Mariela Aquilio
Bio
Sculptor and visual artist. Holds a Teaching Degree in Sculpture from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Prilidiano Pueyrredón (now UNA, 2003), studied art writing with Eva Grinstein (Fundación Start, 2007) and is specializing in Art Therapy (UNA). Teaches Sculpture at UNA (Gollob and Madanes chairs) and is Full Professor of Sculpture (Technique II) at Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Regina Pacis. Exhibiting since 2006. Selected exhibitions: "Fuera del Tiempo #2 #3", Museo Casa del Poeta, San Luis (2026); "Elementos. Cosmovisión", Colección Fortabat (2024); "Otros Mundos Posibles", Museo de la Cárcova (2023). Selected distinctions: Fuera del Tiempo #2 #3 residency, La Siempre Viva, San Luis (2024–2025); selected to apply for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize (2023); National Textile Art (2010) and Sculpture (2009) Salons, Palais de Glace. Co-directs art and design projects with visual artist May Borovinsky at Estancia La Cinacina. Produced work for Jorge Macchi from 2010 to 2022.
Statement
Mariela Aquilio’s work is deeply rooted in her involvement with the landscape; conceived from the feet up and through the senses, it weaves walking, observing, and gathering into the act of making. She works with the subtle and imperceptible in the natural world of her homeland. This process culminates in her studio where, through material exploration, she pursues a specific treatment for each gathered element, expressing its wild and distinctive beauty. By granting these objects new meanings, her work invites viewers to evoke the places these fragments come from and to shift the gaze toward a precise focus that illuminates the natural glimmers that accompany us.
Additional information
Medidas variables, hasta 120 × 180 cm
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
