A/K/RONA
INTEGRAL ARTIST
RATIONAL ART
MUSIC
PAINTING
SCULPTURE
PLACE OF BIRTH
Medellin, Colombia, December 15, 1962.
EDUCATION
Bogota, ColombiaAnglo American School (Under grad) -1980.Inuniversitas (International Trading) 1981.School of Industrial Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry) 1982-1983.National University of Colombia (Biology) 1981-1983.University of “El Rosario” (Business Administration) 1988-1989.Boston, MassachusettsNortheastern University (Bachelor of Science in Biology) 1984-1987.Art History, 1997-1998.
COURSES AND SEMINARS
Music, Piano, English, German, Astronomy, Environmental Geology, Glaciers Age, Photography, Sales Management, Merchandising Techniques, Professional Sales and Oral Communication, Bogota and Boston. Art History.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Freshmen year Professor (Unitec) Career- Cinema and Photography, Bogota Colombia, 1988-1994.Music and Science teacher for kids (Aurora Academy) Miami, FL. 1997-1998.
ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
-MusicComposer of Acoustic and Electronic Music, Ballads, pop, romantic, educational and ecological lyrics. First Ecological Bilingual Album in America, produced by Ecomusica, Colombia, Bogota, 1992.Sound Track for the TV Novel “Soul, Heart and Life” for Cromavision TV.-Plastic ArtsModern painting with Rational conceptions, Modular with mathematical convergence. Designs on Clothing (Sweaters) for K-NITS Corp. Fort Lauderdale, FL. 1996-1998.Designs on Dinner ware, Cushions, Cards, Notebooks and Billboards.-SculptureRepresentation of the Timeless in the Universe, Bronze (3 casted series of Mathematical models in Bronze). Proposed to be the symbol for the entrance to the Millenium for the City of Miami.-LiteratureTwo unpublished short stories and 140 songs and poems.
Radio Shows and Interviews
-Boston: WUNR 1600 AM, WMEX 1150 AM, WZBC 90.3 FM.-Mexico City: Raza, Radio Mil Stereo, Radio Cien, 90.1 FM.-Miami, FL: WSUA Caracol, 1260 AM.-Bogota, Colombia: Javeriana 91.9 FM, Super Stereo 88.9 FM, RCN AM, FM, Todelar AM, FM, Caracol-Radioactiva, Colmundo Radio AM.-Villavicencio, Colombia: RCN AM
TV Shows and Interviews
-Miami, FL: The Cristina’s Show, 1992. Show SEVSEC (Inventors) 1996. Channel 17 WLRN Nov. 15, 1996.-Mexico City: Econoticias, Al Despertar, El Club de Gaby, Live with Ricardo Rocha, 1994.-Colombia Children Shows: El show de Tiko Tiko, 1991. Buenos dias bulliciosos, Maxi Mini, El club de las preguntas, 1992. Oki-Doki(2 Chapters), 1993. Artistic: El mundo de las Estrellas, 1988. En Camara, 1991. Interviews: Ecolombia, Cromagazin, Magazin con Pilar, 1991. Primera Fila, 1993. Cuentos de la Naturaleza, 1994. Opinion: Debates Caracol (TV network), 1992. No me lo cambie, Zoociedad, 1993.
Press Articles
Press Articles
Boston: The Tech (MIT), 1987.-Miami, FL: “EXITO” Magazine, LEA Magazine, Actualidad Colombiana, 1994. Newspaer “The Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald”, June 17, 1995.-Bogota, Colombia: “El Tiempo” newspaper, 1992. “El Espectador” newspaper. 1989. La Prensa, La Republica, 1991.-Villavicencio, Colombia: “Llano Siete Dias” newspaper, 1993, 1994.
Concerts and Shows
-Mexico City: Club de Gaby (Singing Ecological songs), 1994.-Bolzano, Italy: Music composed for “Danza Sotto le Odle” Crisalide, in Cooproduction with RAI. 1987.-Bogota, Colombia: Royal Plaza Theater, 1985. Colon Theater, 1987. District University, 1988, La Media Torta Theater, 1988, 89, 90.Earth Day Concerts, 1990, 91, 92. Concert for life (United Nations), 1990. Ecological Concert for the District of Bogota, 1993.Children’s Ecological Festival, 1991. “El Salitre” park, 1992. “With Faith in our children” concert, 1992.Release of the first bilingual Ecological Album in America, Hilton Hotel, Earth-day, 1993. -Villavicencio, Colombia: “Embrujo Verde” concert, 1993.-Miami, FL: The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, April 13, 1995.
Exhibitions of artwork
Individual Shows
1986 Prudential Center Art Studio, Meridien Hotel, Boston, MA.1987 Act 1 Theater, Framingham, MA. DLH project “Arte e Scena Odle”, Bolzano, Italy.1988 District University, 1st. Art Fair, Gran Avenida Gallery, Bogota Colombia.1989 Frau Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.1990 Frau Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.1992 Hilton Hotel, Bogota, Colombia.1994 Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation, Bogota, Colombia. The House for Culture, Villavicencio, Colombia. Maren Gallery, Live with Ricardo Rocha, Televisa, Mexico City. Colombian Consulate, Sun Bank Building, Miami, FL. The GablesGallery, Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.1995 Astoria Fine Art Gallery, The Gables Gallery, Coral Gables, FL. Sun Bank Building, The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Amer Rich Gallery, Miami, FL.1996 Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Art Americas 96, Miami Beach Convention Center, FL. Art Expo 96, Agora Gallery, New York.1997 Datran Center, Capital Bank Building, Miami, FL.1998 Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.1999 Plaza Venetia Building, Miami FL. Permanent Exhibition2000 Plaza Venetia Building, Miami FL. Permanent Exhibition2001 Plaza Venetia Building, Miami FL Permanent Exhibition 2002 Plaza Venetia Building, Miami FL. Permanent Exhibition2003 Telethon for Chile, Plaza Venetia Building, Permanent Exhibition Miami FL. Astoria Fine Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL. Murals Plaza Venetia Building, The Hess Conservatory of Music, Miami, 1996, 1997.
Projects
Miami, FL: “The Timeless Triannular’ Sculpture for the Millenium
Inventions
Game Art Concept where art is turned into a game.
Internet Appearance
Chosen by the American Mathematical Society and placed on their Web-Page from 1996 to 1997. Works are present in private collections in Venezuela, Colombia, Miami, Boston and New York.
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