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Overview of my journey as an artist

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I was born in Buenos Aires in 1981.

Seeing my interest in drawing and painting, my parents enrolled me in my first art studies at an academy near our home when I was between the ages of 7 and 12. This process nurtured my love for art and inspired a journey that is now a fundamental part of my life.

In my early twenties, I studied for a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at the National University of Arts (UNA). I had the opportunity to study with masters like Carlos Scannapieco, Elsa Soibelman, and Carlos Fels, among others.

Currently, I show my work in solo and group exhibitions and share it daily via the web. In addition to my studio practice, I've recently become involved in street art, painting murals in cultural centers, local businesses, and institutions.

The large walls and canvases allow me greater freedom of expression, using my whole body, and experiencing speed and adrenaline. The walls are where my passion flourishes, and easel paintings are where the concepts and ideas that interest me most come to life.

I currently seek to represent the meditative journey inward, the different dimensions that interact, energy vortices, fractals, the similarity between micro and macro, death and rebirth, regeneration, mandalas, sacred geometry, and new science.

For this, I use in some works a varied and intense chromatic palette, looking for a high visual impact on the spectator that will lead to inspiration and motivation for life. Other times, I prefer the mutative and mysterious effects caused by iridescent, metallic, and fluorescent colors.

I have made some works on silk embroidered with iridescent threads. I also developed a long series of works called “Luminous Un-paints,” which consist of fabrics previously dyed and then faded with bleach. These works can be illuminated from behind, giving a very interesting effect.

I'm in constant development of interior work, including deep meditations, spiritual retreats, trips, shamanic experiences, vision quests, and diverse experiences of self-knowledge and healing in my life. The results of this inner work inspire and motivate my art.

While I paint, I try to be in intense tune with a purpose behind the work. A purpose can be, for example, that this painting will inspire others to find their own path to reconnect with their internal being.

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"As above, so below; as below, so above"
"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates"
“Extremes meet; all paradoxes may be reconciled”

— Extract from "The Kybalion"


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My works are in different parts of the world. Original paintings have already been purchased by individuals and institutions from the United States, Canada, Germany, India, Singapore, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Venezuela, and Mexico.

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The journey has just begun...

 

ABOUT ME | Vayu Pedro Gallinger Art
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