Daniel Batalla

Daniel Batalla studied painting ascribing to the principles of Joaquín Torres García, creator of the constructive Universalism, one of the most important movements South American Art. His work has since found new shapes but still conserves some premises such as structure and harmony.

The constitutive elements of his work are based in the popular imaginary that surrounds us, taking the language of publicity, advertising and other images made purely for the consumption of the masses Batalla creates his own codified language.

His work is girded by the use of the primary colors, black and white with a monochromatic background where the elements that compose the image are distributed. His paintings flirt with movement and hide messages that can only found by the eyes of an acute observer.

BIO

Daniel Batalla (Uruguay, 1960)

In his youth he studied drawing and painting with artists who made up the Torres García Workshop, first in 1982 with Daymán Antúnez, through whom he later met Doña Manolita Piña, widow of the teacher Joaquín Torres García. Through her he began to hang out with Elsa Andrada and Augusto Torres, with whom he studied for several years. The following year he met artist Francisco Matto and in 1996 he traveled to New York to meet Julio Alpuy and Gonzalo Fonseca.

Starting in 1999, he carried out several group exhibitions in Montevideo and abroad: In 1999, ARTEBA99, Buenos Aires. Cecilia de Torres Gallery, New York. In 2001, Odalys Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela; Daniela Chappard Foundation. Diners Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia; Uruguay Exhibition in Salta, Cabildo de Salta, Argentina. In 2002, Libertad Libros, Casa de Arte, Small Format Works, Montevideo. In 2003, Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts, Washington DC, USA; Sobremuros, International Visions The Gallery, Washington DC, USA. In 2004, The Path of the School of the South, University Galleries, Boca Ratón, USA; shows Ritter Art Gallery, Miami Boca Raton, USA. In 2006, Passion et raison d ́un Espirit Constructif, Birritz, France. In 2007, Bottling, Somethig Special Tours Latin America, creative intervention. In 2008, Show Tribute to Gonzalo Fonseca, Traditions in transit, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2012, Tradition and Modernity, Mantra, Punta del Este, Uruguay. In 2015, Uruguayan Abstract Art, Villa Gianetti, Saronno, Italy; He has participated in the book Arte desde America Latina by Laurens Dhaenens, Casa Editorial Lannoo, Belgium. In 2016, Uruguayan Abstract Art, Instituto Cervantes, Milan, Italy; exhibition Sobremuros, Carlos Federico Sáez Room, Ministry of Transport and Public Works, Montevideo, Uruguay; exhibition Blanes Occupied Municipal Museum Juan Manuel Blanes, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2017, The Rebellious Tradition, National Museum of Visual Arts, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2018, Volta 14, RoFa-Projects, Basel, Switzerland; Arte Marbella, RoFa-Projects, Marbella, Spain. In 2019, Julio Alpuy Tribute Exhibition, Centennial 1919-2019, Museum of Art History, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 2021, The Work Itself: The Dialogue in the Artistic Expression of the South - Batalla, Serra, Larrosa, Embassy of Uruguay, Washington, DC.

His works are in collections such as Phoebus Foundation (Katoen Natie) Belgium, Daniela Chappard Foundation, Gurvich Foundation among others.