Mariano Akerman
Illustration — Akerman photographed in 2011 Mariano Akerman (Buenos Aires, 1963) is an Argentine painter, architect and art historian. Mariano Akerman was working as a researcher and a lecturer, Akerman also develops educational activities that encourage free expression and communitarian involvement of participants while considering their cultural background.
Mariano Akerman
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- 1963 · Buenos Aires.
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- Argentina
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- architect · art historian · painter · artist
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- Spanish
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Illustration — Akerman photographed in 2011 Mariano Akerman (Buenos Aires, 1963) is an Argentine painter, architect and art historian. Mariano Akerman was working as a researcher and a lecturer, Akerman also develops educational activities that encourage free expression and communitarian involvement of participants while considering their cultural background.
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Mariano Akerman (born 1963) is an Argentine architect, art historian and artist, among other activities. The architect was born in Buenos Aires. Languages used include Spanish.
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Life and education
Life and education
Akerman studied at the School of Architecture of Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina), completing his formation in 1987. In 1995 he received a British Council Grant to research the artwork of Francis Bacon at Marlborough Fine Art and the Tate Gallery in London.
Career
Career
In Asia, Mariano Akerman developed the educational series of conferences The Belgian Contribution to the Visual Arts (2005), In the Spirit of Linnaeus (2007), Discovering Belgian Art (2008-9), Raisons d’être: Art, Freedom and Modernity (2010), German Art (2010), and The Gestalt Educational Program (2011). In the American continent, the series of lectures Art and Identity (2013) includes a conference devoted to Bacon's idiosyncratic imagery—"To be and not to be." Specializing in Visual Communication, Akerman lectures on modern art at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, the Star of Hope School in Taytay, the National College of Arts in Lahore, the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, UNIRIO and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
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Identity
Mariano Akerman is recorded with the occupation art historian. Recorded as architect, art historian, painter and artist.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1963
Mariano Akerman was born on 1 January 1963.
Publications
• 1996. "The Evocative Character of Louis Kahn's Hurva Project." • 1999. The Grotesque in Francis Bacon’s Paintings. • 2012. "Bacon: Painter with a Double-Edged Sword." • 2012. "A Passion for Hope through Imagination," in collaboration with Hannyia Abid.
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• Illustration — "Rabbit and Duck" from Fliegende Blätter (1892), an ambiguous image often used by Akerman to exemplify the both-and phenomenon in the visual arts. • Illustration — Renaissance Grotesques, digital composition. • Illustration — Gestalt in the Eye, digital montage • Illustration — Gestalt Principles, digital composition
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- 1."Mariano Akerman", ArteFe, Santa Fe, Argentina, 22 April 2010; Hannyia Abid, "A Passion for Hope through Imagination", Blue Chip Magazine, ed. Mashaal Gauhar, Vol. 8, N° 89, Islamabad, March–April 2012, p. 18.
- 2.Sara Mahmood, "Mariano Akerman: Bridging Cultures", Blue Chip Magazine, Vol. 8, N° 87, Islamabad, January–February 2012, pp. 20-24; Igor G. Barbero, "Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistan", Univision, Los Angeles, 20 April 2010.
- 3.Alfonso Corona Martínez, The Architectural Project (1990), ed. Malcolm Quantrill, Texas: Texas University Press, 2003, p. 50.
- 4."The Museum features Belgian Art Lecture," DLSU Newsletter, De La Salle University, Vol. 37, No. 4, Manila, 13 June 2005; F.C. Garcia, "Istilo ng sining Belgium, tinalakay sa exhibit" (Masterpieces of Belgian Art), The Varsitarian, University of Santo Tomas, Vol. LXXVII, No 3, Manila, 6 August 2005, in tagalog (archive); and Carmencita H. Acosta, "An Appointment with Art", What’s On & Expat, Vol. XXIII, N° 32, 7 August 2005, p. 12.
- 5.Manila, Embassy of Sweden, In the Spirit of Linnaeus: The Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art, 2007; Annika Markovic, "Events: Linnaeus 2007," Embassy of Sweden, Manila, 15 December 2006; "In the Spirit of Linnaeus," EU News Philippines, Vol. 4, N° 4, December 2006, p. 13; Inger Ultvedt, "60 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Philippines and Sweden and the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Carl Linnaeus," Scandasia, 11 January 2007; Rapeepat Jumnongjit, "Linnaeus's Series of Events To Be Continued", Scandasia, 1 February 2007; Xavier Banès, "Linnaeus 2007", EIS Letter (European International School Newsletter), February 2007, p. 4; Beth Day Romulo, "Win a Trip o Sweden," Philippine Panorama: Weekly Magazine of The Manila Bulletin, 18 February 2007, pp. 16-17; and Twink Macaraig, "Interview with Friedrik Agerhem and Mariano Akerman," ABS-CBN News, TV channel 27, Philippines, 23 February 2007, "Take One".
