Krom Gallery, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Toribio IV by Pablo Sicilia

Pablo Sicilia Biography

Spain, 1966

A mid-career Spanish artist, Pablo Sicilia is largely self-taught.

In his ?Toribio? series, he photographs a ventriloquist?s puppet as if it had a life of its own. He depicts the puppet getting excited in front of a work of art, making decisions, and worried about its appearance. The puppet has freed itself from man?s hand, acquiring a consciousness of, and responsibility for, his own life. Sicilia is unafraid to push the boundaries and use his art to ask questions about how we view our lives.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2007 - PicassoMio.com

2005 - Fotonoviembre 2005. El Sauzal. Spain

2004 - III Premio Regional de Fotografia. CICCA. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. - IV Certamen Regional de Fotografia Caja Canarias. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

2003 - Cartografia General. COAC. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. - Fotonoviembre 2003. San Juan de la Rambla, Spain.

2002 - El Espectador como artista. Academia Critica. Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

2001 - Fotonoviembre 2001. Garachico, Spain.

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