Mario Maffioli
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Why this artist is listed
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- Born in Costa Rica Not stated by our sources
- Residence in Costa Rica, as the source records it Not stated by our sources
- Has exhibited in Costa Rica Quoted below
"Abstracción Naturalista", en la Galería de Arte Contemporáneo del Museo de Arte Costarricense (1996)
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Mario Maffioli's profile describes a painter of nature who stopped short of landscape: from the start, it says, he painted the atmosphere of nature, and synthesis grew out of that. The profile describes loose brushwork in open, airy space.
The exhibition titles follow the same line, Abstracción Naturalista in 1996 and Macrocromos in 1997, and the national painting prize came in 1993. He is listed as a member of the artists' group Bocaracá.
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Practice and materials
Desde sus inicios, Maffioli pintó una atmósfera de la naturaleza, más que un paisaje, y de ahí surgió la síntesis.Our translation From the beginning Maffioli painted an atmosphere of nature rather than a landscape, and from that came synthesis.
con pinceladas desenfadadas, en oxigenados espaciosOur translation With carefree brushstrokes, in airy spaces
Training and life
Curriculum San José, Costa Rica 1960.Our translation CV: San José, Costa Rica, 1960.
Estudió (1985 y 1989) en la Escuela de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad de Costa Rica. Es miembro del Grupo Bocaracá.Our translation Studied (1985 and 1989) at the School of Fine Arts of the Universidad de Costa Rica. He is a member of Grupo Bocaracá.
Exhibitions, prizes and collections
"Macrocromos", en la Sala I del Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (1997)Our translation 'Macrocromos', Sala I, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (1997)
"Abstracción Naturalista", en la Galería de Arte Contemporáneo del Museo de Arte Costarricense (1996)Our translation 'Abstracción Naturalista', Contemporary Art Gallery of the Museo de Arte Costarricense (1996)
Se hizo merecedor del Premio Nacional de Pintura Aquileo J.Echeverría de 1993Our translation He was awarded the 1993 Aquileo J. Echeverría National Painting Prize
Sources for this profile
- Mario Maffioli | Directorio de artistas (MADC), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC). Our check: October 19, 2026.
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