Works by Beatriz González at the El Dorado airport

Works by Beatriz González greet tourists at the El Dorado airport.

As a way to celebrate her life and work, the artistic project VOLARTE and Banco de la República pay tribute to the teacher Beatriz González and share 4 of her works in 3D videos that can be seen on two giant screens at the El International Airport. Golden.

Nearly 60 works by the Colombian Master Beatriz González, including 4 of these videos, are part of the Art Collection of the Banco de la República and can currently be seen online or in the exhibition rooms of the Museum of Art Miguel Urrutia of the Banco de la República in Bogotá.

The VOLARTE project highlights works of art, goldsmith pieces and graphic arts from the family of Colombian coins, all of these are objects from the archaeological, numismatic and arts collections of the Bank of the Republic.
Take note:

Explore the works of Beatriz González in the online catalog of the Art Collection and learn about her life and work in the biography of the Banrepcultural Encyclopedia
Volarte is a project that invites foreigners and nationals to learn about and enjoy Colombian and Latin American art through the audiovisual exhibition of works of art. www.volarte.art
Technology is the platform. Cylindrical LED screens, eight meters high, located at entrance 5 on the 2nd floor of El Dorado Airport, allow the display, in 3D format, of an animated artistic world that seeks to surprise, captivate and invite visitors to our territory.
Volarte is a project that began more than a year ago, which seeks to bring art and culture to the more than 40 million travelers who will pass through the Airport facilities annually, on state-of-the-art screens, which have the capacity to project content in 360 degrees.

This technology is unique in Latin America and was the first to arrive in our country, with the aim of promoting museums, works and artists, including their history and career, as well as the entities that support art in the region.

In this way we ensure a new experience for the target audience and promote Colombia as a cultural tourist destination, by virtue of which works by Master Fernando Botero, pieces from the Gold Museum of Bogotá, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Pasto have been highlighted. , from Armenia and Cali; designs that highlight the biodiversity of our country in the numismatic collection of the coin family of the Casa de Moneda Museum, and in its latest delivery, works of art by Master Beatriz González that are part of the art collection of the Banco de la República exhibited at the Miguel Urrutia Art Museum.

The Bumanguesa artist Beatriz González, who is also a researcher, historian, curator, art critic and teacher, is a keen observer of her environment and with her own style, which includes a dose of irony, she has known how to represent it.

Her work is composed, mostly, of paintings in different formats and on various materials, but also of engravings, drawings and installations that have “The Colombian” as their protagonist, with all the complexities and contradictions that this term includes.

Throughout her career, Beatriz González has made visible the mistakes of the political class, the multiple characteristics of popular culture, the taste of the people and, with deep empathy and respect for the victims, the atrocities of the armed conflict, the natural disasters and the humanitarian crisis that Venezuelans are experiencing.

This exhibition will be available starting October 1, along with different Latin American collections every two months, until the end of 2024. Don't miss it!