Artadia, The Fund for Art and Dialogue
Artadia Houston 2003 Awards Finalists

SANTIAGO CUCULLU

A native of Argentina, Cucullu begins his large wall drawings by recalling a historical event. These multi-colored works are created with hand-cut contact paper, and are further embellished by personal narrative into operatic compositions of semi-coded imagery.


Videla, from here on out its wine women and song, 2001
contact paper, wall
dimensions variable

The thing we do for love, 2001
contact paper, wall
dimensions variable

And do they kiss? ...they try., 2002
contact paper, wall
132" x 156"

 

Press Release

Artadia Announces Grant Finalists


Houston 2003 Finalists

Rachel Cook
Santiago Cucullu
Sharon Engelstein
Francesca Fuchs
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Rachel Hecker
Brian Heiss
Emily Joyce
Karyn Olivier
Robyn O'Neil
Aaron Parazette
Sigrid Sandstrom
Matthew Sontheimer
John Sparagana
Brent Steen