Duque Arango, founded in 1980, has established itself as an essential reference in the promotion of modern and contemporary art, with a distinctive focus on the great Latin American masters. Our gallery has witnessed and participated in the dialogue between artistic traditions and emerging proposals, generating a space that not only welcomes established artists, but also the most promising figures of the art scene.
Duque Arango Galería’s mission is to create a space where Latin American art shines in all its complexity. Our curatorial selection celebrates innovation, technique and narratives that build bridges between cultures and generations.
These are some of the artists currently represented by Duque Arango Galería.
Dialogues between the classical, the modern and the contemporary
Javier Caraballo, Colombian painter, is recognized for his exploration and great knowledge of art history.
Javier Caraballo in his works proposes a visual paradox, engaging the viewer through the exchange of the gaze and non-verbal language. It is easy to see a great technical mastery to portray works of art that activate our memory and a use of conceptualism that activates our sense of interpretation.
Caraballo reinterprets emblematic styles and themes with a modern approach, creating dialogues between the traditions of the past and the sensibilities of the present. At the same time, he explores hyperrealism with a desire to affect the perception of our senses.
Sculpture in movement and balance
Colombian sculptor Gustavo Vélez is known for his imposing pieces in marble, bronze and stainless steel, which stand out for their dynamism and balance.
Inspired by organic forms and fluid lines, his sculptures evoke movement and lightness that defy the limits of materiality. Vélez has exhibited in prestigious international venues, bringing Colombian art to global stages.
Gustavo Vélez has a sculptural proposal through a deliberate and millimetric work that goes against sanity and the established order. His works are so perfectly composed that they seem to defy established physical norms with outstanding elegance and simplicity.
Colombia in non-conventional materials
Sair García is a Colombian painter whose work stands out for its technique on stainless steel.
His artistic career, which spans more than two decades, has consistently dealt with various aspects of the Colombian armed conflict. Through painting, sculpture and installation, García has approached not only the active actors of the conflict, but also the human drama that ends up affecting individuals, institutions, relationships and dynamics of the disputed territory, in this particular case the Colombian Magdalena Medio.
Sair García’s work is unique in that it achieves a sharp critical commentary on Latin American socio-political history and its inherent violence through the landscape as a central theme, the natural setting where it occurs.
Dreamlike realism
Julio Larraz, a native of Cuba, is recognized for his style that combines poetic narratives with an impeccable pictorial technique.
His work presents cultural and everyday scenes of life in the Caribbean: bullfights, white linen costumes and maritime scenes. He also sometimes uses the brush to allude to the corruption of power and social imperfections; he uses cut-out compositions and obscured faces to make his pictorial narratives a denouncing, powerful, yet ambiguous enigma.
Larraz’s paintings give us intimacy and an intellectual experience; his works seem to have a literary backing that generates stories that may or may not have passed through the artist’s mind. They are the perfect blend of an ideal world, Latin American reality with the necessary touch of enigma, rawness and sentimental worldview.
Narratives of Cuban history in oil painting
Ariel Cabrera has established himself as one of the leading visual chroniclers of Cuban history and identity. Through his oil paintings, Cabrera reinterprets historical events and everyday scenes with a meticulous style that combines realism and fantasy.
Ariel Cabrera’s painting is rich in details and dense chromatisms defined by the prominence of the gestural brushstroke. In his works we find how naturally the figurative aspect of his characters is combined with an enveloping narrative, and even surrealistic in some occasions.
His works invite us to reflect on collective memory and the construction of the past, using painting as a means to preserve and reimagine cultural narratives.
If you would like to explore more about the works of Ariel Cabrera, Sair García, Javier Caraballo, Gustavo Vélez, and Julio Larraz, or want to learn more about our artist portfolio, let us know and we will be in touch. Contact us to receive information about available works, schedule a visit or purchase exclusive pieces for your collection.
