“A few years passed until I had the opportunity to welcome that austere and persistent artist into my gallery for the first time. This encounter enriched us both. How could I not feel grateful for having been chosen to exhibit his walls and facades that latter crossed over our borders to reach th United States and Europe. From then on, we took part in all possible events together, at solo and collective exhibitions, in arteBA, and the Expotrastiendas fair.

“Ernesto Berra is a creator who inherited the skill to work wood, a skill which was later enriched with other materials, such us sheet metal, clth, wire and sizing, not only creating but also playing, producing works that belong to a personal architectural sphere. He is a great innovator with cloth: he paints it, rips it, restores ot. Not only does he rely on it, but alsoadds it to his work. The colors draw us into the landscape of Cordoba with its hills of brown and green, and skies of blue, yellow, red and orange.

“Viewing Berra´s works, the emotion one feels is nourished by his quiet and provincial nature. His growth as an artist is upheld by beinf founded on sobriet, far from the media chatter, which secures his excellence through appropriateness and talen.

“In almost thirty years in the gallery business, I have come across many artists: from acclaimed ones such us Antonio Berni to youngsters who have just begun art school. However, in my entire career I cannot remember achieving a communion of work and frienship as with Berra.

“I am very grateful to Ernesto Berra for having chosen my gallery to exhibit his works, and above all for having chosen me as a friend."

Edgardo M. Gruskin
December 2002