Born in Arequipa in 1952, the Peruvian painter has been given more than three dozen one-person exhibitions in Peru, Germany and Spain, and has participated in dozens of group shows in Europe, South America, Canada and the U.S. A poet as well as a painter, his words embellish the borders of each of his canvases. … Read More
Latin American Artists
Like Poetry, Enigmatic Sculptures of José Benito Defy Explication, Touch Our Emotions
Which of us does not have a highly private treasure that we hold close to our hearts? This Argentine artist has the poetic ability to communicate directly with our emotions, sometimes in an inexplicable manner. Complementing his painted wood sculptures are mixed media works on canvas. See artwork and get information about it here
Pink Encaustic Background Contributes to Irene Pressner's Work Resembling Actual Tattoos
Venezuelan artist Irene Pressner takes her subject matter from original tattoos and from popular comic strip characters of the 1940s. The surface of the waxy layers of encaustic, an ancient technique described by the Roman philosopher Pliny, and their pink backgrounds contribute to their uncanny resemblance to actual tattoos, a non-verbal communication about personal identity. … Read More
'Enigmatic Figures' Features Argentine Painter Mateo Argüello Pitts, Sculptor José Benito
Latin American artists Mateo Argüello Pitts and José Benito of Argentina are featured in the current exhibition, “Enigmatic Figures.” Pitts, who often uses a male boxer as a metaphor for everyone’s daily struggles, is represented by 13 paintings. Three sculptures and two paintings by Benito present themes of children clasping something precious and male-female relationships. … Read More
Julio Fierro's Humorous Landscapes Guaranteed to Make You Smile
A native of Argentina, Julio Fierro likes to tickle our imagination with naive paintings of fanciful cars and famous people zooming across the pampas. His offbeat, humorous landscapes are guaranteed to make anyone smile. See artwork and get information about it here.
Surreal Dramas of Alfredo Arcia Visual Versions of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' Novels
The near-universal appeal of paintings by Alfredo Arcia often includes references to the mythologies that exist in various cultures, striking the deep-seated common roots of humanity. His surrealistic, narrative works have been described as the visual parallel of fiction by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. See artwork and get information about it here
‘Exquisite Execution, Masterful Lighting’ Featured in Still Lifes of Argentine Painter Roberto Azank
This Argentine painter’s luminous paintings have been exhibited in dozens of leading galleries throughout the United States since 1991. Although artists marvel at the razor-clean edges of his still lifes, it is their exquisite execution and masterful lighting that elevates Azank’s work to the top tier. See artwork and get information about it here
Edgar Soberón’s Still Lifes Recreate Appealing, Idealized Reality
This highly accomplished Mexican painter feels that “still life painting is the quintessential modernist genre, free from narrative and linked to reality by way of form. It has come to represent in my experience the essence of what paintings communicate: that which is still, visual and silent, an echo of our existence, the trace of … Read More
Mexican Surrealist Enrique Chavarria’s Paintings Compare With Those of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington
Enrique Chavarria was an intellectual, widely read Mexican recluse whose works can be compared with those of the Remedios Varo or Leonora Carrington. Like those well-known artists, Chavarria’s paintings often refer to arcane myths and esoteric practices. Acquired by an art gallery owner who passed away, few of them ever were offered for sale, thus … Read More
Fresh From Cuba: Juan Roberto Diago
Whether stitched and painted pieces of cloth or burned, chipped and painted wooden constructions, I find the works of Juan Roberto Diago are fresh, provocative and powerful. Along with various venues in his native Cuba, they have been exhibited in Italy, Spain, France and at Art Miami and arteaméricas. See artwork and get information about … Read More