Painting
Anatomy of True Love (2008), Bonfire (2009), My DNA (2009), Still Life of Time (1998), The Lady of Lightning (2023), and an open series of recent paintings.
Pablo Román
Chilean artist
Painter, sculptor, writer, and specialist in monumental restoration and heritage conservation. His work connects matter, memory, the body, craft, and divergent thought.
Origin
Born in Santiago, Chile, in 1967.
Practice
Painting, sculpture, restoration, poetry, fiction, and experimentation.
Current role
Heritage officer at Hospital del Salvador, Santiago.
Biography
Pablo Román has developed a multidisciplinary practice in which contemporary creation and heritage conservation inform one another. His monumental restoration work in Chile and Spain includes the dome of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, the dismantling and relocation of the Columbus Monument in Madrid, work at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, and the conservation of a sculptural relief at Chile’s National Museum of Fine Arts. He is the grandson of sculptor Samuel Román and writer Raúl Morales.
Visual work
Sculpture
Gestation (1990), Water Level (1992), Tensions (1993), Star of Béjar (2010), Trauco (2011), Ngenechén (2011), Motherhood (2013), and Torso (2014).
Heritage
Spain
Restoration and monumental work at El Escorial, the Columbus Monument, the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, and sites across Madrid.
Chile
Heritage research, conservation, and outreach at Hospital del Salvador, alongside work connected to the National Museum of Fine Arts.
Writing
His literary archive includes poetry and short fiction. Original works are presented in Spanish, with English summaries and navigation available throughout the interactive archive.
Contact
Professional enquiries, exhibitions, heritage projects, and collaborations.
pablo8roman@gmail.com