Mariano Akerman • Curriculum Vitae

MARIANO AKERMAN
Arquitecto e Historiador del Arte | Investigador | Disertante

Nacido en Buenos Aires, Argentina, en 1963

EDUCACIÓN

Arquitecto, especializado en Comunicación Visual; proyecto de graduación: Naturaleza del espacio y límites de la arquitectura moderna, 1987

Historiador del Arte; tesis: The Grotesque in Francis Bacon's Paintings, 1999 (con honores)

Idiomas. Español, francés e inglés. Adquiriendo portugués

Áreas de especialización
• Investigador y disertante experimentado
• Organizador de jornadas y eventos culturales
• Consultor en áreas de educación y pedagogía
• Docente: lenguas española, francesa e inglesa



EXPOSICIONES DE PINTURA
1979 Ministerio de Educación, República Argentina
1984 Casa de la Pintura Argentina, Buenos Aires
1986 Galería RG en el Arte, Buenos Aires
1987 Feria de Artes, Barcelona, España; International Arts Exhibition, Shizuoka, Japón
1988 Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires
1989 Galerías Pacífico, Buenos Aires; Alliance Française de Buenos Aires; Bank of Boston Cultural Foundation, Buenos Aires
1990 Centro Cultural San Martín, Buenos Aires; Banco Federal Argentino; Galería de Arte Contemporáneo de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Artistas Plásticos; Banco Holandés Unido, Buenos Aires
1991 Galería St Margaret, Buenos Aires
2003 Oakwood Premier Ayala Center, Makati City, Manila, Filipinas
2005 The National Museum, Manila; Alliance Française de Manille
2006 Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
2007 Residence of Sweden, Manila
2008 IFWA Center, Islamabad, Pakistán
2010 Residence of Belgium, Islamabad (por invitación)

CURSOS (dados por Akerman)
1985-90 Comunicación Visual; Teoría de la Comunicación; Forma y Communicación; Diseño 1-2-3; Teorías del Diseño y Percepción Visual; Psicología del Espacio; Metodología de la Investigación
1992-95 History of Art
1998-99 How to Read a Work of Art; Tradition and Innovation: Renaissance Art; Watercolor
1999-2000 Art Fundamentals; Cómo apreciar una obra de arte; Modern Art in Revolutionary Times; Artists’ Dreams and Imagination in the Arts; Calligraphy and Poster Design; Design of Educational Devices; Scenography and Costume Design.
2000-1 Art Fundamentals; Introduction to the History of Art; Introduction to Classical and Medieval Art; Tradición e innovación: arte renacentista; The Explicit and the Implicit in Western Art; How to Understand a Modern Artwork; Select Issues in Modern Art: Design; Calligraphy and Poster Design; Design of Educational Devices; Scenography and Costume Design; Watercolor
2001-2 Introduction to History of the Art; Foundations of European Art; Introduction to Classical and Medieval Art; Tradición e innovación: arte moderno; Modern Art in the Age of Pluralism; Calligraphy and Poster Design; Design of Educational Devices; Scenography and Costume Design
2002-3 Art Fundamentals; Fine Arts: Europe and America; Arte de América precolombina y latinoamericana; Art: Modernity and Post-Modernity; Select Issues in Modern Art: The Human Body; Calligraphy and Poster Design; Foundations of European Art; Meeting Modern Art; Art of the American Continent; Educational Exhibitions in School Environments
2010-12 Art in the Picture; Francés: nivel superior; Español: niveles inicial e intermedio

