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Apparition and Encounter, 2024

About Silence and Being

Apparition and Encounter

2024 Acrylic on canvas 205 × 240 cm

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My work explores the psychology of forms and the way images emerge from an intuitive process. Painting, for me, is a space where forms gradually appear and begin to organize themselves within the pictorial field.

Rather than starting from a predefined image, I approach the canvas as a place of discovery. Forms often seem to suggest themselves, as if asking to exist. My role is to construct a space where these forms can coexist and find balance.

The human figure frequently appears in my work, not as a fixed representation but as a shifting presence within the composition. Through painting, I explore the relationship between form, space, and emotional resonance.

My process is slow and contemplative. Each painting develops through a series of adjustments, allowing the image to evolve organically. What interests me is the moment when the painting begins to feel alive—when forms, color, and space reach a fragile equilibrium.

Biography & CV

Ignacio Bertetich is an Argentine painter based in Berlin. His practice centers on the human figure, exploring states of consciousness, silence, and emotional resonance through acrylic on large-format canvas.

Berlin, Germany
ignaciobertetich@gmail.com

Education

2009–2016Studies at the National University of the Arts, Buenos Aires
2009–2016Atelier studies with Oscar César Mara, Buenos Aires
2008–2009Animation School, Rosario
2007–2008Animation, National University of Córdoba (Carmen Garzón)
2005–2007Art School Luis Tessandori, Córdoba

Group Exhibitions

2025Where is Your Heart?, Kunstraum Heartspace
2019The artists of the National Senate, Senate of the Nation, Buenos Aires
2019Year-end show, Gisel Durán Gallery, Buenos Aires
2018Four years, Juana de Arte Gallery, Buenos Aires
2017UDA-ARTE, Udaondo Hospital, Buenos Aires
2016Exhibition of Stains, Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires
2016Gisel Durán Gallery Contest, Buenos Aires

Solo Exhibitions

2020#unartistaporundia, Prana Gallery
2020Del Sentir, Flaneur Bar, Buenos Aires
2019Gisel Durán Exhibition, Buenos Aires
2019Estudio del Silencio, Flaneur Bar, Buenos Aires
2019Production assistant — El Animal (Gerardo Naumann), MAMBA, Buenos Aires
2018Internal Portraits, La Paz Arriba Art Center, Buenos Aires
2017Permanent exhibition, F/O Objeto y Teoría Gallery, Buenos Aires

Awards

20161st Prize, Gisel Durán Gallery Contest, Buenos Aires