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Artes Mundi 4: Fernando Bryce

Born in Peru and now dividing his time between Lima and Berlin, Fernando Bryce stopped painting over 10 years ago to work primarily in Indian ink.

Last updated: 08 October 2009

Detail from a photgraph of Fernando Bryce's Die Welt, Indian ink on paper. Image courtesy of Fernando Bryce

Detail from a photgraph of Fernando Bryce's Die Welt, Indian ink on paper. Image courtesy of Fernando Bryce.

Bryce is interested in examining how visual and written media create and convey a perception of a country, a people or an historical event.

He adopts a drawing style that is reminiscent of mid 20th century comic strips and re-presents printed material he finds, from political propaganda to promotional literature.

Through this process of copying, he highlights the ways in which facts are constructed, culture is described and history is reported.

Through his reproductions he questions the credibility of the printed page.


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