Ricardo Pinto
Ricardo Pinto's work has been characterized by the search and creation of landscapes (reinterpreted) from metaphorical topographies to plains of geometric-metaphorical spaces.
In his recent work, elements of Mesoamerican cultures are incorporated into these landscapes. In a meticulous process of aging mirrors, Ricardo proposes a re-reading, where our changing reflection and the revision of the pre-Colombian narrative converge.
Pinto Ricardo Pinto was born in Mexico City in 1973. Since 2003 he lives and works in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
He has about 25 solo exhibitions in Mexico, the United States, Canada, the most recent: "The territory in between" Jack Fisher Gallery San Francisco California and “Cubo Orgánico” Exconvento del Carmen Guadalajara Jalisco.
He has participated in more than 60 group exhibitions in Mexico, Canada, Colombia, United States, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, South Africa, Brazil, and China, among which are:
Pintura Reactiva, Museo Carrillo Gil; Cimbra, Paisajes metafísicos, Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Continente Contenido, Itinerante por África, Homenaje a José Clemente Orozco, Instituto Cultural Cabañas, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Things to Watch Turner & Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, USA, ArtBo Bogotá Colombia, ArtAmericas, Miami FL, Reddot, New York, Treinta y cinco Promesas para un nuevo siglo. Galería de Arte Moderno GDL/JAL, Mexico.
His work has been recognized through the awarding of scholarships and painting biennials, from which recently stand out: National System of Creators 2014/2020, Creator with trajectory Scholarship from the State Fund for Culture and the Arts of Oaxaca 2010 and 2013, Acquisition Award 2nd place in the Biennial Julio Castillo, as well as the Young Creators Scholarship from the State Fund for Culture and the Arts of Jalisco on 2 occasions.
He has made Artistic Residencies in Banff Center, Canada through the exchange program for artistic residencies 2006 and 2011 FONCA; In 2014 he made an artistic residency at the XuYuan Center in Beijing, At the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley California in 2017 and 2018. He recently returned to the city of Beijing invited for the residency at the Red Gate Gallery.
His work is in the permanent collections of Museums in Mexico such as: Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Yucatán, Museo Alfredo Zalce de Morelia, among others. Recently the graphic portfolio NODOS LIBRES is part of the collection of the Instituto de Artes Gráficas de Oaxaca.