Rubén Saavedra
Bio
Rubén Saavedra (Chiclayo, Peru, 1992) studied architecture before pursuing art at the Macedonio de la Torre School of Fine Arts in Trujillo, graduating in 2018 with a gold medal. His work has garnered the attention of prominent Peruvian art critics such as Luis Lama and Gustavo Buntinx.
Solo exhibitions include: “Succession,” Metropolitan Museum of Lima (2024); “Dialectics of Irony,” Manos Libres Gallery, San Isidro, Lima (2024); and “The Feast, Archaeology of Excess,” Banco de la Nación Gallery, Trujillo (2019).
His work is held in various collections in the USA, Poland, Italy, Spain, the Philippines, and other countries. His work is also exhibited in galleries in Madrid and Poland, and he is a winner and finalist for numerous awards and distinctions.
Statement
Rubén Saavedra
My artistic proposal is based on historical, dialectical, and aesthetic reflection on the history of art, through a thematic eclecticism, always incorporating elements from the past and present, with a language of appropriation of elements such as photography, sculpture, painting, posters, and interior and exterior architecture, using the diverse visual resources to which we are accustomed in the 21st century.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
