Pedro Arrieta
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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
"Pasión" propuesta multimedia montada en la Galería Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo del Museo de Arte Costarricense (1995)
Our reading written by Costa Rica Artists
Pedro Arrieta (1954 to 2004, per the profile) built assemblages from ordinary things: zippers, market bags, arrow-pierced hearts, ladders, barbed wire and footballs. The profile reads them as a pointed critique of the pobrecito attitude, the habit of self-pity it finds in the national character.
He also painted and made screenprints. The profile lists a national painting prize in 1987, a multimedia piece titled Pasión in 1995 and a sculpture biennial grand prize in 1997.
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Media named in the quotes below Painting Printmaking
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Practice and materials
utiliza zippers, bolsas de mercado, corazones flechados, escaleras, cercos de púas, bolas de fútbol en poéticos ensamblajesOur translation Uses zippers, market bags, arrow-pierced hearts, ladders, barbed-wire fences and footballs in poetic assemblages
contundente crítica hacia la filosofía del "pobrecito" presente en nuestra idiosincrasiaOur translation A forceful critique of the 'pobrecito' philosophy present in our national character
"Meditetrópica lucis" de serigrafíasOur translation 'Meditetrópica lucis', screenprints
Training and life
Pedro Arrieta 1954 - 2004Our translation Pedro Arrieta, 1954-2004
Nace en Puerto Limón en 1954Our translation Born in Puerto Limón in 1954
Su formación la recibió en la Escuela de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad de Costa Rica, en la Escuela Nacional de Arte "La Esmeralda" en México (1979-80)Our translation Trained at the School of Fine Arts of the Universidad de Costa Rica and at the Escuela Nacional de Arte 'La Esmeralda' in Mexico (1979-80)
Exhibitions, prizes and collections
"Pasión" propuesta multimedia montada en la Galería Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo del Museo de Arte Costarricense (1995)Our translation 'Pasión', a multimedia proposal mounted at the Galería Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo of the Museo de Arte Costarricense (1995)
Ganador del Gran Premio Sala Abierta de la III Bienal de Escultura de la Cervecería Costa Rica (1997).Our translation Winner of the Open Room Grand Prize, 3rd Cervecería Costa Rica Sculpture Biennial (1997).
el Premio Nacional Aquileo Echeverría en Pintura (1987)Our translation The Aquileo Echeverría National Prize in Painting (1987)
Sources for this profile
- Pedro Arrieta | Directorio de artistas (MADC), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC). Our check: October 19, 2026.
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