Girasoles (2009) Photography by Gabriel Durando

A descendant of European immigrants patrilineal Italian and Spanish with a French gene from his mother, Gabriel Durando the smallest of three brothers, was born in La Carlota in a small, dusty, picturesque town southeast of Cordoba, a hot March afternoon 1970. He was born there, in the heart of the "pampa gringa" which weaves together the rural and urban.
Although still very small, his family moved to Venado Tuerto, a town south of Santa Fe.
His childhood was like that of his siblings from school, the square and the streets of the neighborhood, with scraped knees and ripped his pants while climbing trees, with perforated pockets with stones and hands full of figurines with faces of football players and racers. His head covered with curls and rebellious little gregarious temperament was expected to challenge near future meant everything established rule or mandate.
Very early on expressed interest in the image and technology, replacing the game for work, entering the world of television where he has won multiple awards: Martin Fierro best program of General Interest Stories Land Flat "channel 12 Venado Tuerto (1998). Nominated for Martin Fierro child in the category "A World of Love" Channel 4 Venado Tuerto. Martin Fierro seven nominations and two statuettes won by better agricultural program "Tranquera Abierta" Venado Tuerto. Channel 12. Award program FundTV to issues of everyday life "Magazine Urbano" (2006) Award for best agricultural program ATVC issued during 2002-2009. Gaviota de Oro, Mar del Plata (2002).
Self-taught art worker avid reader, a hound that delves into the everyday things savoring its essence, in their insatiable search found the image a new meaning, which increases their particular way of looking at everyday. His work at once to recreate landscapes intimately linked to his childhood reflects the spirit and culture of a people, from the peasant who enters their hands on the ground to draw off, to the urban man in the midst of the maelstrom cosmopolitan fight to maintain their identity.
Hits like "Pictures of the world" Biblioteca Alberdi. Venado Tuerto Santa Fe (2008). Farmer's Day. Federación Agraria Argentina. Elortondo. Santa Fe (2008). "No Limits" Centro Cultural Alberdi Theatre. Venado Tuerto Santa Fe (February 2009) and Alto Rosario Shoping. Rosario Santa Fe (August 2009) AgroActiva 2010 Government of the Province of Santa Fe Santa Fe Casilda (June 2010) and various meetings and debate solidarity activities in educational institutions of the community, his work makes it possible to reach large segments social.
Under his socio-anthropological view humanizes the world, everyday life new meaning, it ceases to be invisible;
Watching his work helps us to unravel the fabric of human relationships symbolic images that subtly take us to the essence of life.

• Nationality: ARGENTINA
• Date of birth : 1970
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Argentinian Artists