Charo Zapater
Bio
Charo Zapater Pomar is a Peruvian artist. She studied Art at Manor College, Chester, England, specializing in painting, and engraving at the San Jordi School of Fine Arts, Barcelona, Spain. In 1976 she obtained a degree with honors from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy. In 2003 she conducted research on ancient techniques in Cameroon, Africa.
In 2004 and 2005 she collaborated with an interdisciplinary group focused on research about art and design, called AXIS Arte, belonging to the Facultad de Arte de la Universidad Católica del Perú.
From 2006 to 2008 she attended a specialization in Visual Arts and Multimedia at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Italy.
In 2016 she collaborated with the South African artist William Kendridge, in his Triunph and Laments project carried out in Lungotevere, Rome, Italy.
In 2018, she participated in PARC, Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru.
She has participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions in Europe and America.
Currently she lives and works in Firenze, Italy and Lima Perú.
Statement
Everything begins with a gesture that gives life to a line and the birth of an image seems to depend on the liveliness of that gesture. This line is not descriptive but evocative, inviting us to see and hear our inner voice, our soul, it is an invitation to let ourselves be carried away by intuition.
Each image is permeated with many other images that were perceived by feelings; infinite paths that lead us to a history of memories and forms.
With this sensitivity we can understand the message of nature, we are water, soil, air, fire. By feeling immersed in nature and achieving harmony in our life, all the benefits and energies of the Universe will be connected to our origins.
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
