Female Torso
signed
bronze 20/25
H: 7”(18 cm)

Raúl Valdivieso Rodriguez was an acclaimed Chilean sculptor who lived much of his life abroad where he did extensive artistic production. Torsos, seeds, doors and other organic forms of great beauty and formal purity led him to reinterpret the classic patterns of beauty, achieving a new assimilation of the human figure. Recognized as a sensitive artist because of its intuitive work, which was often censored cover topics related to the sexual organs; production methods had classical Greek and Roman art, which mixed with Arabic influences originating either as Eastern and American. He was recognized as an intellectual because of his expertise in the field of arts and travel the whole world in search of inspiration and materials. He worked in clay, wood, bronze, ceramic tiles, stone and marble, among others, which demonstrated a masterful command.

He exhibited in major galleries in Europe and the United States and also in museums, performing solo shows in Manila, Santiago, Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh, Washington, New York, Madrid, Marbella, Valladolid, Paris, London, Brussels and Munich and collectively did Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Kentucky, Anvers, Toronto, Barcelona, and Berlin Sarasota. At 60 he produced his last solo exhibition in Santiago, 1991.