Franklin Zúñiga
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Why this artist is listed
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- Born in Costa Rica Quoted below
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa Rica
- Residence in Costa Rica, as the source records it Quoted below
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa Rica
- Has exhibited in Costa Rica Quoted below
Arte en la Montaña. Jardín Escultórico, Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Instalación Multimedia, Sepulturas. Galería Nacional, Centro Costarricense Para la Cienca y la Cultura. Museo del Niño, San José, Costa Rica.
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Franklin Zúñiga's profile spans stone, bronze, snow and multimedia. Its central entry is Comunicación íntima, a 1977 installation in which, as the text describes it, he unearthed large polyhedral stone solids and built a monument from them.
Elsewhere it lists bronze sculptures, a multimedia installation titled Sepulturas, and first prize in an international snow-sculpture contest. He was a founding member of the group ANDAMIO.
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Media named in the quotes below Sculpture Installation
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Practice and materials
"Comunicación íntima" instalación megalítica realizada en 1977 en Turrúcares de Alajuela, en la que al desenterrar impresionantes sólidos poliédricos de piedra edifica un monumentoOur translation 'Comunicación íntima', a megalithic installation made in 1977 in Turrúcares de Alajuela, in which, by unearthing impressive polyhedral stone solids, he builds a monument
Esculturas en bronce. Galería de arte, Hotel Cariari, San José, Costa Rica.Our translation Bronze sculptures, art gallery of Hotel Cariari, San José.
Training and life
País de nacimiento y residencia Costa RicaOur translation Country of birth and residence: Costa Rica
Miembro fundador del grupo ANDAMIO.Our translation Founding member of the ANDAMIO group.
Exhibitions, prizes and collections
Arte en la Montaña. Jardín Escultórico, Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica.Our translation 'Arte en la Montaña', sculpture garden, Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Instalación Multimedia, Sepulturas. Galería Nacional, Centro Costarricense Para la Cienca y la Cultura. Museo del Niño, San José, Costa Rica.Our translation Multimedia installation 'Sepulturas', Galería Nacional, Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura, San José.
Primer Premio, Medalla de Oro. Concurso Internacional de Escultura Monumental en Nieve, Montreal, Canadá.Our translation First Prize, gold medal, International Monumental Snow Sculpture Competition, Montreal, Canada.
Integración en la Colección Permanente. Museo de Arte de las Américas O.E.A., Washington, EE.UU.Our translation Entered the permanent collection of the OAS Art Museum of the Americas, Washington.
Sources for this profile
- Franklin Zúñiga | Directorio de artistas (MADC), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC). Our check: October 19, 2026.
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