- 6.Shahid Hussain, "The Discovery of Belgian Art," Doodh Patti, 13 June 2008; Mylene Soriano, "June 26: Discovering Belgian Art," United Nations Community Bulletin, Islamabad, Vol. 12, N° 13, June 2008, p. 1; Hasnat Malik, "Lecture on Belgian Artwork," The Post, Islamabad, 27 June 2008, p. 2, col. 3; Peerzada Salman, "Karachi: Between Reality and Fantasy", Dawn News, Karachi, 14–15 June 2008 (WBM, accessed 5 March 2018); Jonaid Iqbal, "Art Historian highlights Cultural Diversity Genesis", Business Recorder, Islamabad-Lahore-Karachi, 27 June 2008, p. 8; Anwar Abbas, "Artist endeavours to promote Art and Culture", The Post, Pakistan, 2 July 2008, sect. B, p. 2; "Argentinean Painter Who is a Dab Hand with Brush", The Post, 6 July 2008, Islamabad News, B-2; "Art Appreciation Lecture by Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art", Alliance Française d'Islamabad, June 2008-March 2010, Cultural Activities; "Discovering Belgian Art, by Mariano Akerman", Alliance Française de Lahore, 11 April 2009, Cultural Events; "Lahore: Discovering Belgian Art, A Lecture by Mariano Akerman," Daily Times, 11 April 2009, "Time Out", p. 10; Qudsia Rahim, "Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art at the NCA Auditorium", Danka, Lahore, 11 April de 2009.
- 7.Ishrat Hyatt, "Art Historian delivers Lecture at IFWA Fundraiser", International The News, 30 March 2010, p. 20 (reproduced at PakStudy); Issam Ahmed, "A Widow fights with Embroidery", The Christian Science Monitor, 2 April 2010 (WBM); Sophie Ali Kahn, "Lecture by Mariano Akerman", ICAS (Islamabad College of Arts & Sciences), Islamabad, 23 April 2010; Igor Barbero, "Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistán", ABC, Madrid, 20 April 2010; "Xornadas de Akerman en Paquistán: Entrega de premios ó mellor collage en Islamabad", Galicia Hoxe, 20 April 2010 (archive); and "Manifestarse en Pakistán a través del arte", MSN Video, Mexico, 20 April 2010.
- 8.German Art: Its Peculiarities and Transformations, Embassy of Germany, Islamabad, May 2010; Ishrat Hyatt, "Lectures Series on German Art", International The News, Pakistan, 14 May 2010, City News, p. 20; "Pak-German Visual Arts Discussed," Daily Times, Pakistan, 27 May 2010.
- 9.Gestalt Educational Program, Embassy of Germany, Islamabad, 2011; Ishrat Hyatt, "Gestalt Programme Launching Event", International The News, 22 October 2011, City News, p. 19; Almas Haider Naqvi, "Other is the Same Side of the Picture", Dataline Islamabad, 22 October 2011, p. 4; Maqbool Malik, "Tradition meets Modernisation", The Nation, 24 October 2011; Mariano Akerman interviewed by Faisal Kahn, Dawn TV, broadcast on 25 October de 2011; Gauhar Zahid Malik, "Embassies of Switzerland and Germany present 'Gestalt': Theory and Design in the Age of New Objectivity, Fifteen Educational Lectures by Mariano Akerman, Architect and Art Historian", Pakistan Observer, 3 November 2011, p. 9; Ilona Yusuf, "Enhancing Perception: The Gestalt Lectures and Collage Competition", Blue Chip Magazine, Vol. 8, N° 87, Islamabad, January–February 2012, pp. 16-19; and "Gestalt Educational Program", SBC News, Swiss Business Council of Pakistan Newsletter, № 6, January-March 2012, p. 13.
- 10."Ser y no ser: identidad en el arte de Francis Bacon", News BAC Online, Buenos Aires: British Arts Centre & Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa, September 2013.
- 11.Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, "Conferencias - Ciclo sobre arte belga: pintura, música y arquitectura - Akerman, Bardin y Grementieri", Programación MNBA, April 2005
- 12.Rosalinda L. Orosa, "Significant Up-Dates", The Philippine Starweek: Sunday Magazine of The Philippine Star, Vol. XIX, N° 26, 7 August 2005, p. 15
- 13.Maria Presson, "Linné i Taytay", Star of Hope (Hoppets Stjärna), Scandinavia, 6 March 2007, 169.
- 14."Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art at the NCA Auditorium", Danka, Lahore, 11 April 2009; "Lahore: Discovering Belgian Art, A Lecture by Mariano Akerman", Daily Times, Pakistan, 11 April 2009, "Time Out" supplement, p. 10.
- 15."Director’s Report: 2007-2010", National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Islamabad: Quaid-i-Azam University, December 2010, p. 33, item 4.29
- 16.VI Jornada de Estudos Medievais da UNIRIO, 2 September 2015; PUC-Rio: Em Diálogo , 16 November 2015.
- 17.In: The Real and Ideal Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Art, ed. Bianca Kühnel, CFJA, 1997-98, pp. 245-253.
- 18.Developed at Marlborough Fine Art and the Tate Gallery of London (British Council Grant, 1995).
- 19.Blue Chip Magazine, ed. Mashal Gauhar, Vol. 8, N° 88, Islamabad, February–March 2012, pp. 29-33; original version, with comparative plates by the author, 1 May 2012; short version, Blue Chip Magazine Online, 14 May 2013.
- 20.Blue Chip Magazine, 2012, pp. 18-22.
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