Sol Calero

Sol Calero

BornNationalityBased In
1982VenezuelanBerlin
Biography

Sol Calero’s multidisciplinary practice is distinctly colourful and reflects on identity, displacement, cultural misconception and community. Her works are contextualised by the artist’s transnational experience of being born and raised in Venezuela, having worked and exhibited internationally, and now being based in Berlin. Calero’s practice draws on the exoticized stereotypes associated with Latin America, while depicting the exchange of visual symbols and meanings between Western European and Latino cultures. Alongside painting and drawing, she works with found objects and site-specific installations. Incorporating staged but functional Latin American hair salons, interiors and salsa classes into her installations and exhibitions, Calero investigates the ambiguity of cultural codes within a cross-cultural experience. In the pursuit of decoding them, Calero activates a space of peculiar, shared belonging. ...

Selected Artworks
Papaya escondida
Sol CaleroPapaya escondida, 2021170 x 150cm37157 USD
La abuela fantasma
Sol CaleroLa abuela fantasma, 2019100 x 80cm20007 USD
Espagueti de culebra
Sol CaleroEspagueti de culebra, 2019100 x 80cm20007 USD
Recuerdos
Sol CaleroRecuerdos, 2020100 x 80 x 4.5cm20007 USD
Costa Paraíso
Sol CaleroCosta Paraíso, 2021100 x 70cm8288 USD
Bosque De Granadas
Sol CaleroBosque De Granadas, 2022150 x 120 x 4.5cmPrice on Request
La Palma
Sol CaleroLa Palma, 2022100 x 80 x 4.5cmPrice on Request
Gallery Representation
Awards
Nationalgalerie Prize For Young Art2017
Nationalgalerie Prize For Young Art2017
Biennals
Folkestone Triennial2017 - Folkestone