Federico Uribe (b. 1962) grew up in Bogota, Colombia. After graduating from the University of Los Andes in Bogota in 1988, Federico continued his study of academic painting in New York under Luis Camnitzer. He traveled to work and study in Cuba, Mexico, Russia, England, and landed in Miami, Florida in 2000 where he lives today. After years of struggling to be a painter, Federico realized that his calling was not to draw or paint on canvas, but instead to mold inanimate objects into vibrant images. His current series of sculptural works uses commonplace materials such as colored pencils, electric cables or shoelaces, to create whimsical figures and animal forms. This particular group of works is made from ammunition, giving these symbols of violence a peaceful new purpose.
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