Descripción
Vintage Acrylic Painting Osman Astesiano 1975 ”Orange of violet”
Dimensions 40 cm (16”) x 51cm (20”)
Biography:
Osman Astesiano (Montevideo, 1947) is a plastic artist with an extensive and prolific career in our environment. In the 60s he began his training with Maestro Lincoln Presno (member of the “Group of 8”) and together with him he executed large murals in Montevideo, among which “Homage to Maestro Torres García” (1980) stands out. Between 1971 and 1978 he exhibited individually (at the Municipal Hall of Plastic Arts, in the exhibition “Uruguayan Artists of Today”, held in the Vaz Ferreira Room of the National Library, and at the National Hall of Plastic and Visual Arts. ) and also participated in group exhibitions (“Homage to Maestro Joaquín Torres García”, group exhibition of Brazilian artists sponsored by the Pan-American Institute, presenting works in Montevideo, Punta del Este and Buenos Aires). Between 1978 and 1982 he taught drawing courses. And Painting at the Pedro Figari Institute of the Universidad del Trabajo of Uruguay, a position he held again six years later, in 1988. Astesiano worked as a restorer in the chapel belonging to the “Nuestra Señora del Carmen” School in Montevideo. He also carried out the total restoration of the ceilings, coffered ceilings and the lobby and stalls of the Cine Metro (Montevideo). In 1985 he restored the oil painting by the artist Ernesto Laroche “José Batlle y Ordóñez”, the painting “José Serrato” oil on canvas by Maestro Blanes Viale and the work “Baltasar Brum” oil on wood (anonymous). In 1986 he directed the restoration of the façade of the Ateneo de Montevideo and the following year, he was in charge of the total restoration of the South Korean Embassy in Uruguay. In 1993 he was appointed Artistic Advisor to the Legislative Branch, a position he would hold until 2012. During his long and fruitful administration he was in charge of the restoration of buildings and works of art, as well as the curating, organization and direction of individual exhibitions. and collective events in the Legislative Palace (he organized and directed the Exhibition of the Pinacoteca of the Legislative Branch for two consecutive years). In 1996 he restored the ceilings, walls and columns of the “General Artigas” Military Circle building. In 1997 he chaired the Organizing Commission of the First Interparliamentary Painting Biennial of MERCOSUR, and organized and directed the Exhibition “Biombos dos Portugueses”, the exhibition “100 Uruguayan Plastics”, the exhibition of Mexican painters “Flying is an art” and ” From south to south.” He exhibited individually in Uruguay, USA. Puerto Rico and Holland. His works are part of private and government collections, national and foreign. He was General Curator of the Cultural Foundation for the Art, based in Washington D.C. and the World Art Foundation of Delf (Netherlands) selected him in 2004 to exhibit on the occasion of the Olympic Games that were held in Greece. In 2005, he received an award in commemoration of the hundred years of the Círculo de Bellas Artes, and the Ariel Award from the Ateneo de Montevideo in recognition of his contribution to national culture in 2006. During his extensive career he has restored more of 300 paintings from public and private collections. His work has fluctuated between Concrete Art (some of his work reminded me of the work of María Freire) and MADI Art. After a period of rest and maturation of new projects, Osman Astesiano is preparing to surprise us again with his always welcome art.
