[cite book | last=Urquijo | first=Rocio | title=Rocio Urquijo | year=2002 | isbn=8460740382 | pages=103] painter Rocio Urquijo has been exhibiting around the world for the past 30 years. Urquijo’s petit points are her most recent means of artistic expression. “They are nomadic, an ideal technique in order to create while traveling. Easy to transport, they can be rolled up in a hurry and slipped into a purse.”]Inspiration
Inspired by interior design, architecture and folk arts, Urquijo’s works reflect the atmosphere of the places she visits: Indonesia, Sumatra, Mexico, and various parts of South America and Europe. The artist not only captures the local color and ambiance but also seems to crystallize the magic of these places in her tableaux. “Traveling is for me a great stimulus for creativity. I discover something in every culture.” In Sumatra and Bali, for example, it was the geometric designs of the carved and painted doors. The series “Oaxaca” was inspired by the designs of the Maya. “It’s the places (I’ve) seen and the things (I’ve) experienced”, Urquijo says, “that finally make a work of art.”
Urquijo is minimal and simple in her composition, but her strong sense of color and balance create a unique and new visual experience. Her paintings and petit points are well thought out compositions much like Zen poets and their haikus. Unlike other construction artists, her mixed media pieces are never somber, but celebrations of color and simplicity. Much like the personality of the painter, the art is viewer friendly.
tudies
* 1965 - 1966 - Understudy to Lee Aguinaldo, artist, Manila, Philippines
* 1968 - 1969 - Understudy to José Hernández, artist, Madrid, Spain
* 1969 - 1970 - Print making with Virgilio (Pandy) Aviado, artist, Madrid, Spain; Print-Making with Michael Ponce de León, artist, Casa Americana, Madrid, Spain
Exhibitions
Urquijo has exhibited in galleries in Spain, Venezuela, New York, Singapore, the Philippines, Morocco, and Italy[ [http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=16970&page_tab=Bio_and_links Biography on Artnet] ] . She has been recognized as an exceptional and gifted artist of imagination and ingenuity and has won numerous art awards in competitions abroad. Her artwork is in many public and private collections worldwide.]olo exhibitions
* 2002 - Book launch and signing; "Rocio Urquijo"[cite book | last=Urquijo | first=Rocio | title=Rocio Urquijo | year=2002 | isbn=8460740382 | pages=103] , [http://www.wallyfindlay.com/Artists.html Wally Findlay Galleries] , New York, New York]
* 1998 - “Nature, Form, Color”, Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida
* 1998 - “Color, City, Door,” Philippine Center, New York, New York
* 1998 - "Exposicíon de Pictura", Instituto Cervantes, Milan, Italy
* 1997 - "Patios and Doors", Instituto Cervantes, Manila, Philippines
* 1991 - “Inaguración”, Galería Félix, Caracas, Venenzuela
* 1983 - Caesium Fine Art Gallery, Singapore
* 1983 - "Rocio Urquijo", Luz Gallery, Manila, Philippines
* 1981 - "Drawings of Rocio Urquijo," Hastings Gallery, Queen Sofia Spanish Institute, New York, New York
* 1979 - "Dibujos", Jamete - Sala de Arte, Cuenca, Spain
* 1971 - "Información de Torismo", Casa de Cultura, Valencia, Spain
* 1970 - "Exposition Rocio Urquijo", Luz Gallery, Manila, PhilippinesGroup exhibitions
* 2001 - "The Art of Holiday Giving", Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, New York
* 1999 - “Inaugural East Hampton Exhibition”, Wally Findlay Galleries, East Hampton, New York
* 1998 - “Women of Vision”, Wally Findlay Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida
* 1996 - “Poesía Visual y Experimental”, Casa del Teatro, Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
* 1986 - "Inaguación", Sala Caniego, Mohedas de Granddilla, Spain
* 1985 - "Reenencuentro Hispano Puertorriqueño”, Aula de la Columbia, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
* 1985 - “Artistas de la Ciudad Encantatda”, Casa de la Cultura, Cuenca, Spain
* 1985 - "Artistas Hispano-Americanos en Madrid", Lonja de la Casa del Reloj, Araganzuela, Madrid, Spain
* 1985 - "Artistas Hispano-Puertorriqueño de Artes Plasticas", Museo de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
* 1985 - “1a Body Space Muestra de Grabado”, Ciudad de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
* 1983 - I Bienal Hispanoamericana de Dibujo y Grabado, Casa de la Entrevista, Alcala de Henares, Spain
* 1983 - I Bienal de Pintura y Escultura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
* 1970 - II Print Bienale, Krakow, Poland
* 1970 - "Becados del Washington Irving Institute", Madrid, Spain
* 1970 - "Eros 70", Galeria Vandres, Madrid, Spain
* 1969 - "ABU Group: [http://www.bencab.com/docs/exhibits.html BenCab] , [http://www.pandyaviado.com/pandy01.html Pandy Aviado] , Rocio Urquijo", Sala Honda, Cuenca, Spain
Awards
* 1970 - 1st Prize, Etching, II Print Bienale, Krakow, Poland
* 1971 - 1st Prize, Etching, Información de Turisimo, Valencia, Spain
* 1972 - 1st Prize, Etching, "Becados del Washington Irving Institute", Madrid, Spain
ee also
Urquijo is the widow of Philippine industrialist and former CEO of the Ayala Corporation, Enrique Zobel. She is the mother of Iñigo Zobel and Mercedes Zobel.
References
External links
* [http://www.rociourquijo.com/ Official website]
