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Pedro Álvarez Castelló

Pedro Reinaldo Álvarez Castelló (February 9, 1967 – February 12, 2004) was a Cuban artist who rose to prominence during Cuba's Special Period.

Pedro Reinaldo Álvarez Castelló
BornFebruary 9, 1967
Died(2004-02-12)February 12, 2004 (aged 37)
OccupationPainter

Biography

Álvarez was a native of Havana, Cuba. He studied art at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” from 1980 to 1985 and the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona from 1986 to 1991.[1][2] He was a member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba.

On February 12, 2004, Álvarez died just five days after the beginning of a major solo exhibition of his work, "Landscape in the Fireplace," at the Arizona State University Art Museum.

Work

Álvarez's paintings are shown in museums around the world, including the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana in Havana, the Museo Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo in Seville, Spain, the Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe, Arizona, the Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and the Museo de la Universidad de Alicante in Alicante, Spain. He produced more than eight personal exhibitions in Cuba and Spain and more than 40 collective exhibitions in Germany, Canada, Spain, England and the United States.[3]

ASU Art Museum director Marilyn Zeitlin said Álvarez's work "addresses questions of importance not only for Cubans and those interested in that work and place, but issues of perennial and global concern including colonialism and ways in which we perpetuate colonialism without even being aware of it."[4]

Much of his work utilized a juxtaposition of pop culture references, such as clippings from The Simpsons comic books, against traditional Cuban images, such as 19th century peasants and troubadours. Describing his creative process, Álvarez said, "The iconography in my paintings is a collage of found images. Clips from art catalogues, magazines, books, old postcards, bank notes are intuitively collected and stocked for some time until they are used, in a more or less fragmentary way, as backgrounds, characters or plain referents. It is a process very close to the one described in Freud's studies on jokes. I have to be "half way through" those clips and into the realm of ideas, concerns and intuitions. From that tension, the new ideas are born. The execution phase has its own rhythm and tensions, but in a general sense, the majority of the important decisions has already been taken before painting starts."[4]

Among his personal exhibitions were "Exposición de Paisajes", Galería de Arte Universal, Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus, Cuba (1985), and "Spanish Paintings and Nuevo Arte Suizo. Pedro Álvarez_Ezequiel Suárez", Espacio Aglutinador, Havana. He also took part in many group exhibitions, including "Arte Cubano en Boston", Massachusetts College of Art (1988); "Misa por una Mueca". VIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo, Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales, Havana (1993); the Internationale Grafick Biennale, Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Center, Maastricht; the II" Bienal de Pintura del Caribe y Centro América", Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1994).

Related artists

Influences

Peers

Notes

  1. ^ Martell, Marisol. Pedro Alvarez (1967-2004). ArtNexus. No. 53 Jul 2004
  2. ^ Sánchez, Suset (7 April 2006). . Archived from the original on 22 May 2006.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2006-08-10. Retrieved 2006-07-22.
  4. ^ a b Zeitlin, Marilyn (February–March 2004). . Shade. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2006-07-22.

References

  • Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 978-0-917571-11-4
  • Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California Intl Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0-917571-12-1

External links

  • Short article on contemporary Cuban art

pedro, Álvarez, castelló, pedro, reinaldo, Álvarez, castelló, february, 1967, february, 2004, cuban, artist, rose, prominence, during, cuba, special, period, pedro, reinaldo, Álvarez, castellóbornfebruary, 1967havana, cubadied, 2004, february, 2004, aged, temp. Pedro Reinaldo Alvarez Castello February 9 1967 February 12 2004 was a Cuban artist who rose to prominence during Cuba s Special Period Pedro Reinaldo Alvarez CastelloBornFebruary 9 1967Havana CubaDied 2004 02 12 February 12 2004 aged 37 Tempe ArizonaOccupationPainter Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Related artists 3 1 Influences 3 2 Peers 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography EditAlvarez was a native of Havana Cuba He studied art at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro from 1980 to 1985 and the Instituto Superior Pedagogico Enrique Jose Varona from 1986 to 1991 1 2 He was a member of the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba On February 12 2004 Alvarez died just five days after the beginning of a major solo exhibition of his work Landscape in the Fireplace at the Arizona State University Art Museum Work EditAlvarez s paintings are shown in museums around the world including the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana in Havana the Museo Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Seville Spain the Arizona State University Art Museum in Tempe Arizona the Museum of Art in Ft Lauderdale Florida and the Museo de la Universidad de Alicante in Alicante Spain He produced more than eight personal exhibitions in Cuba and Spain and more than 40 collective exhibitions in Germany Canada Spain England and the United States 3 ASU Art Museum director Marilyn Zeitlin said Alvarez s work addresses questions of importance not only for Cubans and those interested in that work and place but issues of perennial and global concern including colonialism and ways in which we perpetuate colonialism without even being aware of it 4 Much of his work utilized a juxtaposition of pop culture references such as clippings from The Simpsons comic books against traditional Cuban images such as 19th century peasants and troubadours Describing his creative process Alvarez said The iconography in my paintings is a collage of found images Clips from art catalogues magazines books old postcards bank notes are intuitively collected and stocked for some time until they are used in a more or less fragmentary way as backgrounds characters or plain referents It is a process very close to the one described in Freud s studies on jokes I have to be half way through those clips and into the realm of ideas concerns and intuitions From that tension the new ideas are born The execution phase has its own rhythm and tensions but in a general sense the majority of the important decisions has already been taken before painting starts 4 Among his personal exhibitions were Exposicion de Paisajes Galeria de Arte Universal Trinidad Sancti Spiritus Cuba 1985 and Spanish Paintings and Nuevo Arte Suizo Pedro Alvarez Ezequiel Suarez Espacio Aglutinador Havana He also took part in many group exhibitions including Arte Cubano en Boston Massachusetts College of Art 1988 Misa por una Mueca VIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales Havana 1993 the Internationale Grafick Biennale Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Center Maastricht the II Bienal de Pintura del Caribe y Centro America Museo de Arte Moderno Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 1994 Related artists EditInfluences Edit Diego Velazquez Mark Tansey Ed Rucha Victor Patricio Landaluze Sandro ChiaPeers Edit Antonio Eligio Fernandez Saidel Brito Sandra Ramos Kcho Carlos Estevez Belkis Ayon Luis Gomez Rene Francisco Abel Barroso Fernando Rodriguez Osvaldo Yero Asterio Segura Jose Angel ToiracNotes Edit Martell Marisol Pedro Alvarez 1967 2004 ArtNexus No 53 Jul 2004 Sanchez Suset 7 April 2006 La historia como carambola Archived from the original on 22 May 2006 SO FLO Cuban Artist Information Archived from the original on 2006 08 10 Retrieved 2006 07 22 a b Zeitlin Marilyn February March 2004 The Revolution Downstairs Shade Archived from the original on 2007 10 07 Retrieved 2006 07 22 References EditJose Veigas Zamora Cristina Vives Gutierrez Adolfo V Nodal Valia Garzon Dannys Montes de Oca Memoria Cuban Art of the 20th Century California International Arts Foundation 2001 ISBN 978 0 917571 11 4 Jose Viegas Memoria Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx California Intl Arts 2004 ISBN 978 0 917571 12 1External links EditUniversidad de Alicante site in Spanish Short article on contemporary Cuban art Web page of the While Cuba Waits exhibition Web site on Cuban art in the Special Period Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pedro Alvarez Castello amp oldid 1114768183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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