Antonio Cortés Rolón
He was born in the town of Cidra, Puerto Rico, in 1951. At his short age of 6 years old, Antonio began to show his interest in art, inspired by the numerous mountain views that surround him. Once a teenager, he was instructed in panoramic painting by the American painter Henry Morgan, and in modern art by the Puerto Rican artist Edwin Maurás.
He obtained his Bachelor degree in education with concentration in art from Universidad Interamericana de San Germán, Puerto Rico, in 1978. In order to continue his artistic development, Antonio traveled to New York where he obtained a Master degree in Fine Arts from the University of New York, in 1985. Eventually, he finished a doctorate degree in Museology from Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, in 2005, and in History of Art from Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, in 2006. Antonio Cortés has shown to be a master through his artistic career, from his origin in portrait and panoramic painting, until reaching a figurative technique, with which he obtained international recognition with the “Emigrantes” series. Currently, Antonio is making incursion in the Pop Kitsch movement with the proposal “Un Actor en Casa Blanca – Imagen y Política”, which is a painting that highlight a monochromatic image that explore the relation between politics, celebrities and popular culture.
SOME OF His Art
calle luna
Medium: acrilico/ tela
Size: 4' x 5'
Year: 2001
la buena vida
Medium: acrilico/ tela
Size: 36 x 36
Year: 2007
amaneciendo
Medium: acrilico/ tela
Size: 20 x 30
Year: 2008
emigrantes tres
Medium: acrilico/ tela
Size: 5' x 10'
Year: 2008
Art
Selected solo exhibitions:
- 2011 “Aire de mi tierra bella” A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2010 “Fotografía” Rhoma Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2008 “Resiliencias” A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2007 “Urbano” BlackBox Foundation, Puerto Rico
- 2005 “Un verano en Nueva York” Rockefeller Center, Nueva York
- 2004 “Cathedra” Galería Obra, Puerto Rico
- 2003 “Interiores” A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2002 “Calle Luna” Liga de Arte S.J., Puerto Rico
- 2001 “Antología para una retrospectiva” Museo de las Américas, Puerto Rico
- 1998 “Matorrales” Galería Univ. del Sagrado Corazón, Puerto Rico
- 1997 “Malanga” Carmen Llewellyn, New Orleans
- 1993 “Romanticismo” Corinne Timsit International Galleries, Francia y PR
- 1992 “Apertura no.1” Galería Odeón, Zaragoza, España
- 1990 “Entre el amor y el interés” Corinne Timsit International Galleries, Francia y PR
- 1984 “Tésis” Washington Square East Galleries, Nueva York
Selected collective exhibitions:
- 2012Colectiva de Verano - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2012 Bienal Latinoamericana - LMNT Gallery, Miami, Florida
- 2011 Colectiva de Verano - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2010 Colectiva de Verano - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2008 “Honor a Noemí Ruiz” - Universidad Inter-Metro, Puerto Rico
- 2007 “Honor a Juan Antonio Corretger” - Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, Puerto Rico
- 2007 Colectiva de Navidad / 40 aniversario - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2004 Colectiva de Navidad - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2003 Colectiva “Emigrantes” - Galería Petit Puerto Rico
- 2002 Colectiva de Verano - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 2001 Muestra Nacional ICP - Arsenal de la Puntilla, Puerto Rico
- 2000 Bienal de la Escultura - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Puerto Rico
- 1999 Colectiva de Navidad - A. Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
- 1998 Encuentro Caribeño - Museo Casa de Bástidas, República Dominicana
- 1997 Artistas Maestros - Museo Francisco Oller, Puerto Rico
- 1993 Exposición Indigo - “Premio Indigo” - Guadalupe, Islas Francesas
- 1992 Certamen de Arte - Museo El Conde, Madrid, España
- 1989 Colectiva Curbevois - Corinne Timsit International Gallery, Paris, Francia
- 1988 Colectiva de Navidad - Galería Botello, Puerto Rico