Robert Acuña
Robert Acuña is an American painter , he lives and works in Los Angeles .
Life
Born and raised as the son of Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles, he studied art at Otis College of Art and Design , Los Angeles, (1997 Bachelor Fine Art (BFA)) and at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas , (2000 Master Fine Art (MFA)). Classically trained there in painting, Acuña has now developed an abstract, captivatingly elegant visual language that is shaped by the California lifestyle . His graphic silhouettes, into which he works glittering metal particles and fluorescent paints, are not only atmospheric, but also stylistically influenced by American advertising, the glamor of Hollywood and the pop art of the West Coast.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 2006, Flava , Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne
- 2004, Sweet as a lazy sunday , Cartelle Gallery, Marina del Rey
- 2001, Slick , Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles
- 2000, Slow & Low , Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, Las Vegas
- 1998, Fluid Grant Hall Gallery, NV Group Exhibitions, Las Vegas
Group exhibitions (selection)
- 2009–2007, Slick surface (s), traveling exhibition: Villa Goecke, Krefeld, Neue Galerie im Rathauspark, Gladbeck, Galerie Frank Schlag, Essen
- 2008/2007, Las Vegas Diaspora: The Emergence of Contemporary Art From The Neon Homeland , Las Vegas Art Museum / Laguna Art Museum (curator Dave Hickey)
- 2007, Pink III , Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica
- 2006, abstract art now , Wilhelm-Hack-Museum , Ludwigshafen
- 2005, Especial , Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne
- 2004, Pink , Cartelle Gallery, Marina del Rey, USA
- 2003, Vegas Baby , Elevation Gallery, Atlanta, USA
- 2002, (Las) Vegans , James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe, USA
- 2000, Ultralounge, Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, USA (Curator: Dave Hickey)
literature
- Slick surfaces, ed. v. Dirk Steinmann, Salon Verlag, Cologne 2009. ISBN 3-89770-337-8
- Abstract Art Now. Floating Forms, Kerber-Verlag, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 3-938025-76-X
Web links
- Art facts
- Artslant
- Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne ( Memento from November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Vita Robert Acuna ( Memento from January 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Acuña, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |