portafolio alejandra rojas contreras
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ALEJANDRA ROJAS CONTRERAS´S
PORTFOLIO
CHILEAN VISUAL ARTIST
Title: "Sky blue landscape"Dimensions and medium: 21 x 40 cm., wood engravingDate: 2002
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In my artistic development I have had several experiences withprinting and the colour has always been a protagonist.
I. PRINTINGS
Title: "Mountain"Dimensions and medium: 15 x 21 cm., wood engravingDate: 2002
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Title: "Whirl I"Dimensions and medium: 30 x 35 cm., wood engravingDate: 2002
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Title: "Whirl II"Dimensions and medium: 30 x 35 cm., wood engravingDate: 2002
Title:"Malamadre I"Dimensions and medium: 40 x 60 cm., silk-screen printingDate: 2006
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Title:"Malamadre II"Dimensions and medium: 40 x 60 cm., silk-screen printingDate: 2006
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Title:"Malamadre III"Dimensions and medium: 40 x 60 cm., silk-screen printingDate: 2006
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Title:"Malamadre IV"Dimensions and medium: 40 x 60 cm., silk-screen printingDate: 2006
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Title: "Cabbage"Dimensions and medium: 70 x 240 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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During this period, I worked intensively regarding the microcosm that is possibleto be found in nature. For this reason my models were some vegetables or some plants.
II. PAINTINGS
Title: "Oranges"Dimensions and medium: 90 x 110cm., oil on canvasDate: 2001
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Title: "Tomato"Dimensions and medium: 50 x 70 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2001
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Title: "Onion"Dimensions and medium: 90 x 130 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: "Lemon"Dimensions and medium: 22 x 30 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: "Lemon"Dimensions and medium: 22 x 30 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: "Grass I"Dimensions and medium: 22 x 30cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: "Grass II"Dimensions and medium: 22 x 30cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: "Grass III"Dimensions and medium: 22 x 30cm., oil on canvasDate: 2002
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: November 2003
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I worked for ten years carrying out monthly murals for the school entrance (ColegioInstitución Teresiana), and this summary shows their evolution across time.
III. MURALS
Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: November 2004
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: May 2006
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: March 2007
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: October 2008
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 100 x 400 cm., paperDate: July 2009
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Title: "Universe"Dimensions and medium: 1000 x 2500 cm., tempera on canvasDate: Dicember 2009
This mural had been accomplished with my students at school.
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Some DetailsTitle: "Universe"Dimensions and medium: 1000 x 2500 cm., tempera on canvasDate: Dicember 2009
Some DetailsTitle: "Universe"Dimensions and medium: 1000 x 2500 cm., tempera on canvasDate: Dicember 2009
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Title: "Orange"Dimensions and medium: 30 x 40 cm. oil on canvas and
130 x 170 cm., papersDate: 2004-2007
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After I graduated. I started to work exclusively with not typical materials, such assome papers, wrappers and others, which have extremely strong visual textures. Also,I researched on how one module is related to the whole.
IV.EXPERIMENTAL WORK
Some DetailsTitle: "Orange"Dimensions and medium: 100 modules of 10 x 14 cm., papersDate: 2004-2007
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Some DetailsTitle: "Orange"Dimensions and medium: modules of 10 x 14 cm., papersDate: 2004-2007
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Title: "Aralia"Dimensions and medium: 17 x 20 cm., oil on wood
100 modules of 10 x 11 cm., watercolor on paperDate: 2005-2007
This work was shown in Monochrome exhibition.
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Some DetailsTitle: "Aralia"Dimensions and medium: 17 x 20 cm., oil on wood
100 modules of 10 x 11 cm., watercolor on paperDate: 2005-2007
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Some DetailsTitle: "Aralia"Dimensions and medium: modules of 10 x 11 cm., watercolor on paperDate: 2005-2007
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Some DetailsTitle: "Aralia"Dimensions and medium: modules of 10 x 11 cm., watercolor on paperDate: 2005-2007
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Title: "Malamdre"Dimensions and medium:140 x 160 cm., wappersDate: 2009
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Some DetailsTitle: "Malamdre"Dimensions and medium:140 x 160 cm., wappersDate: 2009
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Some DetailsTitle: "Malamdre"Dimensions and medium:140 x 160 cm., wappersDate: 2009
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Title: "Trompe l´oeil"Dimensions and medium: 25 x 40 cm., oil on woodDate: 2002
V. INSTALLATIONS
I have slowly gone from very shy images to a more developed conceptin the process of creating installations. Still, this process is a good reflection of colour researches.
Title: "Enredaderas"Dimensions and medium: 25 x 40 cm., oil on woodDate: 2002
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Title: "Enredaderas"Dimensions and medium: 25 x 40 cm., oil on woodDate: 2002
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Title: "Aralia"Dimensions and medium: 17 x 20 cm., oil on woodDate: 2002
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: 4 columns of 90 x 140 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2003
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This work was based on a citation by Christo Javacheff.
Title: NoDimensions and medium: 4 columns of 90 x 140 cm., oil on canvasDate: 2003
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This work was based on a citation by Christo Javacheff.
Title: "Unity Awareness"Dimensions and medium: variables dimensions, oil on woodDate: 2004
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These images show the space before and after of the installation.
Some DetailsTitle: "Unity Awareness"Dimensions and medium: variables dimensions, oil on woodDate: 2004
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Some DetailsTitle: "Unity Awareness"Dimensions and medium: variables dimensions, oil on woodDate: 2004
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Some DetailsTitle: "Unity Awareness"Dimensions and medium: variables dimensions, oil on woodDate: 2004
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Title: "Raw Material"Dimensions and medium: 300 x 1500 cm., toilet paper on wallpaperDate: 2004-2008
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This work was shown in Monochrome exhibition.
Some DetailsTitle: "Raw Material"Dimensions and medium: 300 x 1500 cm., toilet paper on wallpaperDate: 2004-2008
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Title: "Raw Material"Dimensions and medium: 300 x 1500 cm., toilet paper on wallpaperDate: 2004-2008
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Title: NoDimensions and medium: variables dimensions, wood and watercolourDate: 2008
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In this piece of work I incorporated some images showing artwork that had been accomplished with my students at school.
Title: NoDimensions and medium: variables dimensions, wood and watercolourDate: 2008
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Title: FountainDimensions and medium: variables dimensions, cement and stainless steelDate: 2009
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Title: FountainDimensions and medium: variables dimensions, cement and stainless steelDate: 2009
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