Pablo Eduardo’s inspiration to sculpt began more than 30 years ago in Bolivia. His family’s multi-generational artistic lineage laid the foundation for Eduardo to become a prodigious sculptor. From a young age, he was nurtured by the arts. Eduardo fondly recalls joining his mother for pottery classes as a young child, likely the catalyst for awakening his creative drive. His first memory of working with clay is throwing it at the wall and making masks with his brother. He started casting in Bolivia in the 1990’s, salvaging copper from keys, phone wire, used gun shells, faucets, pots, and pans. Today, as a prominent sculptor, he commemorates his artistic inheritance: his work gives meaning to a sense of permanence, that place we all yearn for, a feeling of “home.”
Pablo Eduardo has a diverse educational background. He attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and graduated from Tufts University, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1994. From 1990-92, he completed Anatomical Studies at Tufts University Medical School in Boston, MA where Eduardo learned about the body’s potential for artistic manifestation, and honed his understanding about the human form. Today, he effortlessly unifies the disciplines of art and medicine with an intimate sense of natural dynamism in each sculpture. Eduardo elegantly deconstructs his subjects, resurrecting them in bronze.
For almost 20 years, Pablo Eduardo has been a significant contributor to public works in the United States and internationally. His foremost collection of public works abroad is in the Republic of Bolivia. These include installations for the Ministry of Foreign Service; the Ministry of Culture; the National Congress; the National Secretary of Culture, City of La Paz; and Iglesia Nuestro Señor de la Exaltacion, among others. His North American installations include two bronze portrait busts for the rotunda of the Rhode Island State House, several public works in the Boston, MA area, among others. His more notable installations include a 10-foot interactive bronze sculpture of former Mayor Kevin White, the longest serving mayor in Boston history. This monument is prominently featured in Faneuil Hall.
Additionally, Pablo Eduardo has been prominently exhibited in several museums and corporate displays. He has an iconic collection of commissioned private portraits here and abroad, which includes more than 20 pieces. His works range in scale from 6 inches to 20 feet.
In the upcoming year, Eduardo plans on completing several large-scale commissions while creating a series of small-scale works. Pablo Eduardo lives in Gloucester, MA, and works out of his private studio where he shares his talent and knowledge with many local artists and apprentices. This thriving but tranquil environment inspires transformation and mystical alchemy: it is where Pablo Eduardo mines for truth and authenticity with his work. The finished piece is an honest reflection of his journey, and of the joyous struggle of its completion.