Mariano Akerman (

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, 1963) is an Argentine painter, architect and art historian. Working as a researcher and a lecturer, Akerman also develops educational activities that encourage free expression and communitarian involvement of participants while considering their cultural background.

Life and education

Akerman studied at the School of Architecture of Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina), completing his formation in 1987. In 1995 he received a British Council Grant to research the artwork of Francis Bacon (artist), Francis Bacon at Marlborough Fine Art and the Tate Britain, Tate Gallery in London.

Career

In Asia, Mariano Akerman developed the educational series of conferences ''The Belgian Contribution to the Visual Arts'' (2005), ''In the Spirit of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus'' (2007), ''Discovering Belgian Art'' (2008-9), ''Raisons d’être: Art, Freedom and Modernity'' (2010), ''German Art'' (2010), and ''The Gestalt Educational Program'' (2011). In the American continent, the series of lectures ''Art and Identity'' (2013) includes a conference devoted to Bacon's idiosyncratic imagery—"To be and not to be." Specializing in Visual Communication, Akerman lectures on modern art at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires), Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, the Star of Hope School in Taytay, Rizal, Taytay, the National College of Arts Lahore, National College of Arts in Lahore, the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, UNIRIO and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Visual Imagery and Design

File:Kaninchen und Ente.png, Rabbit–duck illusion, "Rabbit and Duck" from ''Fliegende Blätter'' (1892), an ambiguous image often used by Akerman to exemplify the ''both-and'' phenomenon in the visual arts. File:Renaissance Grotesques Composition.jpg, Grotesques, Renaissance Grotesques, digital composition. File:Gestalt in the Eye.jpg, ''Gestalt in the Eye'', digital montage File:Gestalt Principles Composition.jpg, Gestalt psychology, Gestalt Principles, digital composition

Publications

* 1996. "The Evocative Character of Louis Kahn's Hurva Project." * 1999. ''The Grotesque in Francis Bacon’s Paintings''. * 2012. "Bacon: Painter with a Double-Edged Sword." * 2012. "A Passion for Hope through Imagination," in collaboration with Hannyia Abid.''Blue Chip Magazine'', 2012, pp. 18-22.

References

External links

Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistán
— EFE, Spain, 20 April 2010
German Art: Its Peculiarities and Transformations
— German Embassy web site, May 2010
Shape and Meaning: The German Contribution to the Visual Arts
— German Embassy web site, November–December 2010
"Mariano Akerman: Bridging Cultures"
excerpts from a note by Sara Mahmood, 2011

by Sara Mahmood — ''Blue-Chip'', January–February 2012, pp. 20–24.

by Ilona Yusuf — ''Blue-Chip'', January–February 2012, pp. 16–19. {{DEFAULTSORT:Akerman, Mariano 1963 births Artists from Buenos Aires Argentine painters Argentine male painters Architects from Buenos Aires Argentine art historians Contemporary painters University of Belgrano alumni Living people