Carlos Ulloa
Sculptor
Carlos Ulloa delights in creating visual puns to communicate his macabre humor. He finds comfort in posing caustic questions. Carlos Ulloa works in a richness of concept and craftsmanship. The enduring elegance of worked metals and finished woods are blended with the rustic nature of "found objects" and the uncomely yet arbitrary nature of today's mass produced plastics. The hardwoods and "found objects" are native to areas Carlos Ulloa has lived in or visited, therefore each piece is a deliberate inference of his lust for travel and intercultural experience. Consequently, the allure of the works often lies in the ambiguity between their biographical and autobiographical nature.
Growing up in Latin America, being educated in the U.S., and living in Europe have provided rich influences for his sculpture. Diversity is an inspiration, and, like emotions, Carlos Ulloa's works often follow an unpredictable course. He is relentlessly addressing different subjects and infusing different materials into his work ...a chameleon changes his expression to survive. Every one of his works is one of a kind, entirely conceived and executed by him.
Growing up in Latin America, being educated in the U.S., and living in Europe have provided rich influences for his sculpture. Diversity is an inspiration, and, like emotions, Carlos Ulloa's works often follow an unpredictable course. He is relentlessly addressing different subjects and infusing different materials into his work ...a chameleon changes his expression to survive. Every one of his works is one of a kind, entirely conceived and executed by him.
| Born
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September 9, 1967, Philadelphia,
PA. (Cuban ancestry) |
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| Residence |
Los Angeles, California |
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| Education |
2003 1993 1989 |
- MFA, Vermont College - Florida International University, Miami, Fla. - BFA, Hartwick College, NY. |
| Experience
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1999/04 |
- Working at Photostudio
Saibou in Cologne, Germany - Assisting/Traveling with fashion photographer, Peter Schreiber - Work with Kunstgussatelier Stransky, Cologne, Germany - Work at sculpture foundry in Julich, Germany - Apprenticeship with Steve Linn in N. Y.C., completing and erecting Public sculpture for One Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, Ca - Rosa Esman and Germans Van Eyck Galleries N.Y.C. - Work with artists Heidi Fasnacht and Peter Ambrose - Foundry work in Ecuador |
| Solo
Shows |
2004 2003 2002 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 |
- Pablo Bar,
Colgne, Germany - Cubima, Leverkusen, Germany - Lehigh Univ. Art Gallery, Bethlehem, PA - Cubima, Leverkusen, Germany - Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, NY - Durban/Segnini Gallery, Miami - Bidegain Estudio Galeria, Madrid, Spain - Miami/Dade Community College Gallery, Miami, Fla. - Kunsthaus, Cologne, Germany - Kultur Bunker, Cologne, Germany |
| Group
Shows |
2004 2002 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1989 |
- Amnesty Int. at A&D
Museum West Hollywood, CA - SCAGallery, Pomona, CA - Terre des Hommes at Deutsche Welle, Cologne, Germany - Kunsthaus, Cologne, Germany - Durban/Segnini Gallery, Miami, Fla. & Caracas, Venezuela - Kunsthaus, Cologne, Germany - Galeria Bernheim, Panama City, Panama - Gary Nader Arts, Miami, Fla. - Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Fla. - Gary Nader Fine Arts, Miami, Fla. - Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, Fla. - Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY. - Foreman Gallery, Oneonta, NY. |
| Gallery Affiliation |
2004 |
- Cubima, Leverkusen, Germany |
| Articles | 03/08/03 04/02 01/26/01 06/04/00 01/08/98 08/06/98 |
- “Die Phase zwischen Tag und
Nacht“; Rheinische Post. Leverkusen, Germany - “Carlos Ulloa: Body,Humor, and Other Systems” by Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Sculpture Magazine; USA - “Vom Hoelzken aufs Stoecksken”, Leverkusener Anzeiger. Leverkusen, Germany - “Carlos Ulloa: entre solemnidad y la irreverencia” by Miguel Sirgado; El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL - “Carlos Ulloa: la busqueda y el rechazo” by Armando Alvarez Bravo; El Nuevo Herald. Miami, FL. - “Vom New York nach Numbrecht”; Oberbergischer Volkszeitung. Numbrecht, Germany |
| Permanent Collections | 2004 2003 |
- Amnesty International Collection,
Los Angeles, CA - Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA |