0082021 (2021) Painting by Juan Eli Rodriguez Sanchez (Juaneli)

Juan Elí Rodríguez Sánchez was born in 1975 in Granada, Nicaragua. From 1991 to 1993 he studied at the "Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes" in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua. In 1993, Juan Eli was discovered by Dietmar Schönherr, the founder of the “Casa de los Tres Mundos” foundation. In the same year Rodríguez began his studies of various techniques in art and graphic workshops and also became a member of the artist group VAGONI.
At the age of 18, Rodríguez had the opportunity to work as an assistant in Gottfried Helnwein's studio at Burgbrohl Castle in Germany. He was also able to work with the German artist Wolfgang Hunecke in Nicaragua and Germany.

Rodríguez uses extraordinary materials in the creation of his works, which give the paintings a deep vividness and three-dimensionality. The influence for this use comes from his experiences from the collaboration with Wolfgang Hunecke in the field of graphics in his studio Baumhaus in the years 1994, 2002 and 2005 in Germany, his training in the "Casa de los Tres Mundos" in Granada in Nicaragua and the collaboration with other recognized artists 

In addition, the use of such materials shows that Juan Eli is close to the works of the Spanish artist Antonio Tápies and the style of Informalism, a movement that emerged in the post-war period, just like Juan Eli in the 1990s from the aftermath of the war was influenced in Nicaragua.

• Nationality: NICARAGUA
• Date of birth : 1975
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Nicaraguan Artists