Permanent Collection
Federico HERRERO
The stairway up to the roof of the Towada Art Center features a vibrant jumble of overlapping colors and forms. Dotted throughout are patterns resembling eyes, as if we are being spied on by creatures of some sort. In this pair of improvised works born out of Herrero’s impressions of Towada during his time here, we follow gradually shifting shades of color to emerge onto the TAC roof overlooking the city streets, and find the surface beneath our feet painted a blue to complement the sky.
Image: Mirror
Photo: Iwasaki Mami
Federico HERRERO
Born 1978, and currently based, in San José, Costa Rica. Shortly after studying painting at Pratt Institute (New York, US), Herrero was awarded a Special Prize for Young Artists at the 49th Venice Biennale (Italy, 2001) for his enormous wall painting in an abandoned building. His vivid, multicolored works are based on his observations of Costa Rica’s landscape and the conflicting colors of nature and culture. He has exhibited internationally at institutions including CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (San Francisco, US, 2008) and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (Japan, 2012).
Wall Painting
2008
Paint
324×574×1598 cm
Mirror
2008
Paint
1374×970 cm
