Marcos Restrepo (born 1961,

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) Restrepo is a Latin American painter who is a member of the artist group Artefactoría, founded by

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. Artefactoría was formed in 1982 by a group of painters from the School of Fine Arts in

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who are inspired by the surrealists and the unconscious. Members of Artefactoria include: Restrepo,

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, Pedro Dávila,

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In 1996, Restrepo obtained the Second Prize of the V Biennial of International Madness in

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for his painting ''Al Finál del Hueco'' (shown right). In 1986, Restrepo obtained an honorable mention in the Hall Prize of Paris chiquito.

Some exhibitions

*1977 - Hall October, Guayaquil *1978 - Young Painting, Guayaquil *1980 - Hall Julio, Guayaquil *1982 - Pinacoteca of the Central bank of Ecuador, Guayaquil *1983 - Hall Vicente Rocafuerte, Guayaquil *1985 - Contemporary sacred art of Ecuador, Guayaquil *1989 - I Hall Art PROESA, Quito *1992 - Permanent Exhibition Seville 92 *1997 - Shared worlds, National Museum of the Central bank of Ecuador, Quito *2006 - Museo Municipal de Arte Moderno, Exposición del Fondo Patrimonial del Museo, Cuenca, Ecuador

References

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