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Thanks to his significant training in a wide variety of styles of art - as well as his work as a prominent lawyer and diplomat - Rafael Sáenz Rodríguez has become one of modern Costa Rica's most famous artists.
When It All beganSáenz was born to parents Fernando Sáenz Cuesta and Olga Rodríguez Bolaños in the city of San José on February 27, 1977. From the time he was 18 years old, he began studying different art styles under some of Costa Rica's most prominent instructors. Beginning in 1995, he studied general art under Loida Pretiz at the University of Costa Rica. Additionally, he learned about woodcutting from Adolfo Siliézar at the Casa de Cultura Popular José Figueres in 1997, metal engraving from Rudy Espinoza at the Centro de Artes Visuales La Nueva Escuela in 1998 and monotyping from Espinoza in 2000.
In addition to his art education in Costa Rica, Sáenz has studied at several important cultural centers in Europe, including the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid and the Talleres Internacionales de Arte Contemporáneo in Cordoba, Spain.
Work DisplayedSince 2000, Sáenz's work has been displayed in many museums and galleries around the world. He has held three separate solo exhibitions at the famed Gallery Kandinsky in San José, and he has also hosted a show called "Anonymous Objects" in the Joaquín García Monge Gallery in the National Theater of Costa Rica. His international exhibits include a display at Le Salon 2004 in Paris and his contemporary art show "Only" in Córdoba, Spain. Sáenz's paintings are also featured in several prominent private collections, including those belonging to the king of Spain and the city council of Córdoba.
Representing Costa RicaSáenz has also won several awards for his groundbreaking paintings. His work has been selected for display at three editions of Bienarte, a competition held every two years that features the best artists in Costa Rica. Additionally, Sáenz won the 2005 edition of Bienarte, earning him the right to represent Costa Rica at the 2006 Bienal Centroamerica, a regional exhibition held that year in El Salvador.
Although he is famous as an artist, Saenz also has a distinguished career as a lawyer and a diplomat. In 2003, he joined the Bar Association of Costa Rica, and on June 1, 2006, he was named as Costa Rica's consul to the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. | |
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