Born 1973 in Santiago, Chile. Has lived in Quito, London and Rome. Now resident in Milan.
Besides his activity as visual artist, he is deeply interested in electronic
music ad improvisation. Information Technology expert, field in which he also works, he's involved
since 1990 as promoter and in the realization of cultural projects inherent
to art, IT, communication, critique and social movements. Has collaborated with several associations as painter, organizer or promoter, always prioritizing collective and self-sustained work.
Activities
- 1991-2000 Hyper-speed summary: Collective and self-sustained Social activities, Radio, BBSs, First Web sites in italy. Bands: lead guitar: "Joker" (Rock/Prog), Sax: "Wendy's Party" (PunkCore/Improv), lead guitar: "Sattamassagana" (Ska/Rocksteady/Reggae)
- 1999 Starts retrospective work on Tachisme, Arte Povera.
- 2000 Member of the cultural initiative “Akusma, forme della poesia contemporanea”
- 2001 Collaboration in 2001,with the poet Giuliano Mesa and the composer and musician Agostino Di Scipio.
- December: Installations and Paintings for “Tiresia”, a piece for poetry and electronic music by G. Mesa and A.Di Scipio. “Corpi del Suono” l'Aquila. [link: Cemat]
- 2003 New installations for “Tiresia” during the 40th festival of Nuova Consonanza (Goethe Insitut Rome 6 December 2003).
- 2004 Video installation for the theatrical piece “Dove hai lasciato la sua barca” (Text by M. Perriera) directed by Geppino Monti, for “Atti del Bradipo” by Michele Perriera at Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa in Palermo, 20,30,31 October 2004.
- 2004 Collaboration with architect Andrea Lorito for “bbz - Individual Path”, a research and experimental work concerning architecture, visual art and sound.
- 2005 “Tiresia”-“video for live performance”. Comissioned by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) of Berlin at the TESLA- im Podewils'schen Palais , 1 July 2005 Berlin. [link: DAAD link: Tesla]
- 2005 Akusma, multiple small paintings and illustrations for the Akusma Anthology and a new set of Tiresia small paintings, “La Camera Verde”.
- 2005 2, 3 December. Surface Impact Studies: Live performances at the Modern Art Museum of Antwerp, with Agostino Di Scipio MUHKA: Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, during the Champ D'Action 2005 - “Time Canvas 2005 - Music–Drawing, Drawing Music”[link: MUHKA link: Champ d'Action]
- 2006 March, first installation part of the “bbz – Individual Path” project, 7 March 2006 at the NT Art Gallery of Bologne, M. Guerra, A. Lorito. During the festival “NCVI – Nel caso vi interessi l'infinito” [link a: NT Art Gallery]
- 2006 28 May – 16 July “ ''15'' bbz-Moebius” during the collective: "ENIGMA EMOZIONANTE Artisti a rigor di logica”, project curated by di Maria Luisa Trevisan, Comune di Mirano e di Kangourou della matematica, (Italia) – Presentation by Maria Luisa Trevisan, Texts by Michele Emmer, Piergorgio Odifreddi*
- 2008 19 april, Centro Culturale »LA CAMERA VERDE« Book »TIRESIA« by Giuliano Mesa » Exhibition: TIRESIA« by Matias Guerra [details ]
- 2008 21 October " poe.mi 08 / tiriamo le reti" poe.mi (Milan, 21/10/2008 - 23/11/2008) is an exhibition and performing festival that brings writing, media and visual arts together, trying to draw some maps in the territories of artistic and literary production today in italy. www.ar-ri-vi.org - [email protected] - external link: [details ]
- 2009 23 May 2009 - 10 June, "Cast Lead". Solo exhibition, paintings. Centro Culturale »LA CAMERA VERDE« Via Giovanni Miani, 20 - 00154 Roma [ details ]
- 2010 23 Jan "14 gennaio 2003-14 gennaio 2010 Omaggio a Emilio Villa" - Exhibition: "Jeu d'oeuf pour Emilio Villa" with Alfredo Anzellini, Giuseppe Burlando, Franco Cannilla, Biagio Cepollaro, Giovanni Cozzani, Gerardo Di Fabrizio, Francesco Forlani, Jean-Marie Gleize, Marco Giovenale, Matias Guerra, Giuliana Laportella, Pascal Leclercq, Pierre Martin,Ilirjana Stringa, Francesca Vitale, Michele Zaffarano.
- 2010 21-23 May, "Variazioni su Persona, d'après Ingmar Bergman". A sound performance by BAKSHI.
During the same event presentation of the book "Persona di Ingmar Bergman" by Alfredo Anzellini, Matias Guerra, Michele Zaffarano. - 2010 11 September - 9 October, Tuscania 11 settembre 2010 Collective Exhibition, Piane di Bronzo, Tuscania, Italy.
- 2010 26 September, IMPROMPTU. Experimental Workshop Session for Two Guitars (live musical improvisation), Piane di Bronzo, Tuscania, Italy
- 2010 20 November, MESA Marcello Sambati and Bakshi. Marcello Sambati reads Giuliano Mesa, DARK CAMERA, Tuscania, Italy.
- 2010 "Mario Monicelli" text by G.A. Semerano and illustrations by Matias Guerra.
- 2011 "Proudhon", short film directed and edited by M.Guerra.
- 2011 "Cast Lead, act II" exhibition at La Camera Verde. 64 immages on paper to form an artist book and two edited books by La Camera Verde.
- 2011 24 Sep - 21 Jan "Piane di Bronzo: Mare Mediterraneum", Group Exhibition at Piane di Bronzo. With "Un uomo sotto al sole" an homage to Vittorio Arrigoni and "Here and Now, Libia".
- 2011 22 October "Homage Cezanne", Group Exhibition at La Camera Verde. With "Cézanne" a video-frame object.
- 2012 3 March, The Shootist - Il pistolero. Book, with Giovanni Andrea Semerano @ La Camera Verde Roma
- 2012 6 March, "ITALIANITUDINE", 17 Marzo, ore 17.00 conversazioni con Marco Baravalle, Riccardo Caldura, Kristian Franzil, ore 18.30 incontro artisti | link SPAC FVG
- 2012 2 June D'ailleurs c'est toujours les autres qui meuren - interventi critici sul volume di Giacomo Carioti, Marco Giovenale, Matias Guerra, Luigi Toni, Bruno Torregiani.
