Eduardo Roca «Choco»: Keys to an Identity

Eduardo Roca «Choco»: Keys to an Identity

- Virginia Alberdi - Choco shines with his own light. Perhaps not all inhabitants of the Caribbean island know that his name is Eduardo Roca, but when you say Choco – the familiar name with which he signs his pieces – they understand that you are speaking of an artist whom everyone admires for contributing to the heart of Cuban culture. That perception has been forged over time and is supported by the regularity of a consistent artistic output. The participation in salons and biennials and the awards he has received have contributed…Read more …
Pedro Pablo Oliva – FACES OF AN ISLAND

Pedro Pablo Oliva – FACES OF AN ISLAND

Vernissage:   August 25, 2016, 6 p.m. Exhibition:     August 26 through September 17, 2016 Pedro Pablo Oliva (Pinar del Río, *1949) counts as one of the most remarkable living painters of the Cuban art scene. For his lifetime achievement he was awarded the Cuban National Prize for Visual Arts in 2006. Over 4 decades of an unbounded fantasy and relentless observations led to a lifetime oeuvre of technical excellence, visual fantasy, psychological acuteness and conceptional coherence. At the exhibition FACES OF AN ISLAND ArteMorfosis displays bronze sculptures and paintings from 2013 to 2015, most…Read more …
Save the Date: Pedro Pablo Oliva

Save the Date: Pedro Pablo Oliva

Vernissage: August 25, 2016, 6 p.m. Exhibition: August 26 through September 17, 2016 Pedro Pablo Oliva (Pinar del Río, *1949) counts as one of the most remarkable living painters of the Cuban art scene. For his lifetime achievement he was awarded the Cuban National Prize for Visual Arts in 2006. Over 4 decades of an unbounded fantasy and relentless observations led to a lifetime oeuvre of technical excellence, visual fantasy, psychological acuteness and conceptional coherence. At the exhibition FACES OF AN ISLAND ArteMorfosis displays bronze sculptures and paintings from 2013 to 2015, most of…Read more …
Festival Caliente! Visiting ArteMorfosis

Festival Caliente! Visiting ArteMorfosis

José Fuster (*1946) has been labled "Gaudi of Havana" by The Guardian, NZZ-Feuilleton, TripAdvisor and others. He is known in Cuba for his initiative to convert his neighborhood in Jaimanitas, a suburb of Havana, into a ceramic dream world. Much hast been written about Fuster online at sites like lahabana.com and artsobserver.com or in tourist guides to Cuba. ArteMorfosis and Festival Caliente! are presenting Fuster in Zürich in the Week of the 'Züri Fäscht'. He will be painting live on the Caliente! stage during performances of the music groups and ArteMorfosis is displaying a…Read more …
ArteMorfosis Celebrating first Anniversary

ArteMorfosis Celebrating first Anniversary

On April 16, 2015 ArteMorfosis opened its doors to the public for the first time at Weinbergstrasse 15 with Flora Fong's solo exhibition 'ART: ELIXIR OF LIFE'. In August Ernesto García Peña's solo exhibition 'ISLAND LYRICS' was the second and last exhibition to take place at that venue. By good chance we discovered a vacant store predestined to become our next gallery close to the Kunsthaus of Zürich, where several galleries are located - hence Gilberto Frometa's solo exhibition 'TROPICAL LIGHT' was opened at our new location at Rämistrasse 31. Our first year…Read more …