Private Project

Public Square

For me Public Square is when I travel and sit in a Public space to look and photograph every thing that surrounds me, peoples attitude, life around the area, buildings, etc. images that I modify after some time.

  • Carlos Eguiguren
    Photographer
  • Genres:
    People
  • Date Taken:
    December 4, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Camera:
    Nikon D3
  • Lens:
    70 -200 mm
  • Focal Length:
    2.8
  • Shutter Speed:
    1/250
  • Aperture:
    f8
  • ISO / Film:
    200
  • Student Project:
    No
Artist Biography

Carlos Eguiguren

Biography
• Was born in Santiago Chile in 1955
• 1976 Decided to become a photographer after studying Art at Universidad Catolica Chile. He started as
an assistant to Chilean photographer Roberto Edwards at Paula magazine
• 1979 Emigrated to New York
• During the 14 years that he lived and worked in New York as a photographer he established friendship
and made portraits of artist as Paul Jenkins, Bob Cato, Mitch Miller, Alfred Eisenstaed, William Wegman,
etc.
• 1984 He was invited to exhibit his work at the Centre International d’Art Contemporain Paris
(Portraits).
• 1989 Communication Arts Magazine gave him an Award of excellence for a publication of Simpson
Paper
• 1990 Exhibit at Praxis Gallery Santiago Chile Nudes on Polaroid 20x24
• 1992 moves to Santiago Chile
• During these years he works on different books
• 2003 Received a Second Prize for best photography at Arte Espacio
At this time he left photography on the side, to start working as a Digital Artist full time.
• 2004 Exhibit at Marlborough Gallery Transluces Santiago Chile
• 2008 Exhibit his work Estructuras at the Museum Nacional de Bellas Artes Chile.
• Publish his first personal book “30 años de fotografia”
• 2009 Publish his second book “Bocetos de Valparaíso.”
• 2010 Exhibit the series Valparaiso at Patricia Ready Art Gallery
• 2011 Invited to Atlanta to participate on Art Above Underground
• 2014 Exibit his work HABITAT at Artespacio Art Gallery Santiago Chile.
• He has been invited to show his work at Pinta Art Fair Miami, on December 2014.
• 2016 participated at Art Santiago
• 2016 October Biennale de Arte Contemporaneo Buenos Aires.
Received two awards one in photography and one for Difital Art.
•2016 November , invited to show in the Biennale of photography Jinang, China.

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Artist Statement

Art is a way of interfering on peoples feelings, by opening your own being.