Bled 2003
Pristava International Art Centre, Bled, Eslovenia
2002 Bienal Buenos Aires 2002
Museo de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spring Award Bled 2002
Internacional Art Centre Pristava, Bled, Eslovenia
Pixxelpoint International Computer Art Festival 2002
Casa de la Cultura, Nova Gorica, Eslovenia
2002 International Digital Art Award
Counihan Gallery Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
World Digital Touring Exhibition
International Digital Art IDA, Melbourne, Australia
2001 Kent Explora, Animaci? Digital / September 2001
Edificio Birmann , Santiago, Chile.
Pixxelpoint International Computer Art Festival 2001
Casa de la Cultura, Nova Gorica, Eslovenia
September Song 2001
Soho Festival Multimedia, London, England
Kent Explora Arte Impreso / May 2001
Edificio Birmann, Santiago, Chile.
1998 OPEN AND CLOSE SYSTEM
Broadway Cultural Centre, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
1997 HEWLETT PACKARD / AYUDANDO AL MUNDO A DAR UNA GRAN IMPRESION
Museo de Arte Contempor?eo, Santiago, Chile.
GLOBAL ART EXHIBITION
Sut Yet-Sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.
GLOBAL ART EXHIBITION
National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
1996 GROUP SHOW AT CZECHOWSKA
Galer{ Czechowska, Santiago, Chile.
1995 MICHAEL GIENGER / RODNEY HAMON / ALEXANDER SUTULOV
Museo Jos?Luis Cuevas, Ciudad de M?ico, M?ico.
1994 NACE UN MUSEO EN VALDIVIA
Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile.
FIGUARSE VENEZIA
Caf?Z?ich, Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
1993 LLUVIA DE PINCELES / MAINSTREAM PRIZE
Museo de Arte Moderno, Castro, Chilo? Chile.
GROUP OF EXHIBITION AT HARVARD ZOO
Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHICS INTALLATION
AT CAFE Z?ICH
Caf?Z?ich, Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
1992 WORKS ON PAPER
Caf?Z?ich, Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
COCA ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION / PURCHASE AWARD
University City Modern Art Museum, Missouri, USA.
UNM PRINT EXHIBITION
University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
UNM INVITATIONAL PRINT SHOW
Universidad de las Am?icas, Puebla, M?ico.
EXHIBITION OF PRINTS
Centennial Gallery, University of New Mexico,
Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
1991 MAGNIFICO NEW MEXICO ART FESTIVAL
Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA.
BOULDER ART FESTIVAL
Boulder, Colorado, USA.
AWARDS:
2006 GRAND PRIZE
REAL-TIME, Artoteque.com
2005 SECOND PLACE AWARD
Digitally 2005, Artrom Gallery.
2005 ART OF EXCELLENCE
Art Now 2005, Artoteque.com.
2005 HONORABLE MENTION
Medial 1. Art Biennial 2005
2005 THIRD PLACE AWARD
Fantastic 2005, Artrom Gallery.
2003 FIRST AND SECOND FINALIST IN DIGITAL AND FINE ART
"Visiones Convergentes", CNN en Espa?l.
1998 BEST SHOW OF THE YEAR AWARD
Modern Art Museum, Santo Domingo, Rep?lica Dominicana.
1993 "LLUVIA DE PINCELES" AWARD
Modern Art Museum, Castro, Chile
1992 COCA ANNUAL EXHIBITION AWARD
Modern Art Museum, University City, Missouri, USA.
1990 PRINTMAKING MERIT AWARD
XV Exhibici? de Artistas Emergentes, Valpara?o, Chile
1987 ACADEMIC MERIT UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
Universidad de Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1986 DEPARTAMENTAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Fine Art Department, Universidad de Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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