Elena Loson
Rosario, Santa Fe - ARG | 1980
Rosario, Santa Fe - ARG | 1980
Artista visual, licenciada en Arte por la Universidad de Palermo (premio Magna Cum Laude) en Buenos Aires y Magíster en Arte por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Beca Excelencia Académica), también cursó la carrera de Filosofía en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y el Profesorado en Bellas Artes en la Escuela Prilidiano Pueyrredón. Vive en Santiago, donde es directora de contenidos de Nube Lab.
Su obra ha sido expuesta en Argentina, Chile y Europa y ha participado en residencias como URRA (Argentina) y Soporte Común (Chile), y fue seleccionada en la 2ª y 3ª Bienal de Dibujo (San Juan, Argentina) y en la 9ª Bienal de Rafaela (Argentina), donde recibió el 3º Premio Adquisición.
A visual artist, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Palermo (Magna Cum Laude) in Buenos Aires and a Master of Arts degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Academic Excellence Scholarship). She also studied Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires and Fine Arts Education at the Prilidiano Pueyrredón School. She lives in Santiago, where she is the content director of Nube Lab. Her work has been exhibited in Argentina, Chile, and Europe, and she has participated in residencies such as URRA (Argentina) and Soporte Común (Chile). She was selected for the 2nd and 3rd Drawing Biennials (San Juan, Argentina) and the 9th Rafaela Biennial (Argentina), where she received the 3rd Acquisition Prize.
Agujeros Negros refers both to the resemblance to the form and to a metaphor behind its procedure. Starting from the center with a repetitive gesture, coloured pencils are used to expand a small stain of powdered graphite that annuls the color, resulting in an expansive drawing based on emptiness.