Johanna Calle
The Colombian artist Johanna Calle (Bogotá, 1965) is known for her innovative approach to drawing and her multidisciplinary practice, which spans from delicate drawings to complex metal wire structures. Calle's works are distinguished by a profound engagement with our culture and history. Her art references traditional learning methods, cultural practices, and historical events. She creates connections between the past and the present, questioning existing norms and systems in her visually unique way.
„My work is a way of exploring and understanding the complexities of human
existence and the structures that shape our lives. Through my art, I aim to shed
light on social issues and provoke thought and dialogue.“ ~Johanna Calle
Johanna Calle studied visual arts at the Universidad de Los Andes in Bogotá from 1984 to 1989, where she earned her BA in Art. In 1993, she received her Master of Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London.
Solo and group shows include exhibitions at Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy, The Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Florida, USA, Power Station of Art, Huangpu, Shanghai, China, Fundación Santander, Madrid, Spain, Museum Amparo, Puebla, Mexico, Biennale of Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, Museo de Arte del Banco de la República, Bogota, Colombia, 31. Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Brasil;
Johanna Calle
Conuco I, 2024, typewritten text on old accounting document, 89x115 cm
Johanna Calle
Traducciones (Cinchona Moritziana K), 2009, wire and ink on cardboard, 50,7 x 38,3 cm
Johanna Calle
Perspectivas I (negra), 2023, shaped wire, 33,5 x 23 cm
Johanna Calle
taquigráfica, 2006, ink on paper, 21 x 29,5cm
Johanna Calle
Tomo (Sociologia General), 2017, silkscreen and letraset on antique homemade book cover,33,1 x 46,8 cm
Johanna Calle
Cecropias Telenitidas, 2024, typewritten text on old accounting document, 43 x 53,5 cm
Johanna Calle
Enclaves (2), 2024, drawing on an antique map from the 19th century, 89 x 59,5 cm
Johanna Calle
Perímetros (W.S.M), 2021, typed written text on vintage notarial ledger, 41,5 x 83 cm
