The Ambassador of El Salvador H.E. Mr. Agustín Vásquez Gómez and artist Rodolfo Oviedo Vega.
By Roy Lie Atjam.
The Latin-America Table, Societait De Witte, organized a presentation featuring the Salvadorian artist Mr. Rodolfo Oviedo Vega. The Ambassador of El Salvador H.E. Mr. Agustín Vásquez Gómez honoured the event with his presence and subsequent introduction of Oviedo Vega.
Mr. Rodolfo Oviedo Vega’s presentation dealt with Salvadorian contemporary art.
Fine art came to the shores of El Salvador after its independence in 1821. A century later (1917) abstract works became famous.
Mr. Rodolfo Oviedo Vega studied in El Salvador, he also studied and lived in Kerala India for two years. The memory of his journeys and the places where he has lived are realized in his works.
Rodolfo Oviedo Vega ‘works are abstract (abstract is a visual language), he is inspired by what he calls Sagrada art such as the indigenous god of corn and La Morenita, In general, Rodolfo is inspired by Sagrada art and the places he visits during is travel.
Mr. Oviedo has used a different kind of materials and techniques: silk, silver thread, Indian embroidery, sand from the Himalaya or the beaches of Salvador, barks of the coconut palm, banana tree leaf. There is sand from a desert in Iran, there are also personal objects; the works are not ordinary canvas, but are fabrics that he has collected on trips.
Architectural elements frequently appear in Rodolfo Oviedo Vega’s work – railings, windows, arches, often in somber colours that emphasize their geometric armatures – and show his interest in urban space and construction.
Rodolfo Oviedo Vega’s work is profoundly sensitive, human and emotional, all the while remaining abstract.
Oviedo Vega has an art gallery in Paris and also has activities in Panama. Oviedo Vega is now trying his hand at the niche market of fragrances. He has his own label; the fragrances will be on the market soon.
It is been a pleasure getting to know the Salvadorian, Rodolfo Oviedo Vega.
