Cesar C. Cordoba is a multidisciplinary Artist fusing a variety of techniques to create art that blends fantasy with reality. As a Mexican artist, currently based in Canada, he incorporates his traditional land art techniques into art that encourages viewers to examine the tangible relationship between human nature and their surrounding environments.
From sculptural art, to mechanical puppetry, paintings and lino cuts, Cesar’s work blends a variety of findings including wood, metal, paper, textiles and recycled materials. As an organic sculptor, he incorporates plants, fruits, seeds and dry organic materials to create the fine details of his surreal animal sculptures. With a body of work over 20 years, he has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally. Cesar has been awarded with Hamilton Arts Council Artist in Residence 2022, Supercrawl 2024 .
His diverse training in formal and informal techniques, has developed his career beyond a craft artist, into varying areas of fine art, creative design and stop motion animation.
As a musician, Cesar’s connection with his natural environment is an overarching theme using music to speak of culture, journey and adaptability. He plays the keyboard, accordion and synthetic synthesizer’s to create unique soundscapes and musical compositions.
Cesar currently resides in Hamilton Ontario and has a studio at The Cotton Factory.
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.
2024. Anglerfish puppet / Animalkinetic , SUPERCRAWL ,Hamilton , Canada.