Milo Lockett

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Milo Lockett (born December 1, 1967 in Resistencia , Argentina ) is an Argentine painter , printmaker and wall painter .

Career

Lockett did not attend art school but taught himself to paint self-taught at. His career started in the early 2000s after initially working in the textile industry for a few years (textile printing).

He was best known for his oversized paintings, which he created in hospitals and schools in poor neighborhoods. In particular, his wall painting on the Abasto de Buenos Aires , which spans almost the entire historical building, made him very popular in Argentina.

After his unique style, consisting of naive and childish elements, colored and bright with a high recognition factor, became increasingly known, he cooperated with companies such as Coca-Cola , Nestle , City Bank , Hyundai , and American Express to exclusively sell some of the company's products to design. In cooperation with LG, for example, Lockett produced its largest work to date at Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Airport .

In 2017, at the request of the Mayor of Miami, Tomas Regalado , Lockett painted a wall typical of the district in the Wynwood Art District and donated it to the city of Miami.

In addition to clothing, Lockett now also designs backpacks, glasses and art objects.

He also works as an illustrator , so he illustrated works e.g. B. by Leonardo Moledo or Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince (2015).

In cooperation with several investors, Lockett has already opened three bars and restaurants with the name "Milo" in Argentina, the interior of which is completely based on the typical Lockett style, and was also designed by him.

Awards

Lockett received several awards in Argentina, including a regional award from the Espacio de Arte Fundación OSDE in 2005 for his work "El Aguaraguazú quiere unos Mimos".

In 2006 he received the arteBA-Petrobas-Prize of the contemporary art fair ArteBA in Buenos Aires and in 2008 the first prize for painting of the LXXXV Salón Anual Nacional de Santa Fe. Lockett's career, according to his own statement, experienced a tremendous upswing due to the media presence associated with the award, particularly through the award of the arteBA Petrobras Prize. 

In 2009 Lockett was voted "Artist of the Year" in Argentina together with Léon Ferrari .

On August 17, 2017, Lockett was appointed Cultural Ambassador of Argentina by the Argentine Ambassador Marcelo Martín Giusto, due to his services to Argentine art and culture in the USA.

Selected exhibitions

  • 2004: Itinerant Group Exhibition, Romero Days Fair, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2005: Milo Lockett Exhibition, Bern, Switzerland
  • 2005: Milo Lockett Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany
  • 2009: San Pablo Art Fair, Brazil
  • 2009: ArteBa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 2010: Galería Grillo, Punta del Este, Uruguay
  • 2014: Milo Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 2017: De Medici Gallery, Wynwood District, Miami, Florida
  • 2017: Museo del Mar (Mar del Plata), Argentina

Books

  • Pinta con Milo, Catapulta, 2013
  • Milo para armar 2, Catapulta, 2013

Trivia

Lockett describes himself as a philanthropist. Every year he donates around 40 of his pictures for charity auctions. He has also worked with UNICEF on the "One Minute for my rights" campaign and supports campaigns for HIV prevention.

Lockett's social commitment is now so pronounced that he is mentioned in the book "Accounting for Violence: Marketing Memory in Latin America (The Cultures and Practice of Violence)" by Leigh A. Payne , published by Duke University Press Books. It was particularly about his artistic commitment to the " Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo ". He was also interviewed on the same topic in "Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media" by John DH Downing , published in 2011 by "SAGE Reference" Verlag.

His collectors include a. Jennifer Aniston , who has already acquired two of his paintings.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Home. Retrieved August 17, 2017 (American English).
  2. ↑ Sascha Gilly Israel: LG is committed to art and charity in Argentina together with artist Milo Lockett. (No longer available online.) In: LG Blog. December 1, 2011, archived from the original on August 18, 2017 ; accessed on August 17, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lgblog.de
  3. ↑ Wynwood tendrá un mural de Milo Lockett . In: Perfil.com . May 23, 2017 ( perfil.com [accessed August 25, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Milo Lockett, artista del momento en Argentina, en un evento gratuito en Wynwood «Key Biscayne Portal Keybis. Retrieved August 29, 2017 (European Spanish).
  5. ^ Catalog of the Argentine National Library .
  6. ↑ Home. Retrieved August 17, 2017 (American English).
  7. ↑ El arte de la sencillez . In: REVISTA DECK . ( revistadeck.com [accessed August 17, 2017]).
  8. ^ Otro premio nacional para Milo Lockett. In: Diario Norte of May 10, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2008 (Spanish).
  9. ↑ Milo Lockett, the man behind the artist . ( buenosairesherald.com [accessed August 17, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Milo Lockett - Espacio de Arte -. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
  11. ↑ Milo Lockett, artista del momento en Argentina, en un evento gratuito en Wynwood «Key Biscayne Portal Keybis. Retrieved August 29, 2017 (European Spanish).
  12. ↑ El universo lúdico y reflexivo de Milo Lockett llegó al Museo MAR | Buenos Aires Provincia. Retrieved August 17, 2017 (Spanish).
  13. ↑ Milo Lockett, un artista solidario . In: NorteCorrientes.com . ( nortecorrientes.com [accessed August 17, 2017]).
  14. ↑ CONINFO.NET: ¿Quién es el actor de Hollywood que quedó fascinado con las obras de Milo Lockett? In: www.diario21.tv . ( diario21.tv [accessed August 17, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Lockett, Milo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine painter, graphic artist and muralist
DATE OF BIRTH 1st December 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Resistencia , Argentina