Mariano Akerman (Buenos Aires, 1963) is an Argentine painter, architect and art historian."Mariano Akerman", ArteFe, Santa Fe, Argentina, 22 April 2010; Hannyia Abid, "A Passion for Hope through Imagination", Blue Chip Magazine, ed. Mashaal Gauhar, Vol. 8, N° 89, Islamabad, March–April 2012, p. 18. Working as a researcher and a lecturer, Akerman also develops educational activities that encourage free expression and communitarian involvement of participants while considering their cultural background.Sara Mahmood, "Mariano Akerman: Bridging Cultures", Blue Chip Magazine, Vol. 8, N° 87, Islamabad, January–February 2012, pp. 20-24; Igor G. Barbero, "Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistan", Univision, Los Angeles, 20 April 2010.
Life and education Akerman studied at the School of Architecture of Universidad de Belgrano (Argentina), completing his formation in 1987.Alfonso Corona Martínez, The Architectural Project (1990), ed. Malcolm Quantrill, Texas: Texas University Press, 2003, p. 50.
In 1995 he received a British Council Grant to research the artwork of Francis Bacon at Marlborough Fine Art and the Tate Gallery in London.
Career In Asia, Mariano Akerman developed the educational series of conferences The Belgian Contribution to the Visual Arts (2005),"The Museum features Belgian Art Lecture," DLSU Newsletter, De La Salle University, Vol. 37, No. 4, Manila, 13 June 2005; F.C. Garcia, "Istilo ng sining Belgium, tinalakay sa exhibit" (Masterpieces of Belgian Art), The Varsitarian, University of Santo Tomas, Vol. LXXVII, No 3, Manila, 6 August 2005, in tagalog (archive); and Carmencita H. Acosta, "An Appointment with Art", What’s On & Expat, Vol. XXIII, N° 32, 7 August 2005, p. 12. In the Spirit of Linnaeus (2007),Manila, Embassy of Sweden, In the Spirit of Linnaeus: The Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art, 2007; Annika Markovic, "Events: Linnaeus 2007," Embassy of Sweden, Manila, 15 December 2006; "In the Spirit of Linnaeus," EU News Philippines, Vol. 4, N° 4, December 2006, p. 13; Inger Ultvedt, "60 Years of Diplomatic Relations between Philippines and Sweden and the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Carl Linnaeus," Scandasia, 11 January 2007; Rapeepat Jumnongjit, "Linnaeus's Series of Events To Be Continued", Scandasia, 1 February 2007; Xavier Banès, "Linnaeus 2007", EIS Letter (European International School Newsletter), February 2007, p. 4; Beth Day Romulo, "Win a Trip o Sweden," Philippine Panorama: Weekly Magazine of The Manila Bulletin, 18 February 2007, pp. 16-17; and Twink Macaraig, "Interview with Friedrik Agerhem and Mariano Akerman," ABS-CBN News, TV channel 27, Philippines, 23 February 2007, "Take One". Discovering Belgian Art (2008-9),Shahid Hussain, "The Discovery of Belgian Art," Doodh Patti, 13 June 2008; Mylene Soriano, "June 26: Discovering Belgian Art," United Nations Community Bulletin, Islamabad, Vol. 12, N° 13, June 2008, p. 1; Hasnat Malik, "Lecture on Belgian Artwork," The Post, Islamabad, 27 June 2008, p. 2, col. 3; Peerzada Salman, "Karachi: Between Reality and Fantasy", Dawn News, Karachi, 14–15 June 2008 (WBM, accessed 5 March 2018); Jonaid Iqbal, "Art Historian highlights Cultural Diversity Genesis", Business Recorder, Islamabad-Lahore-Karachi, 27 June 2008, p. 8; Anwar Abbas, "Artist endeavours to promote Art and Culture", The Post, Pakistan, 2 July 2008, sect. B, p. 2; "Argentinean Painter Who is a Dab Hand with Brush", The Post, 6 July 2008, Islamabad News, B-2; "Art Appreciation Lecture by Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art", Alliance Française d'Islamabad, June 2008-March 2010, Cultural Activities; "Discovering Belgian Art, by Mariano Akerman", Alliance Française de Lahore, 11 April 2009, Cultural Events; "Lahore: Discovering Belgian Art, A Lecture by Mariano Akerman," Daily Times, 11 April 2009, "Time Out", p. 10; Qudsia Rahim, "Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art at the NCA Auditorium", Danka, Lahore, 11 April de 2009. Raisons d’être: Art, Freedom and Modernity (2010),Ishrat Hyatt, "Art Historian delivers Lecture at IFWA Fundraiser", International The News, 30 March 2010, p. 20 (reproduced at PakStudy); Issam Ahmed, "A Widow fights with Embroidery", The Christian Science Monitor, 2 April 2010 (WBM); Sophie Ali Kahn, "Lecture by Mariano Akerman", ICAS (Islamabad College of Arts & Sciences), Islamabad, 23 April 2010; Igor Barbero, "Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistán", ABC, Madrid, 20 April 2010; "Xornadas de