El arte de pertenecer
Sofía Basto Riousse pinta, borda e ilustra, a veces todo al mismo tiempo. Cambió su carrera en el derecho por una práctica en las artes, y su trabajo cobra vida desde el rincón de Dubái que ha bautizado como Manigua Studio. Manigua, en alusión a los paisajes enmarañados y fangosos de su natal Colombia, es el proyecto vivo y palpitante a través del cual Sofía se fusiona con el verdor y observa a la gente entre el río Magdalena, Francia, Singapur y el Golfo. Antes muralista y aficionada a la caligrafía, hoy Sofía (y Manigua) crea con la naturaleza como su recurso más fiel, ya sea para obtener pigmentos, construir composiciones o dar forma a una nostalgia anidada entre los Andes y el Amazonas.
Sofía Basto Riousse ha expuesto su obra en Dubái, Pitalito, Ras Al Khaimah, Madrid, Luxemburgo y en línea. Su café diario es negro, y sus jardines siempre están llenos de color.
“No pinto lo que veo, sino lo que la memoria transforma: fragmentos botánicos de un lugar que ya no existe, pero que vive en mí”
Prensa & Exposiciones
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July - August 2024
Curated by Rafael Florez. Museum of Art and Archaeology of Pitalito -
Huila, Colombia
● Solo exhibition. A series of nine paintings inspired by the
descriptions in José Eustasio Rivera’s masterpiece, La
Vorágine.This exhibition was held as part of the centenary
celebration of this literary work. The series evokes an
ecosystemic journey through the tropical regions mentioned in
the book, serving as a pictorial translation of nature’s force
as interpreted by the artist from the text.
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Poema terrenal para un lugar olvidado - Earthly poem for a forgotten place
May - June 2024Curated by Nubia Monje. Museum of contemporary art of Huila.
Neiva - Huila, Colombia
● Solo exhibition. A series of nine paintings inspired by the
descriptions in José Eustasio Rivera’s masterpiece, La
Vorágine.This exhibition was held as part of the centenary
celebration of this literary work. The series evokes an
ecosystemic journey through the tropical regions mentioned in
the book, serving as a pictorial translation of nature’s force
as interpreted by the artist from the text.
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October 2023
Curated by MONAT Gallery. Calle de los estudios 7, 28012, Madrid.
Spain.
Exhibited works: Sunset under the banana leaves (acrylic on canva),
Real and imaginary botany (acrylic on canvas).
● This collective exhibition is an opportunity to glimpse the
invisible threads that connect artists to their innermost
thoughts, feelings, and aspirations. "Hideaway" is an ode to
the art of finding refuge within one's own mind and translating
that experience into captivating visual stories.
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Spring 2023
Curated by Al Qasimi Foundation. Jazirat Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah,
United Arab Emirates
Exhibited work: La Tête dans les Nuages
● This collective exhibition asks artists how they consider
their relationship with the landscape, plants and animals,
fellow human beings, our planet, and the universe. Diverse
voices and practices that interpret the theme of Nature will
show artworks related to these questions: What is our place
within nature? How does nature empower creativity? How can art
converse with nature?
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Salón de Artistas Laboyanas, curated by Rafael Florez
Sep - Nov 2022
Museo de Arte y Arqueología de Pitalito - Museum of Art and
Archaeology of Pitalito - Huila, Colombia
Exhibited work: Childhood (acrylic on canvas), Indoor Garden with
Monkey (acrylic on canvas)
● Exhibition grouping a new generation of women in contemporary
art with roots in the small southern Colombian city of
Pitalito, both residents and in the diaspora.
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Almacén de Pequeñas Interacciones entre Grandes Regiones y sus
Personas Apr - Jul 2022
المخزن للتفاعالت الصغيرة بين المناطق الكبيرة وشعبها
curated by Daniel H. Rey
Sumac Space, digital, 6,000+ visitors
Exhibited work: De cómo adquiri una mano verde en el desierto
(process portfolio and acrylic on canvas)
● A multimedia research project storing and amplifying the
archives and current explorations of artists and creatives who
have bonds with both Latin America and the Arab-Speaking world.
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After the Beep, curated by Sarah Daher and Anna Bernice delos Reyes
Summer 2021
Satellite, Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Exhibited works: Le jardin des sens (mixed media: acrylic, yarn,
wool, gold sheet, on canvas)
● A group exhibition culminating a two-month long creative
exercise as an experiment of artistic production and response
under time pressure.
CREDITS AND MENTIONS
● Art Circle Award 2021, 10 shortlisted artists.
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