Aldo Chaparro

Biography

Aldo Chaparro (b. 1965) is a Peruvian-Mexican artist whose work spans sculpture, painting, and design, exploring the subtleties of form through post-industrial methods. With studios in Mexico City, Monterrey, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, and Lima, Chaparro manipulates prefabricated materials, often altering or subtracting matter to create balanced and dynamic forms that deeply engage with the human body. His use of industrial steel, wood, plexiglass, and neon reflects his continuous exploration of spatial and architectural depth. The process of transformation is at the heart of his artistic practice.
Chaparro’s approach to creation is deeply intuitive. His iconic bent steel sculptures are shaped through direct physical interaction with industrial steel sheets. This transformation process results in violent yet precise forms that contrast with the sleek, machine-made quality of the material. These works can be seen as self-portraits, reflecting the artist’s energy in the act of creation. In his column sculptures, Chaparro works with wood joists, often partially burning them before sculpting the charred remnants with a chainsaw. These totems explore the delicate balance between fragility and strength, while embracing Zen principles of negative space and simplicity. They evoke a sense of timelessness and stillness.
Aldo Chaparro's works are featured in prominent public and private collections around the world. His work can be found in institutions such as the Instituto Cultural Peruano Norte Americano (ICPNA) and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) in Lima, Peru; the Museo de Arte de Sinaloa (MASIN) in Culiacán, Mexico; The Jumex Foundation and The Coppel Collection in Mexico; the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM); and the CIFO – Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation in Miami, U.S. Additionally, his work is included in the collections of Simon de Pury (London), Douglas Baxter (New York), Domenico De Sole (Hilton Head), Güler Sabancı (Istanbul), and Pierre Huber (Switzerland).

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