BOSKO CURICH

 Bosko is a cerebral artist. His work always start with a theory, idea or question. Each artwork explores a timely topic from a larger framework of what Bosko refers to as The Classic Problem. The artist seeks to resolve these problems through visual imagery and his paintings are the result of blended artistic components. Bosko uses symbolism, colors, textures, formats and a variety of media to create a dialogue with the viewer. Deeply imaginative, Bosko allows us to explore with him a wide range of themes. His paintings change according to the time and place. He transmits his feelings through his technique and attemts to elicit a cathartic response from the viewer, sometimes sicrifing traditional shapes to express himself. As an example, in reading and expressing the urban landscape, Bosko will often use metallic traces that suggest modernity, but he will add subtle imagery to evoque the past, tying a contemporary theme to ancient heritage. Bosko's squares of light series focuses on the oubiquitous influence of television and computer screens in contemporary culture. In our daily lives the Tv and the computer, more and more, are our windows to life events. Through this series, each work features squares, sometimes alone and sometimes in multiples, as the source of light in the artwork. Bosko exchanges his squares for the sun and moon in traditional landscapes. Prior to the introduction of electronic devices in our lives, viewers likely would have found these images jarring; however, today's viewer subconsciously finds nothing out of place with this composition. We are accustomed to light amanating fro suqare objects. We are comfortable with receiving information and comunicating through these squares of light. In his Survival series, Bosko visually represents the baisc instincts of the world's plants and animals, including humans, during times os crisis. His works show the relationship between inminent danger and accelerated patters of procreation. This theme looks at how all cratures are linked by our heightened instinct to survive during crisis and catastrophe. Bosko was born in Ica, Peru in 1958. As a boy, he expressed himself artistically, but went on to earn a degree in Business Administration at San Luis Gonzaga University, he also studied Industrial and Mechanical Engineering. He was a general contractor in his native country for twenty-one years, before returning to art. Self-taught, Bosko is a member of the Peruvian Atist Association (ASPAP), the Writers and Artist National Association (ANEA) and a founding member of "El Templo" (The Temple), an artistic and cultural open workshop. Prior to moving to Tampa Bay eight years ago, his works were exhibited throughout Peru in local and regional exhibits and particularly in Lima, Peru at the National Museum, the Regional Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima City Hall, Art Gallery Paracas, and the Artist's National School of Fine Arts. In Florida, Bosko recently participated in the Latin Amerian Week Sisters International Program in Miami, the 13th Anual All Florida Juried Exhibition at the Art Center Gallery in Saint Petersburg and in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Art Gala by several new art pieces. His work entitled "Family" has been chosen as the signature artwork. Bosko's artworks are in public and private collections worldwide, including Lima, Cuzco, Arequipa, Trujillo, Ica, Nazca, Chincha and Pisco, all in Peru, as well as in Rome, Milan, Madrid, Barcelona, Zagreb, Dubroknic, London, Miami, New York, Washington and San Francisco. Bosko has many collectors here in the Tampa Bay area and has an on-going permanent show at his Studio located at 19135 Golden Cacoon Place, Lutz, Fl 33558 (813) 964-1513.