Eugenio Ampudia

Eugenio Ampudia - In that chiaroscuro the monsters arise

Técnica: Mixed drawing and paper technique

Biografía del Artista: Eugenio Ampudia is a Spanish contemporary artist born in Valladolid in 1958. He studied Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country and later at the Spanish Academy in Rome. He is known for his work that questions the boundaries of art and life, using a variety of media, from installation to performance and video art. Ampudia has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Spain and around the world, including the Venice Biennale, the São Paulo Biennale and the Documenta in Kassel. He has also been awarded several prizes, including the National Prize for Plastic Arts in Spain. Overall, Eugenio Ampudia's work challenges conventional perceptions of art and reality, opening up new possibilities for interaction and critical reflection. His work has been recognized by critics and the public worldwide, and has left a significant mark on Spanish and international contemporary art.

Currently one of the most renowned Spanish artists. His multidisciplinary work received the AECA Award for the best living Spanish artist represented at ARCO18 – which he also won in 2008 – and the ARCO-BEEP Award, Electronic Art Collection. Also in 2008, he received the The Delfina Foundation scholarship (London). Her work explores, from a critical perspective, artistic processes, the artist as a manager of ideas, the political role of creators, the meaning of the work of art, the strategies that allow it to be created, its production, promotion and consumption mechanisms, the effectiveness of the spaces assigned to art, as well as the analysis and experience of those who contemplate and interpret it. Her works have been exhibited internationally in places such as ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany; Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts, Amman, Jordan; Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico; Boston Center for the Arts, Boston (MA), United States; Ayala Museum, Manila, Philippines; the Whitechapel in London; the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome; in Biennials such as those in Singapore, Havana, the Biennial of the End of the World. And she is part of collections such as MNCARS, MUSAC, ARTIUM, IVAM, La Caixa, among others.