"For 2025, the landmark's Christmas illuminations will be inspired by paintings by Gustavo Zuluaga Villegas, a Colombian-born amateur artist and a member of the Shard's housekeeping team. The 65-year-old amateur painter has worked at the Shard for eight years, but in his spare time creates vibrant abstract impressionist paintings, depicting everything from horses, to still life to abstract shapes."
"I came to London from Colombia in 1996 to start a new chapter in my life. The Shard has been part of that journey for the past eight years, and it means a lot to see my artwork reflected on a building I know so well. During the pandemic, my daughter's creativity inspired me to return to painting, something that's always been close to my heart. To now see those paintings transformed into light for everyone to enjoy feels incredibly special."
"Michael Baker, chief executive of REM, asset manager of The Shard, said: 'Zuluaga Villegas's work is full of colour, movement and emotion, and we're proud to see it shining across London's skyline.'"
The Shard's 2025 Christmas light display will be based on paintings by Gustavo Zuluaga Villegas, a Colombian-born housekeeping team member and amateur artist. Zuluaga Villegas is 65 and has worked at the Shard for eight years; he produces vibrant abstract impressionist paintings that depict horses, still life and abstract shapes. The illuminations will translate his compositions into sequences including rainbow flashes and a reindeer motif moving across the skyline. Zuluaga Villegas returned to painting during the pandemic, inspired by his daughter's creativity, and described seeing his paintings transformed into public light as incredibly special. REM praised the colour and movement of his work.
Read at Time Out London
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