Gaston Ugalde - INFO

Gastón Ugalde. Apodado el “Warhol
andino”, Ugalde es conocido por sus
trabajos provocativos que presenta
frecuentemente en hojas de coca, billetes
de banco obsoletos y los paisajes de
ensueño del Salar de Uyuni, las salinas
más grandes del mundo, que se pueden
visitar en un viaje de un día en avión.
“He vivido a través de 40 presidentes
bolivianos”, reflexiona el artista, y cuando
le pregunto si preferiría vivir junto al mar,
lanza una fuerte carcajada. “Nosotros
los paceños somos cóndores”, dice con
orgullo. “No son los pelícanos”. Extracto
Financial Times, 29 de junio de 2018.
Gastón Ugalde. Dubbed the “Andean
Warhol”, Ugalde is known for
provocative works that frequently feature
coca leaves, obsolete bank notes and the
dreamy landscapes of Salar de Uyuni,
the world’s largest salt flats, which can
be visited on a day trip by air. “I’ve
lived through 40 Bolivian presidents,”
the artist reflects — and when I ask if
he’d prefer to live by the sea, there is a
hearty laugh. “We Paceños are condors,”
he says proudly. “Not pelicans.” Excerpt
Financial Times June 29, 2018.
Gastón Ugalde I ARUSKIPT’ASIPXAÑANAKASAKIPUNIRAKISPAWA 1992 I Mixed media on canvas I 200 x 200 cm
The longest word in any language that consists of 36 letters 14 syllables, 13 suffixes that
morphemically, in each of its forms, has its meaning. The translation and interpretation
into English of the word ARUSKIPT’ASIPXAÑANAKASAKIPUNIRAKISPA-
WA means: we are obliged to communicate, despite all the conflicts with which human
beings act, which we also face and solve through communication.
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