Alejandro De Narváez
Master of Large Format Painting and Sculpture
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Alejandro De Narváez
Artist Colombia
Artist with more than thirty-five years of experience, whose practice has evolved between figurative sculpture and contemporary abstraction. His work explores the relationship between form, space, and movement, integrating materials such as bronze, aluminum, iron, wood, and mixed media. He has participated in international exhibitions and art fairs, developing a distinctive sculptural language.
The work of Alejandro de Narváez transcends the conventional limits of art by encompassing both painting and monumental sculptural work and its three-dimensionality that dominate the space with its imposing presence.
Each piece is a manifestation of his artistic explorations, a convergence of shapes and volumes that fuse reality with subjective interpretation.
Narváez's passion for challenging expectations and exploring new artistic possibilities is clearly reflected in his large-format sculptures that provide the environment with an unbreakable visual dialogue. The interaction between the work and the viewer is unique and captivating, as the imposing forms invite deep contemplation and a tangible connection with artistic expression. Meticulously sculpted details allow each work to gradually reveal itself, revealing layers of meaning and emotion.
Alejandro De Narváez
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, 1961
EDUCATION
1979–1984 – Architecture and Urban Planning, Universidad América, Bogotá, Colombia
1982–1984 – Painting Workshops with Amalia Kulff, Bogotá, Colombia
1982–1984 – Drawing and Technical Studies Workshop, Bogotá, Colombia
1986 – Screen Printing Workshop “La Cometa,” Bogotá, Colombia
2001 – Art Appreciation and Criticism Workshop led by Álvaro Medina
2002 – Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism Workshop led by Álvaro Medina
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1985. Gallery of art Contemporáneo, Bogotá, Colombia.
1988. Expolibro 1988, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Camilo Villa, Bogotá, Colombia.
1989. Gallery Vanguarte, Cali, Colombia.
Metropolitan Gallery, Nueva York. EE.UU.
1990. Gallery Vanguarte, Cali, Colombia.
1992. Gallery M&S, Quito, Ecuador.
Gallery M&S, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Gallery M&S, Salinas, Ecuador.
1993. Gallery Carrión Vivar, Bogotá, Colombia
Golden Brush Competition (Pincel de Oro), Bogotá, Colombia.
1994. Gallery M&S, Quito, Ecuador.
Gallery M&S, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Gallery Alexandra, México D.F., México.
1995. Banco Cafetero International Salon, Miami, USA
1996. Gallery M&S, Quito, Ecuador.
1996. Gallery Iber, Bogotá, Colombia.
1998. Embassy Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, EE.UU.
1999. Jorge Sori Fine Art, Still Life, Coral Gables, Florida, EE.UU.
2000. Quinta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
2001. Quinta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
Quinta Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
2004. Gallery La Pared, Bogotá, Colombia.
Wally Findlay Gallery, Nueva York, EE.UU
2005. Miami Art Fair, Miami, EE.UU.
Wally Findlay Gallery, Nueva York, EE.UU.
Wally Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, EE.UU.
Corazón Verde Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia.
2006. Wally Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, EE.UU.
Art Dealers Gallery, México D.F., México.
Gallery La Pared, Bogotá, Colombia.
Monumental Sculpture Installation Surtiquímicos de Colombia
2007. Wally Findlay Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, EE.UU.
Wally Findlay Gallery, Nueva York, EE.UU.
Monumental Sculpture Installation, Torre Samsung, Bogotá, Colombia.
2008. Salazar Gallery, México D.F., México.
Gallery Baobab, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Arte 10, México D.F., México.
2009. Quinta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
2010. Gallery Baobab, Bogotá, Colombia.
Centro Cultural Skandia, Bogotá, Colombia.
2011. Miami Art Fair, Miami, EE.UU.
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, EE.UU.
West Palm Beach Art Fair, Florida, EE.UU.
Naples Art Fair, Florida, EE.UU.
2012. Maco Feria de Arte, México D.F., México.
Afordable Feria de Arte, México D.F., México.
Red Dot, Miami, EE.UU.
JW Marriot, Bogotá, Colombia.
Subasta Chiristies, Corazón Verde, Bogotá, Colombia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1984. Gallery Carrión Vivar, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Vilón, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Ciencia y Cultura, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Bocetos, Bogotá, Colombia.
1985. Gallery Carrión Vivar, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Vilón, Bogotá, Colombia.
1986. Gallery Aymarú, Bogotá, Colombia.
Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Camilo Villa, Bogotá, Colombia.
1987. Gallery Expoarte 87, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Carrión Vivar, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Camilo Villa, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Aymarú, Bogotá, Colombia.
1988. Gallery Aymarú, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Vilon, Bogotá, Colombia.
1989. Gallery El Callejón, Cali, Colombia.
1990. Gallery El Callejón, Cali, Colombia.
1992. Gallery Viva el Arte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Metropolitan Gallery, Nueva York, EE.UU.
1993. Gallery Forma y Color, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Forma y Color, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Golden Brush Competition (Pincel de Oro), Bogotá, Colombia.
1994. Gallery Forma y Color, Bogotá, Colombia.
1995. Gallery El Estudio, Medellín, Colombia.
1996. Gallery M&S, Quito, Ecuador.
Metropolitan Gallery, Nueva York, EE.UU.
