{"uid":"gY3WccCVx3HxVNUB","type":"artist","tags":["painting"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"Andean Dreamscapes","summary":"Andean mountains, rivers and lakes have ancient histories and, as such, they are extremely rich in mythology and receive constant, eternal rituals by the peoples who inhabit their surroundings. I was born in the city of La Paz, at the foot of Illimani, and from early childhood have marveled upon the myths created about and the rites offered to the mountains around me. My approach combines the disciplines of anthropology and visual arts through an exploration of myths, memories and dreams. \nAfter decades of an anthropological professional career in Bolivia and the UK, I have taught myself to draw, paint and sculpt, mostly inspired by my hometown\u2019s landscapes. Missing them during a prolonged residence overseas, their recurrent presence in dreams and memories inspired me to re-imagine and paint Bolivian mountains, lakes and salt flats, all of which will be showed as a monumental \u2018mosaic\u2019 of canvases (acrylic) depicting Andean Dreamscapes.","space":"Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester University, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER, UK\n\nThis gallery is based in a  beautiful park and has hundreds of square metres for exhibition that are adequate for my panoramic Andean Dreamscapes show. \nThe gallery map is accessible here http:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=46487","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"es","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":null,"audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"fileCount":3,"names":"Gonzalo","surname":"Araoz","email":"garaozsanjines@hotmail.com","dni_type":"PASAPORTE","dni":"2452291","address":"24 Derwent Road, Flat 3, Lancaster LA1 3ES","city":"Lancaster","nacionality":"Bolivian","country_id":"81","birthdate":"1961-09-18T23:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1961-09-18T23:00:00.000Z","telephone":"+44 7533308323","web":"https:\/\/outsidein.org.uk\/galleries\/gonzalo-araoz\/"}