Luis Guerra

Luis Guerra, born in Santiago of Chile, 1974
Poet and Visual Artist. He lives and work as a nomad.
His studies have been in the fields of Visual Arts (BA and MA in Visual Arts), Linguistic, Literature, Philosophy, and Law.
He believe in Bruce Lee's definition about Martial Arts as being to express oneself honestly.
His works had been exhibited in Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Spain, England, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, The Netherlands, Belgium, China, Canada, USA, Denmark.
He has obtained grants and prizes from the Canada Art Council; DIVA Danish International Visual Arts Council; Ministry of Culture, Norway; Ministry of Culture, Germany; Ministry of Foreign Affair, DIRAC 2003 and 2008, Chile and FONDART 2002, Ministry of Culture , Chile.
He had been guest artist at International Guest Studio of Hamburg (2005); Flaggfabriken Senter fur fotografi og Billedkunst, Norway (2008); Radøy Art Center, Radøy, Norway; El Basilisco, Argentina (2008); Darling Foundation, Montreal, Canada, 2009; DIVA, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2009.


"Disdainful of the limits of art, his work appeals to a viewer willing to endure sarcasm and to recognize popular references far from the art field. Many of this controversial exhibitions have been discussed in the sensationalist press, thus increassing his visibility."
COPYING EDEN Recent Art in CHILE,
Edited by GERARDO MOSQUERA
2006
PRINCE CLAUS FUND for Culture and Development;
FONDART, Chile