Educational Activities 2005-2010
Disertaciones

CONFERENCIAS Y CICLOS EDUCATIVOS
"Hurva en el proyecto de Louis Kahn," Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, 1997
Ser y no ser, Universidad de Belgrano, 1999
1 "Francis Bacon y lo Grotesco"
2 "Aspectos grotescos del arte de Bacon"
3 "El juego de Bacon"
"Contrastes entre arte tradicional y arte moderno", Casa Argentina, 1999
"Lo espiritual en el arte: imágenes inspiradas en la Biblia y artistas como profetas", Casa Argentina, 2001
"Realidad e imaginación en la pintura belga", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, 2005
The Belgian Contribution to the Visual Arts, Filipinas, 2005
1 "Belgian Art," Belgian Residence, Manila
2 "The Marvel of Belgian Art in Renaissance and Modern Times," University of the Philippines, Quezon City
3 "Bosch and Magritte: Imagery of Reality and Fantasy?, " De La Salle University, Manila
4 "Masterpieces of Belgian Art from Van Eyck to Magritte," University of Santo Tomas, Manila
5 "Suggestive Paradoxes: Symbolism and Surrealism in Belgian Art," Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights Campus
6 "Tradition and Innovation in the Visual Arts of Belgium: From Compassion to Provocation?," National Museum of the Philippines, Manila
"Arte Argentino," Ateneo de Manila University, 2006 (imágenes)
In the Spirit of Linnaeus: The Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art, Filipinas, 2007
1 "In the Spirit of Linnaeus," Residence of Sweden, Manila
2 "Carl Linnaeus: Exploration, Creativity and System," British School, Manila
3 "The Art of Linnaeus: From Curiosity to Apotheosis," University of Santo Tomas, Manila
4 "Linnaeus: A Creative Person in the Age of Reason," European School, Parañaque
5 "Linnaeus: Nature Exploration and Knowledge Systematization," International School, Manila
6 "Linnaeus and the Rara avis Phenomenon," Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
7 "The Art of Classification: Linnaeus' Passion and System," Lyceum of the Philippines University, Intramuros
8 "Classification: A Fundamental Tool?," Mahatma Gandhi International School, Pasay City
9 "Nature and Art: Species Exploration in the Spirit of Linnaeus," De La Salle University, Manila
10 "Linnaeus and Order: Nature and Its Architectural Projections," Far East Aero-Technological University, Manila
11 "Linnaeus' Systematic Approach to Nature and Its Implications," Hoppets Stjärna School, Taytay
12 "A Tribute to Carl Linnaeus as Homo universalis," Swedish Residence, Manila
Discovering Belgian Art, Pakistán, 2008-9
1 "Belgian Art: Reality and Fantasy," Alliance Française de Karachi
2 "Tradition and Innovation in the Visual Arts of Belgium," IFWA Center, Islamabad
3 "The Marvel of Belgian Art and Its Diversity," National College of Arts, Lahore
Raisons d'être: Art, Freedom and Modernity, Pakistán, 2010
1 "Variante o Cambia todo cambia," National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
2 "Exploring Pictures is Cool," International School Islamabad
3 "Vers l'art libre et moderne," NUML, Islamabad
4 "Art from Belgium," Residence of Belgium, Islamabad
5 "Art in the Picture," Islamabad College of Arts and Sciences
6 "Creativity in French Art," Beaconhouse National University, Lahore
7 "French Avant-Garde Art," NCA, Lahore
Argentinean Art, Pakistán, 2010
1 "Argentinean Art in Context," Arts Institute, Islamabad
2 "Art from Argentina," International School, Islamabad
German Art, Pakistán, 2010
1 "German Art, Its Peculiarities and Transformations," Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Islamabad
2 "The Artist, Modernity and German Society: Between Criticism and Approval," National College of Arts, Rawalpindi
3 "The German Contribution to the Modern Visual Arts, 1500-1933," Quaid-i-Azam University, Islambad
4 "Reality and Imagination in the Visual Arts of Germany," Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi
5 "Art History: The German Case," Islamabad College for Girls.
Shape and Meaning: The German Contribution to the Visual Arts, Pakistán, 2010
1-2 "Looking at Pictures and Learning from Art" and "The Grotesque in German Art: Its Nature, Transformations and Importance in Aesthetics," Islamabad College for Girls
3 "Modern Art," Post-Graduate College for Women, Rawalpindi
4-5 "The Bible and the Visual Arts" and "Bible-inspired Symbolism in German Art," Khatoon-e-Fatima School, Islamabad
"Visual Communication" y "Power in the Picture," COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, 2011
Tradition and Innovation: Art and Architecture as Structures of Consciousness, COMSATS University, Islamabad, 2011
1. Tradition and Innovation
2. Classicism
3. The Illustration
4. Functionalism
5. Pluralism
Gestalt Educational Program: Theory and Design in the Age of New Objectivity, Pakistán, 2011
1. "The Gestalt Program as Meaningful Configuration," The Swiss Residence
2-3 "The Theory of Perceptual Organization" and "The Bauhaus," Islamabad College for Girls
4 "Gestalt in the Collage," International School Islamabad
5 "La idea de collage y su relación con el todo integrado," National University of Modern Languages
6 "Collage et intégration : La théorie de la Gestalt et les arts visuels modernes," Alliance Française d'Islamabad
7-8 "Gestalt Theory and Bauhaus Design" and "The Interplay Form and Function in the Age of New Objectivity," COMSATS University
9 "Artistic Expressions from The Golden Twenties," Seminaire des Arts
10-11 "Gestalt and Education" and "The Bauhaus and the Emergence of Functionalism," Post-Graduate College for Women, Rawalpindi
12 "The German-Swiss Contribution to the Age of New Objectivity: On Erich Mendelsohn and Paul Klee," Embassy of Germany, Islamabad
"French Modern Art," Alliance Française d'Islamabad

