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Román Eguía

Torreón, Coahuila , 1980

Mexican visual artist and printmaker. Eguía was attracted to art from an early age and finally dedicated himself to engraving at the age of 21. Throughout his career, he has worked alongside great artists such as José Luis Cuevas, Aceves Navarro, Nunik Sauret and Carla Rippey. Eguía remained in Rivera's workshop for approximately 10 years, where he began his career and participated in projects, biennials and competitions. Throughout his career, he has obtained various recognitions, such as the José Guadalupe Posada National Engraving Award in 2011, First Place in the Arte Nuevo Biennial, Second Place in Graphics and Originals on Paper, among others.

“My work is the exact and detailed representation of real or imaginary objects. Through academic drawing I expose the structure, fragility and both compositional and symbolic relationship of objects, as well as their interaction with other elements. I create images that take up the spirit of the illustrations in old science books, in which the naturalistic description is composed of aesthetic and ornamental elements. In this sense, I transfer and expand the intention of objects in common use, rethinking their function in various contexts, giving rise to an alternative world to the mind and senses."

Artworks

Curriculum

Exhibitions

I See It All

$190,000 MXN

El Sueño de una Mariposa

$200,000 MXN

Dos Almas Navegantes

$240,000 MXN

- He has presented his work in countries such as Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Canada and Cuba - Received the José Guadalupe Posada National Engraving Award 2011. - He was a FONCA scholarship recipient in the Young Creators category 2012 – 2013, with the project “Construction of memory”. - He was selected for the Young Picture Award, at Casa de las América in Havana, Cuba, in the 2003, 2007 and 2009 editions. - Participated in the 2012 Artist Book Fair in Madrid, Spain, and in the 2012 Douro International Engraving Biennial in Portugal. - In 2012 he exhibited at the Madrid Medical Center and at the Mexican embassy with his work titled “The Presence of Time.” - In 2015 he held an exhibition in Granada, Spain, with the La Granja Engraving Workshop. He is also part of different public and private collections, such as the Georgia Museum Art from the University of Georgia, the collection of the Venezuelan American Fund for the Arts in New York or the Sebastián Foundation in Mexico City.