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Alberto Baraya
Born in 1968, Bogotá, Colombia
Lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia
Overview
Through his work, Alberto Baraya investigates notions related to scientific knowledge and to the instruments that legitimise it; he questions the figure of the “viajero”, the role of museums and ideas about exotism to generate discourses of cultural vindication. His broader Project, Herbario de Plantas Artificiales (Herbarium of Artificial Plants) deconstructs scientific paradigm, post-colonial societies, and at the same time reflects about daily esthetical acts. He initiated is professional pra...Read more
Selected artworks
Alberto Baraya
Antropometrías Aproximadas Edición Paris, 2013
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Alberto Baraya
Antropometrías Aproximadas Edición Paris, 2013
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Alberto Baraya
Kangaroo Expedición Australia, 2013
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Alberto Baraya
Condor Andino (vulture gryphus) en cama del héroe. Ornitología Bolivariana- La fábula de los pájaros, 2015
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Alberto Baraya
Fábula de los pájaros, 2014
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Alberto Baraya
Fábula de los pájaros, 2014
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Alberto Baraya
Fábula de los pájaros, 2014
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Alberto Baraya
Limón de Ángela Expedición Sicilia Herbario de plantas artificiales (Plate 08), 2018
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Alberto Baraya
Herbario de plantas artificiales. Expedición Nueva Zelandia. Plate 04, 2009
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Alberto Baraya
Hipopotamo y cría, 2014
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Alberto Baraya
Rinoceronte e hipopotamo en terrazas de Chelsea, NY, 2018
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Alberto Baraya
New York / Honda Estudos comparados de paisaje, 2016
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Alberto Baraya
Turistas en Catskills (Jaguar y Elefante), 2016
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Alberto Baraya
Cebrasno y dos Ñeques en la hacienda, 2019
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Alberto Baraya
El río Sturr en Sussex, after J.Contable, 2019
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Alberto Baraya
Los músicos de Honda (Chivo expiatorio, Agnus, Perrito, Coati, Garza azul y Trucha), 2019
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Alberto Baraya
Perro con reclamo en la laguna, 2019
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