"Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race." - James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
photo caption: Four young artists: NELS Figueroa, Luis Martinez Borrero, Emilio Arraiza and Patrick McGrath en Liga de Arte de San Juan at the opening of the exhibition Inventario F(util) Photo by: Alexandra Castillo, 02-07-12.
A pair of exhibitions currently on display feature the work of two artists who studied painting together at Escuela de Artes Plasticas de San Juan in the early 1990s and have recently been recognized as painters of realistic visions. Both artists work in styles harking back to a much earlier period in art history. Both work to present contemporary ideas in the guise of classical formats. Both have made interesting self-portraits as part of their exhibitions...
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