Photo: Jose Crespo
Painter, sculptor, artesian and musician.
Cesar c. Cordoba (1984).
Artist originated in Tlalnepantla Estado de Mexico and based in Canada since 2017.
Began his artistic life early, exploring painting and drawing and hand crafts . As a child he began to teach himself how to work in various media, later attending workshops at various cultural institutions in Mexico City to add to his experimentation and fusion in art techniques .
Cesar's techniques are born in Mexico land of art traditions, including Oils and acrylics , ceramics, well known for developed and created sculpture with plants ,explored woven arts, wood, metal, and paper , lino cut and scratch , recycled materials ,music , drawing . Develop with the years series of art disciplines connected and mixed , as a the exploration in mechanical puppets , music soundscapes , sound design , stop motion animation . He's been exhibiting his artistic work in solo and group exhibitions in Mexico and Canada. Cesar's work tends into a few distinct streams mixing disciplines and dissolving the border between Art and crafts .
Painting
Cesar's paintings inhabit a surreal world where fantasy and reality mix, lit up by colour and depth. People and natural subjects are both examined, with an overarching theme of linking human nature to its environment and dreams using distinta mediums as acrylics , oils , lino cut , among others.
Organic Sculpture
For about the last 20 years, Cesar has been developing a body of animal sculptures crafted from plants, fruits, seeds and dry organic materials that he collects from all over Mexico , Canada and other parts of the world. He's collected materials are the skin ,feather ’s and scales of this vegetable taxidermy.
Music
Since 2009 Cesar has been in touch with sound experimentation , music , and sound design ,using keyboards , piano , accordion and synthesizers Collaborated with different. types of musicians and artist in performance , theatre , and short-film .
A self-taught musician, develops his technique of experimentation and contact with musicians from different currents in Mexico and Canada.
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE - EXHIBITIONS, COLLABORATIONS AND CONTESTS
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2003 Collective Exhibition “Image Center” ,Mexico City.
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2007 Award “The Motives of the Artisan Symbols of Mexico city” Museo de arte popular- Mexico City, Mexico.
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2008 Collective Exhibition “El solar” Cultural space - Mexico City, Mexico
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2011 Collective Exhibition “Day of the Woman” - Tlazala, Mexico.
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2011 Collective Exhibition “Interludio Visual” at the cultural centre “BE-HA” - Mexico City, Mexico
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2012 Individual Exhibition “Arteucalipto” - Guanajuato ,Mexico
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2013 Exhibition “Miradas de Luz y sombra” - Puerto Escondido, Mexico
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2016 Exhibition “Ixhua” the seed of the universe” - Guanajuato, Mexico
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2016 Collective Exhibition “Naturalez Mentes” - Guanajuato , Mexico
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2016 Exhibition and artisan contest with honourable mention “Creative Award” - Guanajuato, Mexico
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2017 Collective Exhibition at McMaster Innovation Center - Hamilton ,Canada
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2017 Participation “Day of the Dead” artist/performer and musician - Toronto, Canada
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2018 Music participation on the play “ Opcion Multiple “ , Directed by Luis Rojas at the Latin-American festival “Caminos “ Aluna theatre - Toronto ,Canada
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2018 Music and puppet maker in collaboration with Hamilton Aerial Group” "La Nuit de Glace" - Hamilton, Canada
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2018 Exhibition “Art Week opening 2018 “ Cotton Factory - Hamilton ,Canada.
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2018 Collective Exhibition for “Day of the Dead” Commemoration, organic sculpture for the collective exhibition ,“Cuando el tecolote canta” -Wynchwood Barns , Toronto ,Canada .
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2017 Music participation on the play “ Opcion Multiple “ , Directed by Luis Rojas - Toronto ,Canada
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2019 Collective Exhibition “All in One Place” - Hamilton Artist Inc. Hamilton, Canada .
2019. Music and Sound design for the short-film “LA TOCCATA” (2019) , Directed and written by Radha S. Menon ,Hamilton ,Canada.
2019 Collective Exhibition at “Day of the Dead” celebration ,Wynchwood Barns , Toronto ,Canada
2020. Music Collaboration with Hamilton Aerial Group , “This is here" , Hamilton , Canada.
2020 . Hamilton Art Residency program at "Cotton Factory" ,Hamilton , Canada.
2020 .Collective Exhibition - “ROAR art festival ” -The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, Canada.
2020. Music and sound design, short-film “SAIL OF TREE” (2020), Directed and written by Radha S. Menon , Hamilton , Canada.
2020. Participation with Hamilton Aerial Group music and Sculpture/Installation at “Light the Night “ at Cotton Factory , Hamilton , Canada.
2021. Mural/Painting collaborations with “Day of the Dead” collective.
2022. Painting Restoration in the “Colonial Building” (1880) , with Lorie LeMare Studio Co. , Newfoundland , Canada .
2023.Music Participation with Hamilton Aerial Group ,”Human Kind” at “Cotton Factory , Hamilton , Canada.
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