Gallery El Retiro, Madrid, España.
1998. Jorge Sori, Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida, EE.UU..
1999. Art Miami, Miami, EE.UU.
Miami University, Miami, EE.UU.
Palm Beach Art Fair, Florida, EE.UU.
George Nader Latin American Art, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Quinta Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
2.000. Casa de Subastas Chriristies Nueva York, EE.UU.
Jorge Sori, Fine Art, Miami, EE.UU.
2001. Summer Exhibition, Londres, Inglaterra.
Galeria Mafrei, Lima, Perú.
Arborizarte, Bogotá, Colombia.
2010. Gallery Misrachi, México D.F., México.
Art Miami, Miami, EE.UU.
2011. Miami Art Fair, Miami, EE.UU.
Chicago Art Fair, Chicago, EE.UU.
West Palm Beach Art Fair, Florida, EE.UU.
Naples Art Fair, Florida, EE.UU.
2012. Maco Feria de Arte, México D.F., México.
Afordable Feria de Arte, México D.F., México.
Red Dot, Miami, EE.UU.
JW Marriot, Bogotá, Colombia.
Subasta Chiristies, Corazón Verde, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013. Gallery Baobab, Bogotá, Colombia.
Art Cartagena, Gallery Alfredo Ginoccio, Cartagena, Colombia.
2014. Art Cartagena, Gallery Alfredo Ginoccio, Cartagena, Colombia.
Feria de Arte Sincronía, Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Baobab, Bogotá, Colombia.
Lanzamiento del Calendario para 2015 para Propal, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia.
2015.Barcú Art Fair, Alfredo Ginocchio, Bogotá, Colombia
Launch of the 2015 Calendar for Propal, Baobab Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Christie’s Auction, Corazón Verde Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia
“A la Rueda Rueda” Auction, Bogotá, Colombia.
2016. Gallery Baobab. Bogotá, Colombia.
Gallery Contemporary Art Project U.S.A., Miami, EE.UU.
Monumental Sculpture “Morichales” Paralelo 26 (Contraloría), Bogotá, Colombia.
“A la Rueda Rueda” Auction, Bogotá, Colombia.
2017.Tree of Life” Project; Mayor’s Office of Bogotá
Monumental Sculpture “Palmas del Atlántico” Torres del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia.
“A la Rueda Rueda” Auction, Bogotá, Colombia.
2018. Club El Nogal Bogotá, Colombia.
MUSEUM:
Guayasamín Museum, Quito, Ecuador
Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
Museum of Modern Art, Medellín, Colombia
Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida, USA
SELECTED SERIES
•Hummingbird (2023–2026) – Mixed media / kinetic art
•Venus (2025) – Bronze sculpture
•Amantes (Lovers) (2025) – Bronze sculpture
•Aguas (Waters) (2025) – Painted aluminum
•Nudos (Knots) (2025) – Patinated bronze
•Magiscopio (2023) – Painted wood
•Cometas (Kites) (2021–2025) – Painted iron
•Fénix (Phoenix) (2024) – Patinated bronze
MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES
Bronze, aluminum, iron, wood, corian, and mixed media.
Practice includes sculpture, installation, and kinetic art (thread-based structures and movement).
RESEARCH LINES
•Relationship between form and thought
•Movement and perception (kinetic art)
•Abstraction and fragmentation of the body
•Exploration of void as a sculptural element
The work of Hummingbird
His most recent work includes a series of Nature and Movement Thread Sculptures / Kinetic Art Click to explore the video
In this series of sculptures, Alejandro De Narváez explores the flight of the hummingbird as an ephemeral and vibrant phenomenon, impossible to definitively fix in matter. Through the use of thread, the artist constructs light structures that do not seek to represent the bird, but rather to activate the sensation of its flight: a suspended energy, a constant oscillation, a latent movement.
These works belong to the realm of kinetic art, not through mechanization, but through subtlety. Movement is not imposed, but rather triggered by air, light, and the viewer’s movement. Each piece responds differently to its environment, generating continuous variations that evoke the beating of the hummingbird’s wings and its ability to remain almost motionless in flight.
Thread functions as a three-dimensional line that draws in space. Form is not presented as a closed volume, but as an open structure in constant transformation. The void becomes an active material, and movement an essential component of the work, allowing each sculpture to fully exist only in time.
Situated between drawing, sculpture, and installation, these kinetic pieces propose a perceptual experience rather than a fixed image. Light and shadow amplify the effect of movement, multiplying possible readings and reinforcing the idea of instability and transience.
The hummingbird, a symbol of precision, resilience, and vitality, becomes a metaphor for the balance between control and freedom. In their apparent fragility, these sculptures reveal a profound reflection on the nature of movement and on the possibility of making visible that which, like flight, exists fully only in the instant.
The work of Botticelli Curls
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Sculptures
Botticelli in his painting, in his work and his composition, developed in a very special way the curls of women, with them he counted on the purity, innocence, love and virtues of each of his models and muses.
Botticelli developed in a very special way the curls of women each of them from mythology. Even abstraction comments on the wisdom that each of the women has, who in addition to having the joy of being mothers, are guides of life.
