ESENCIALISMO · 40 YEARS

ESENCIALISMO

The living history of a movement.

Esencialismo proposes a relationship between art, thought and life, built over four decades of practice, reflection and shared experience. An open movement sustained by creation, teaching and a continuous search for what remains essential.

“To reduce is not to subtract; it is to reveal.”Helena Distéfano

CHRONOLOGY

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1953Birth record: 25 Nov 1953

1980Rampa al Mundo Paralelo [Ramp to the Parallel World], 1980

19971997 catalogue and presentation of Esencialismo: Painting and Life Experience

1997Arternativo catalogue + 1997 book presentation

2003Y la Nave Va... [And the Ship Sails On], 2003 — 2025 auction

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Helena Distéfano

Visual artist, teacher, curator and educational researcher born in San Rafael, Mendoza. A driving force, living memory and continuity of Esencialismo.

Visual artist, teacher, curator and educational researcher · 1953

Heriberto Zorrilla

Artist, thinker, author and teacher. A central figure in Esencialismo alongside Helena Distéfano.

Artist, thinker, author and teacher; a central figure in Esencialismo · 2023