Gaston Orellana

Ghost at the Edge of the Foam

Chronology: signed in 1962

School: Place of production: Valparaíso / Chile Material: Paper Technique: Mixed media.

Dimensions: 75 cm x 40 cm

Widely recognized internationally, his most important work to date, “The Burning Train” (New York, 1960), is housed in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC. Orellana participated in the Spanish Pavilion of the 35th Venice Biennale in 1970. An important and valuable triptych of his, “Crucifixion” (New York, 1960s), is part of the Vatican’s Contemporary Art Collection. Among others, the following institutions hold works by Orellana: Argentina – Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. Belgium – Vandecandelaere Gallery, Waregem; Brazil – Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo; Chile – National Museum of Fine Arts of Chile, Santiago; Pinacoteca of the University of Concepción; Spain – Juana Mordó Legacy. Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid; International Museum of Contemporary Art, Lanzarote; Casa das Artes, Vigo; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. Italy – Pinacoteca Cassa di Risparmio, Savona; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. USA – Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. and Mrs. Clarens Public Collection, NY; New York Public Library, NY; The Museo Hirshhorn y Jardín de Esculturas, Washington DC; The Contemporary Art Museum and Institution, Panamerican Union, Washington DC; New Orleans Fine Art Museum, New Orleans; Feniz Museum, Arizona Taiwan- Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei.