Pedro Tyler Gianoli
Bio
Pedro Tyler Gianoli
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1975, he lived in Punta del Este during his childhood until his family
moved to Montevideo. In 1997 he moved to Santiago de Chile to study art. The contrast between
living in front of the horizon of the Uruguayan coast line and the experience of living in a valley
surrounded by mountains, even if these can be seen due to the smog. Accentuated his interest in
space and its limits, the different ways of experiencing the sculptural.
Graduating as Bachelor of Arts with Highest Distinction in 2001 in Sculpture from the Finis Terrae
University, Chile. Since then, he has exhibited in galleries, museums, and fairs in Latin America, the
USA and Europe. He has participated in several Biennials in South America and Greece. His work is
part of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, SPACE collection, Los Angeles; P.O.C. Brussels; CCU
Collection, Santiago de Chile; Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogota; Museum of Contemporary Art
of Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Contemporary Art Space and Juan Manuel Blanes Museum, Montevideo.
He lives and works in Santiago, Chile.
Statement
The deserted beaches, gardens, and rooftops of Punta del Este were the playground of my
childhood games. Sneaking into my father's workshop to make swords and pistols was
vital, as my mother was against toy guns. I think that's why I've always been captivated by
tools, weapons, and their history. The idea that people can use a tool as a weapon or vice
versa has also influenced my art. The fascination of using an object for a purpose other
than the one for which it was made.
As a sculptor, I break, bend, melt, sand, or simply rearrange a set of ordinary objects; even
if the result may be a video, a drawing, or a moving sculpture. Rulers, bullets, lamps, coins
are the medium I choose to talk about the immaterial aspects of life. For example: how to
analyze and reason about loss, love, and fear. I relate these feelings to what I believe is
beauty: the subtlety of instability, like capturing the calm before the storm, or making an
absence last.
Pedro Tyler 2024
Additional information
Terminal es parte de la serie “Fin del verano”, en la que las obras se componen a partir de cintas de medir de metal, cortadas y dispuestas de manera desordenada dentro de una forma geométrica. Cada pieza conserva algo de movilidad, como las hojas de un arbol que se agitan con el viento. Esta serie se inspira en el cuento “Una hilera de gyngko” de Yasunari Kawabata, donde los protagonistas se maravillan y buscan explicación al porqué a la mitad de los árboles de la casa se le han caído todas sus hojas y al resto no…
