Bosco Sodi
Bosco Sodi (b. 1970, Mexico City) is known for his richly textured, vividly coloured large-scale paintings. Sodi has discovered an emotive power within the essential crudeness of the materials that he uses to execute his paintings. Focusing on material exploration, the creative gesture, and the spiritual connection between the artist and his work, Sodi seeks to transcend conceptual barriers. Sodi leaves many of his paintings untitled, with the intention of removing any predisposition or connection beyond the work’s immediate existence. The work itself becomes a memory and a relic symbolic of the artist’s conversation with the raw material that brought the painting into creation. Sodi’s influences range from l’art informel, looking to artists such as Antoni Tàpies and Jean Dubuffet, to master colorists such as Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and the bright hues of his native heritage.
Bosco Sodi (b. 1970, Mexico City) is known for his richly textured, vividly coloured large-scale paintings. Sodi has discovered an emotive power within the essential crudeness of the materials that he uses to execute his paintings. Focusing on material exploration, the creative gesture, and the spiritual connection between the artist and his work, Sodi seeks to transcend conceptual barriers. Sodi leaves many of his paintings untitled, with the intention of removing any predisposition or connection beyond the work’s immediate existence. The work itself becomes a memory and a relic symbolic of the artist’s conversation with the raw material that brought the painting into creation. Sodi’s influences range from l’art informel, looking to artists such as Antoni Tàpies and Jean Dubuffet, to master colorists such as Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and the bright hues of his native heritage.
Sodi has had solo exhibitions around the world including: Croatia at Institut Valencia d’Art Modern in Valencia, Spain (2013) and Omni at Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City, Mexico. In 2012 he was shown at Taka Ishii Gallery, Kyoto, Japan; Project B, Milan, Italy and Galeria Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain. Other exhibitions include Pangea (2010) at the Bronx Museum, NY, Un largo camino a casa (2011) at Galería Hilario Galguera, Mexico, and Ubi Sunt (2011) at Pace, in New York. Sodi’s work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the IBM Building, New York; the De La Cruz Collection, Puerto Rico; Jumex Collection, Mexico DF; Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt; Godia Foundation, Barcelona; and MIAAO (Museo International delle Arti Applicati Oggi), Turin, Italy and Luis Barragán Foundation (Switzerland) among others. Five of Sodi’s ceramic-glazed volcanic rocks were included in the Sotheby’s exhibition at Chatsworth House: Beyond Limits.
Sodi has had solo exhibitions around the world including: Croatia at Institut Valencia d’Art Modern in Valencia, Spain (2013) and Omni at Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City, Mexico. In 2012 he was shown at Taka Ishii Gallery, Kyoto, Japan; Project B, Milan, Italy and Galeria Álvaro Alcázar, Madrid, Spain. Other exhibitions include Pangea (2010) at the Bronx Museum, NY, Un largo camino a casa (2011) at Galería Hilario Galguera, Mexico, and Ubi Sunt (2011) at Pace, in New York. Sodi’s work can be found in numerous public and private collections including the IBM Building, New York; the De La Cruz Collection, Puerto Rico; Jumex Collection, Mexico DF; Deutsche Bank Collection, Frankfurt; Godia Foundation, Barcelona; and MIAAO (Museo International delle Arti Applicati Oggi), Turin, Italy and Luis Barragán Foundation (Switzerland) among others. Five of Sodi’s ceramic-glazed volcanic rocks were included in the Sotheby’s exhibition at Chatsworth House: Beyond Limits.
