Santiago Licata

Born 1986 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

"Born in Buenos Aires in 1986, Santiago Licata is an Argentine artist who has recently shown at numerous galleries throughout the Americas. Known for high contrast, sparsely colored works on paper, Licata uses graphite to create luminous works of art. Many of his drawings stand out for his characteristic talent for creating works that appear at once velvet-soft and sharply geometric, the presence of each extreme enhancing the other. Some other works are darker, featuring densely packed and detailed images one on top of another, such that viewed at a distance they are collages of abstract form. In these works bright spots pierce through the darkness, emphasizing the weight of the emptiness that surrounds them.

Exhibitions

Works on Paper on Fridges

Aug 12 - Sept 6, 2022

Solo & Two Person

2022
(Upcoming) "Imagen nación"
Pasto gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019
“Cámara de almendras, with Hoco Huoc
Jamaica gallery, Rosario, Argentina"

Group

2022
"Por debajo del árbol
Praxis taller de arquitectura de Agustin Hernandez, Peana gallery off-site, Mexico City, Mexico.
Moon spiral heart attack
Dreamsong gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2020
XXIV Klemm prize
Fundación Federico Jorge Klemm, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gil the world
Ohno gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2019
Camaradas Ballroomcore
Centro Munar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Cold Prey
Lubov off-site, New York, NY.