Akerman en Paquistán: Entrega de premios ó mellor collage en Islamabad", Galicia Hoxe, 20 April 2010 (archive); and "Manifestarse en Pakistán a través del arte", MSN Video, Mexico, 20 April 2010. German Art (2010),German Art: Its Peculiarities and Transformations, Embassy of Germany, Islamabad, May 2010; Ishrat Hyatt, "Lectures Series on German Art", International The News, Pakistan, 14 May 2010, City News, p. 20; "Pak-German Visual Arts Discussed," Daily Times, Pakistan, 27 May 2010. and The Gestalt Educational Program (2011).Gestalt Educational Program, Embassy of Germany, Islamabad, 2011; Ishrat Hyatt, "Gestalt Programme Launching Event", International The News, 22 October 2011, City News, p. 19; Almas Haider Naqvi, "Other is the Same Side of the Picture", Dataline Islamabad, 22 October 2011, p. 4; Maqbool Malik, "Tradition meets Modernisation", The Nation, 24 October 2011; Mariano Akerman interviewed by Faisal Kahn, Dawn TV, broadcast on 25 October de 2011; Gauhar Zahid Malik, "Embassies of Switzerland and Germany present 'Gestalt': Theory and Design in the Age of New Objectivity, Fifteen Educational Lectures by Mariano Akerman, Architect and Art Historian", Pakistan Observer, 3 November 2011, p. 9; Ilona Yusuf, "Enhancing Perception: The Gestalt Lectures and Collage Competition", Blue Chip Magazine, Vol. 8, N° 87, Islamabad, January–February 2012, pp. 16-19; and "Gestalt Educational Program", SBC News, Swiss Business Council of Pakistan Newsletter, № 6, January-March 2012, p. 13.
In the American continent, the series of lectures Art and Identity (2013) includes a conference devoted to Bacon's idiosyncratic imagery—"To be and not to be.""Ser y no ser: identidad en el arte de Francis Bacon", News BAC Online, Buenos Aires: British Arts Centre & Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa, September 2013.
Specializing in Visual Communication, Akerman lectures on modern art at institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires,Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, "Conferencias - Ciclo sobre arte belga: pintura, música y arquitectura - Akerman, Bardin y Grementieri", Programación MNBA, April 2005 the National Museum of the Philippines in Manila,Rosalinda L. Orosa, "Significant Up-Dates", The Philippine Starweek: Sunday Magazine of The Philippine Star, Vol. XIX, N° 26, 7 August 2005, p. 15 the Star of Hope School in Taytay,Maria Presson, "Linné i Taytay", Star of Hope (Hoppets Stjärna), Scandinavia, 6 March 2007, 169. the National College of Arts in Lahore,"Mariano Akerman: Discovering Belgian Art at the NCA Auditorium", Danka, Lahore, 11 April 2009; "Lahore: Discovering Belgian Art, A Lecture by Mariano Akerman", Daily Times, Pakistan, 11 April 2009, "Time Out" supplement, p. 10. the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad,"Director’s Report: 2007-2010", National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Islamabad: Quaid-i-Azam University, December 2010, p. 33, item 4.29 UNIRIO and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.VI Jornada de Estudos Medievais da UNIRIO, 2 September 2015; PUC-Rio: Em Diálogo , 16 November 2015.
Visual Imagery and Design
Publications 1996. "The Evocative Character of Louis Kahn's Hurva Project."In: The Real and Ideal Jerusalem in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Art, ed. Bianca Kühnel, CFJA, 1997-98, pp. 245-253. 1999. The Grotesque in Francis Bacon’s Paintings.Developed at Marlborough Fine Art and the Tate Gallery of London (British Council Grant, 1995). 2012. "Bacon: Painter with a Double-Edged Sword."Blue Chip Magazine, ed. Mashal Gauhar, Vol. 8, N° 88, Islamabad, February–March 2012, pp. 29-33; original version, with comparative plates by the author, 1 May 2012; short version, Blue Chip Magazine Online, 14 May 2013. 2012. "A Passion for Hope through Imagination," in collaboration with Hannyia Abid.Blue Chip Magazine, 2012, pp. 18-22.
References
External links Un pintor argentino educa a través del arte en Pakistán — EFE, Spain, 20 April 2010 German Art: Its Peculiarities and Transformations, — German Embassy web site, May 2010 Shape and Meaning: The German Contribution to the Visual Arts — German Embassy web site, November–December 2010 "Mariano Akerman: Bridging Cultures", excerpts from a note by Sara Mahmood, 2011 "Mariano Akerman: Bridging Cultures", by Sara Mahmood — Blue-Chip, January–February 2012, pp. 20–24. "Enhancing Perception: The Gestalt Lectures and Collage Competition", by Ilona Yusuf — Blue-Chip, January–February 2012, pp. 16–19.