Rodo Padilla
Works & Biography
Rodo Padilla is in Mexico, one of the most renowned sculptors in high temperature ceramic (stoneware). Some of his best known pieces are also made in bronze. Rodo Padilla proudly lives and works in his town of birth Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico. He lived all his life among pottery and crafts in the workshop of his father and he graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of Guadalajara, he majors in ceramic materials and design, in Toki and Nagoya, Japan, in addition to design courses in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Faenza, Italy.
Rodo performs solo and group exhibitions since 1992 in various galleries in Mexico and some in the U.S. His most work is on permanent display in two own galleries in Tlaquepaque in Pto Vallarta and Riviera Maya.
He has been awarded with several prizes in ceramic design, highlighting First Places in 1992, 2000, 2003 and 2007 in the National Ceramics Award.
He also design several sculptures in ceramic and bronze representing the fundamental rights of children, at the museum “Trompo Mágico” of Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is currently the Chairman of the National Ceramics Award and was named Ambassador of the Panamerican Games Guadalajara 2011. His latest exhibition "Of children is the kingdom of heaven" was presented at the Hospicio Cabañas in 2012.
Artist Statement
The process starts from the clays that I have selected more suitable to achieve a mixture that meets my final wishes. The clay soil being an earth element combines with water to manage and transform my instrument of expression. I continue to search for integration with the weather for a slow drying. This pervades me more with nature, inviting me to live intimately with the sun, wind and humidity.
The fire finishes this process and gives the final touch; their presence solves the final presentation of the work. This process is performed in specialized ceramics ovens where the pieces are under a temperature of 1000 ° C. The decor is based on glazes made from clays, soils and oxides, always hand-applied with a brush. Bake again, but now at a temperature of 1270 ° C to obtain the final result.
Coexist with the natural elements in the process and express my feeling is something that greatly enriches me and takes me closer to the knowledge of God and nature.
Rodo performs solo and group exhibitions since 1992 in various galleries in Mexico and some in the U.S. His most work is on permanent display in two own galleries in Tlaquepaque in Pto Vallarta and Riviera Maya.
He has been awarded with several prizes in ceramic design, highlighting First Places in 1992, 2000, 2003 and 2007 in the National Ceramics Award.
He also design several sculptures in ceramic and bronze representing the fundamental rights of children, at the museum “Trompo Mágico” of Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is currently the Chairman of the National Ceramics Award and was named Ambassador of the Panamerican Games Guadalajara 2011. His latest exhibition "Of children is the kingdom of heaven" was presented at the Hospicio Cabañas in 2012.
Artist Statement
The process starts from the clays that I have selected more suitable to achieve a mixture that meets my final wishes. The clay soil being an earth element combines with water to manage and transform my instrument of expression. I continue to search for integration with the weather for a slow drying. This pervades me more with nature, inviting me to live intimately with the sun, wind and humidity.
The fire finishes this process and gives the final touch; their presence solves the final presentation of the work. This process is performed in specialized ceramics ovens where the pieces are under a temperature of 1000 ° C. The decor is based on glazes made from clays, soils and oxides, always hand-applied with a brush. Bake again, but now at a temperature of 1270 ° C to obtain the final result.
Coexist with the natural elements in the process and express my feeling is something that greatly enriches me and takes me closer to the knowledge of God and nature.
