art
January 13, 2026
Conozca la pintura del paisa Federico Fernández Gärtner que se prepara para el Salón Nacional de Pintura en Bogotá
La presencia de Federico Fernández Gärtner en el Salón Nacional de Pintura no responde a una irrupción tardía ni a una validación repentina. Se trata ...
TL;DR
- Federico Fernández Gärtner, an artist from Medellín, will participate in the Salón Nacional de Pintura in Bogotá from January 24 to February 14, 2026.
- His artistic practice evolved from graphic design, incorporating techniques like acrylic, oil, and watercolor, with a strong emphasis on drawing.
- Gärtner's work explores realism, using his own photographs as a base and introducing elements that disrupt immediate interpretation.
- He focuses on themes of social omission, giving visibility to marginalized subjects and questioning who has the right to narrate a city's story.
- His work has been exhibited internationally, including in Barcelona and London, and he has faced challenges regarding stereotypes of Latin American art.
- Gärtner views contemporaneity not by theme or technique, but by the ability to generate doubt from the present.