Acerca del concepto de Arte y el coleccionismo en los nuevos tiempos

  by Roxana M. Bermejo. Llevo varios años intentando atrapar “el Arte” en la totalidad de su concepto. Nunca he podido. Existen siempre áreas que se me escapan, ideas inteligibles que exceden el límite de mi pesquisa por amplia que esta sea. Quizás por ello, he tenido que aceptar, de a poco, lo que otros ya antes habían acuñado: “una imagen vale más que mil … Continue reading Acerca del concepto de Arte y el coleccionismo en los nuevos tiempos

Owen Morrel; Monumental way of seeing

Owen Morrel is one of an important group of monumental sculptors who came of age in the early seventies and whose early work naturally enough reflected their interest in their innovative sixties precursors – artists such as Smithson, Christo, and Oldenburg- who changed previous definitions of both “scupture,” and “monumental” as well. The later qualification lost forever any lingering tainted associations with the likes of … Continue reading Owen Morrel; Monumental way of seeing

Carlos Alfonzo: Painting at Fredric Snitzer Gallery

Carlos Alfonzo: Painting Opening Reception: Thursday, June 7,  7pm – 9pm Carlos Alfonzo (b. 1950, Havana-d.1991, Miami): a painter who emigrated from Cuba to the United States during the Mariel boatlift in 1980 and earned recognition here as a major artist. Alfonzo “made expressionistic canvases; passionate, colorful works, with strong black outlines and Cuban Santerian symbols. Much of his work was autobiographical. His work was represented … Continue reading Carlos Alfonzo: Painting at Fredric Snitzer Gallery

COLLAGE by Clement Greenberg

Collage was a major turning point in the evolution of Cubism, and therefore a major turning point in the whole evolution of modernist art in this century. Who invented collage–Braque or Picasso–and when is still not settled. Both artists left most of the work they did between I907 and 1914 undated as well as unsigned; and each claims, or implies the claim, that his was … Continue reading COLLAGE by Clement Greenberg