Gerardo Aragon

Covering every period of Gerardo Aragon's work, this monograph explores his sculpture, installation art, collage, watercolor, stained glass, and even bonsai, which the artist considered an art of equal rank. Gerardo Aragon belonged to the generation of Colombian artists that developed under the influence of pop art and the abstract expressionism of the 1960s. As such, he participated in the rebirth of sketching and engraving, kept one foot in the classroom, and experimented with several techniques in search of a personal language of expression. Cubriendo cada etapa de la obra de Gerardo Aragon, esta monografia recorre la escultura, las instalaciones, el collage, la acuarela, el vitral e incluso el bonsai, que el artista consideraba un arte de igual rango. Gerardo Aragon pertenecio a esa generacion de artistas colombianos que se desarrollo bajo la influencia del arte pop y del expresionismo abstracto a mediados de los anos 60. Como tal, participo en el renacimiento del dibujo y del grabado, mantuvo una constante actividad docente e incursiono en diferentes tecnicas en busca de un lenguaje expresivo propio.Gallo, Lylia is the author of 'Gerardo Aragon', published 2007 under ISBN 9789588306025 and ISBN 9588306027.