Freddy Acuña Acuña
Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos. 1958
Costarican Folklore Wooden Sculptures
A painter, sculptor, musician, writer and poet; a complete artist. With more than 35 years of rescuing Costa Rican legends and traditions. As an artist, he has represented Costa Rica, exhibiting his art on 3 occasions in the United States, being an ambassador of our culture in the northern nation thanks to the Peace Corps and on one occasion on a cruise through the Panama Canal. He has been invited on several occasions by the Ministry of Culture to exhibit his art at the International Arts Festival and at the Hecho Aquí Fair (Made Here Fair).
He has written several poems related to nature and traditions, and has published a catalog of part of his artistic works called “Ser de Luz” (Fuit Salad Shaker Ed, 2018).
Freddy Acuña finds the inspiration for his art in Mother Nature, in meditation and in the Beings of Light or Big Brothers, who give him the knowledge to continue creating his masterpieces.