Pablo Kubli
Pablo Kubli (full name Pablo Estevez Kubli; born 1953) is a Mexican sculptor specializing in metals, a member of Mexico’s Salón de la Plástica Mexicana. He initially trained in law and public administration in college, completing bachelor’s and master’s in visual arts later in life. He has one doctorate from the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. He's been exhibiting individually since 1991, with most of his works consisting of steel plates and other pieces assembled with nuts and bolts with both organic and geometric forms.
Life
When he was a boy, he was interested in a number of things such as industrial objects, models and painting. He had two family members, Luciano and Humberto Kubli, who had studied at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda".[1]
He studied law at
He lives in Mexico City.
Career
Since 1991 he has had various individual exhibitions and has participated in collective exhibitions since 1987.
In 1994 and 1997 he received the Mex-Am grant from the Cultural Foundation of New York City and Vermont Studio Center in the United States.[2]
Kubli is a sculpting professor at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas.[5]
He has received over twenty recognitions in Mexico and the United States including first place at the Sebastián sculpting competition in Mexico City.[2][3] He is also a member of the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana .[6]
Artistry
Most of his work is assembled pieces using steel plates held together by nuts and bolts. He does not solder his pieces.[5][7] For him, it is fundamental to construct spaces, displacing the volume of the work through planes using industrial construction elements. His main instructor in this aspect was Jesús Mayagoitia .[1]
He assembles curved and folded sheets of metal in a simple way but the complexity comes in the combination of curves and straight lines, along with plates and modular pieces.
His influences have been Edgar Negret and
To create a sculpture he determines the main themes or ideas even before creating preliminary sketches. These can be seeds, cells or various kinds of organisms. He then analyzes the form and determines the main characteristics. He says that each form should have a meaning relation to the organic and human, able to be appreciated in various ways by the onlooker.[1] He says that the manual labor aspect of creating a sculpture is essential because it allows the artist to take on an idea and see the details.[7] He makes about seventy percent of his pieces from start to finish. With the other thirty percent, he creates the design and uses the services of industrial services.[7]
He has collaborated with other artists such as Jorge Chuey .[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ángel Suárez Sierra. "Entrevista" [Interview] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Artes e Historia magazine. Archived from the original on March 17, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Curriculum PABLO ESTEVEZ KUBLI" [Resume Pablo Estevez Kubli] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Artes e Historia magazine.
- ^ a b c d e "Se presentará en el CMN "20 de noviembre" la exposición Ensambles Escultoricos de Pablo Kubli" [Will present at the CMN "20 de Noviembre" an exposition called Ensambles Escultoricos by Pablo Kubli] (Press release) (in Spanish). ISSSTE. August 27, 1999. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Mónica González Rosales (May 6, 2008). "Gesto Sensorial: Desarrollo de una temática personal cultura" [Sensory gesture: Development of a personal culture thematic] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Periodismo AUNAM (UNAM). Retrieved October 11, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "El Salón de Escultura ofrece creaciones maduras y de gran calidad: Abel Ramírez" [The Sculpture Hall offers mature and quality creation: Abel Ramírez] (Press release) (in Spanish). CONACULTA. June 11, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Miembros" [Members] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Salon de la Plastica Mexicana. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Al maestro y artista Pablo Kubli" [On the teacher and artist Pablo Kubli] (in Spanish). Radiotelevisió Valenciana. October 22, 2004. Retrieved October 11, 2012.[permanent dead link]