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Federico Herrero (English and German Edition)
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About Federico Herrero
•A monographic overview of Federico Herrero, one of Latin America's most eminent contemporary artists•Herrero's landscape paintings always aim to be down-to-earth; they involve the people who inhabit the areas that inspire him, which are often impoverishedFederico Herrero (born 1978 in Costa Rica) is one of Latin America's most eminent contemporary artists. In 2001, at the age of only twenty, he won the award for best young artist (today's Silver Lion) at the Venice Biennale curated by Harald Szeemann. His home town of San José is an important point of reference for him and serves as a kind of laboratory for his explorations of the world. Despite being firmly anchored in the international art scene, he still lives and works in his native environment. Herrero paints abstract and colorful paintings exclusively of landscapes. He sometimes uses canvasses in extremely large formats, but also creates works in the public sphere. Whether painting high-rise façades in São Paulo, bridge piers in Columbia or fishermen's huts in Basel, he always engages in a productive dialogue with architecture. His paintings are not meant to be elitist but part of everyday life. He aims to get involved, often selecting deprived areas and inviting local young people to take part in his work. His art is not designed to change society, but to provide opportunities for critical perception.Contents:Federico Herrero: The continuous painterOn the environmental properties of Federico Herrero's paintingsSelected WorksEnergy FlowsVoyage without GeographySelected WorksAcknowledgementsT