PREMIOS Y DISTINCIONES
1979 Premio Cantegril, Punta del Este, Uruguay
1980 Premio Consejo Nacional de Educación, Argentina
1981 Distinción C.N.H., Tigre, Provincia de Buenos Aires
1983 Premio Berlinerblau en Diseño Gráfico, Buenos Aires
1987-88 Distinciones en Arquitectura, Universidad de Belgrano
1988 Estímulo Banco Francés del Río de la Plata, Buenos Aires
1989 Distinción del "Bicentenaire de la Révolution Française," Alliance Française de Buenos Aires
1991 Premio en Comunicación Visual del ABN-AMRO Bank, Ámsterdam, Holanda
1995 Beca del British Council para investigación en Historia del Arte, Londres, Gran Bretaña
2005 Laborum Praemia, Embajada de Bélgica en Manila
2006 Certificado por difusión del arte argentino, Ateneo de Manila University
2007 Distinción de Santo Tomas University, Manila; Certificado en Artes y Ciencias, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Intramuros; Premio Mahatma Gandhi International School en Educación Interdisciplinaria Education, Pasay City; Distinción Feati University en Arquitectura, Santa Cruz, Filipinas; Certificado y Laborum Praemia de la Embajada de Suecia en Manila
2009 Premio en Educación, The National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistán
2010 Certificado por Actividades Didácticas, International School Islamabad; Certificat de Mérite, Francophonie 2010; Premio en Comunicación Visual, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad; Laborum Praemia, Alliance Française de Lahore; Fatima-Jinnah University Token of Friendship, Rawalpindi; Premio en Enseñanza de Francés y Español, Alliance Française d'Islamabad

PUBLICACIONES
1. "The Evocative Character of Louis Kahn's Hurva Project, by Luis Mariano Akerman", The Real and Ideal Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Art: Abstracts of the Fifth International Seminar on Jewish Art, CFJA, 1996.
2. "La Sinagoga Hurva en el proyecto de Louis Kahn," Ideas en Arquitectura, ed. Alfonso Corona Martínez, Vol. 1, No. 1, Buenos Aires: Universidad de Begrano, marzo 1997, pp. 6-9, ilus.
3. "The Evocative Character of Louis Kahn's Hurva Project," en: The Real and Ideal Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Art, ed. Bianca Kühnel, Jerusalén, 1997-98, ilus., ISBN 965-391-007-8, pp. 245-253.
4. "Bacon: Painter with a Double-Edged Sword," Blue Chip Magazine, Islamabad, 2012, ilus.
5. "A Passion for Hope through Imagination" (en colaboración con Hanniya Abid), Blue Chip Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 89, Islamabad, marzo-abril 2012, pp. 18-24, ilus. (Versión castellana: Pasión por la esperanza a través de la imaginación).

ESCRITOS ONLINE
Acerca de lo Grotesco en las pinturas de Bacon, Arte hispanoamericano, Bien complejo y bien porteño, Castellano rioplatense, De la mímesis como problema, Educar con el ejemplo: la antigua pedagogía teutona y sus efectivas advertencias, El arte de Carlos Nine, Elisa Akerman, Elvio Gervasi y su porteño filetear, Figura en el espejo, Fontanarrosa, Gramática del Ornamento, Guarda la lengua, Javier Inga, Langue et identité, Las fuentes hispánicas del arte baconiano, Lo familiar vuelto inquietante, Long Life to Death, Lucífero, Mausoleo Dorrego-Ortiz Basualdo, Morfología para una patología, grave, Musée national des Beaux-Arts d'Argentine, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Argentina, Précurseurs des arts visuels en Argentine, Quino, Sinagoga de Santa María la Blanca, The Grotesque in Bacon's Paintings, Todo Bien, Viva la muerte

REFERENTES. Para fuentes y material bibliográfico referente al quehacer de Mariano Akerman en el área de cultura y educación, véase el siguiente documento.

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