Carlos Zapata 'Ex-Votos'

M a r r i a g e . 24 x 27 x 11.5 cm . mixed media“This is a keepsafe and gratitude to Jesus Christ who gave us the good luck to fullfil our marriage which we almost didn”t get to do.”Adelina Juares and Josefo Fuentes Apisaco Tzaxcaza 19493

H o m o s e x u a l i t y . 23.5 x 27 x 11.5 cm . mixed media“I give thanks to Sweet Virgin of Guadalupe for working a great miracle for me, Luis has come to live with me, because we love eachother even though his family doesn’t accept our relationship, it’s not our fault that we are the way we are.“Luis and Felipe, February 14th 19854

Wa r . 25 x 33 x 6 cm . mixed media“I give thanks to god for stopping the war in Guaviare Colombia after 45 years where I lost my Dad, two Uncles and a Sister.”March 20145

H o m e l e s s . 25 x 27 x 11.5 cm . mixed media“I offer this Ex-Voto to St. Joseph for helping me to find a home after I found my self homeless..”David ,19926

L i m b o 1 . 25 x 28 cm . mixed media“I give thanks to the Holly Infant of Atocha for curing Hector of a serious case of Pheumonia. When he has a near dead experience..”8

B i r t h . 33 x 29 x 6 cm . mixed media“Sacred Virgin of Guadalupe I dedicated this Ex-Voto to you Because my Sister was able to give birthday in the hospital after 3 days ofcrossing the mountains by horse.“20009

L i m b o 2 . 26 x 28 cm . mixed media“I give infinite thanks to the Jesus of Luck for saving my Son Luis, Waking up after 3 years in coma, When he took 5 bullets in the gutfrom the revolutionary Army FARC because he didn’t agreed with there demands for this I bring you this Ex-Voto.“10

B l i n d n e s s . 40 x 29 x 12 cm . mixed media“To our Lady of Talpa I give thanks for giving me the good luck to recover from been blind after not being able to work for the durationof one year because of an accident falling on the stairs of my house not finding any remedy I ask you and today I can see.“Juana Urvina Talipa, Jalisco December 15, 198016

C o u n c e l o r . 41 x 28 x 11 cm . mixed media“Saint Dymphna I thank you for giving me 25 years of helping people with their problems with blindness at the radio station.“Caracol, Colombia, 198217

C h i l d h o o d . 17 x 18 x 7 cm . mixed media“I give thanks to Gregorio Hernandez for saving my dad after the cancer he suffer from giving us many years of a happy childhood.”201418

Vu l n e r a b i l i t y . 44 x 15 x 18 cm . mixed media19

S a i n t Pe t e rA g a i n s t C r i m i n a l s3 5 cm heigh . mixed media20

S a i n t G r e g o r i o H e r n a n d e zP r o t e c t o r o f S i c k Pe o p l e3 8 c m h e i g h . mixed media23

S a i n t F r a n c i sP r o t e c t o r o f A n i m a l s3 5 cm heigh . mixed media24

S a i n t J o s e p hP r o t e c t o r o f E x p e c t a n t Wo m e n a n d D y i n g Pe o p l e3 5 c m h e i g h . mixed media23

G u a d a l u p eP r o t e c t o r o f U n b o r n C h i l d r e n4 0 c m h e i g h . mixed media22

M a r i a M a g d a l e n aP r o t e c t o r o f P r o s t i t u t e s3 3 c m h e i g h . mixed media23

S a i n t P i g3 0 cm heigh . mixed media22

S a i n t B u l l3 6 c m h e i g h . mixed media23

P r a y e r18 cm heigh . mixed media22

Va t i c a nR e l i g i o u s M a c h i n e2 4 5 x 3 0 x 3 0 c m . mixed media23

E x -Vo t oT h a n k s f o r t h e p e o p l e l i b e r a t e d f r o m K i d n a p p i n g1 0 5 x 4 7 x 1 9 c m . mixed media22

S h a m a nP r o t e c t o r2 0 1 x 3 0 x 3 0 c m . mixed media23

S l a v e S h i p1 9 5 x 3 0 x 5 6 c m . mixed media22

SELECTED CVEXHIBITIONS2015Ex-Votos2013Iconos : Sagrado y Profano, Millennium (solo)The Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, LondonStage, Cornwall Art Biennale, GunwalloeLimbo, The Old Coffin Store, TruroLondon Art Fair, Islington, London2012Child Soldiers, MillenniumThe Vickers Collection Aspen, USAHandwerksform, Hannover, GermanyMixed Winter, Millennium2010The American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore158 Autumn Exhibition, RWA, BristolThe Edge, The Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth2009Museo Parque De Las Ciencias, Granada SpainExpressions, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth2008Hilde Leiss Gallery, Hamburg, GermanyTuke, The Falmouth Art Gallery, FalmouthPaul Spooner, The First Gallery, SouthamptonAutomates Galerie, Brussels, BelgiumArt Science Philosophy, The American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore2007A Piece of the Action, Bridport Art Centre, DevonKinetica Museum, LondonSummer Exhibition, Royal Academy, LondonMagical Mechanical Machines, Shire Hall, StaffordMade, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield2006Brunel 200, Falmouth Art Gallery, FalmouthMechanical Magic, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, ScunthorpeThe End Of The Pier, Rufford Craft Centre, NottinghamshireGadget, Gears, Whirligigs, Charles River Museum, Waltham MA, USA2005Tree-mendous, Falmouth Art Gallery, FalmouthMechanics Alive, Bury St. Edmunds Art Gallery, SufforkCMT Exhibition, The Oxo Gallery, LondonHoly H 2 0, The American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, USA2004CMT, The Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, USAJeux D’ Automates, Musee Des Automates, Paris, FranceSculpture, National Maritime Museum, FalmouthCMT Exhibition, The Oxo Gallery, London2003Summer Show, The Medici Gallery, LondonAutomata, The Rufford Gallery, NottinghamshireFur and Feathers, Falmouth Art Gallery, FalmouthAutomata, Royal Pump Rooms Gallery & Museum, WarwickCMT Festival, The Oxo Gallery, London2002Out Of The Box, The Air Gallery, LondonSummer Show, Hitchcocks Gallery, BathMUSEUM COLLECTIONSNatural History Museum Museum, LondonThe American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, USAThe Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, USAThe Arima Museum, Kobe, JapanFalmouth Art Gallery, FalmouthThe Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia, USAThe Gumma Museum, JapanHyunggi-do, Paju, Gyeonggi Province, South KoreaMuseo Parque De Las Ciencias, Granada, SpainThe Wrexham County Museum, WalesGloucester Museum, GloucesterTudor House Museum, SouthamptonFolk Museum, HelstonRESIDENCIES2004July-September, Exploratorium Museum, San Francisco, USA2005May, The Visionary Arts Museum, Baltimore, USAPUBLICATIONSEx-Votos, MillenniumSagrado y Profano, MillenniumRaw vision magazine, RV # 49, pg. 66Raw vision magazine, RV # 50, pg. 88Times Newspaper (Monday 5th July 2004)Carlos Zapata by Andrew Lanyon, 2009Carlos Zapata, Blurb, 2008

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