- Armando Romero
Armando Romero (born 1964) is a Mexican painter.
Life and work
Armando Romero was born in
Mexico City ,Mexico , and studied at the National School of Painting, Sculpture and Graphics, known as “La Esmeralda”, in Mexico City. From 1991 to 1997, Romero taughtsculpture ,painting andart history at La Esmeralda. Additionally, from 1991 to 1993, Romero taughtart history ,design , and drawing at the College Center for Studies in Science and Communications in Mexico City, and also in 2002 taught painting at the School for Visual Arts inMichoacán , Mexico.In 1998, Romero represented Mexico in the "Emerging Artists of Latin America" exhibition at the Passage de Retz gallery in
Paris ,France , and in 2001 he lectured on sculpture and participated in the International Studio Program of theNational Foundation for Advancement in the Arts in the United States.A neoeclectic painter, Romero combines his versions of historic paintings by legendary artists, such as
Caravaggio ,Rembrandt ,Goya , and Bosch, with irreverent contemporary images, allowing emotion and reason free range.Solo exhibitions
*2007 Tasende Gallery, West Hollywood and La Jolla, CA
*2005 Galerie Morges, Switzerland, (also 2003 & 2001)
*2004 Casa Colon Gallery, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (also 2002 & 2000)
*2004 Drexel Gallery, Monterrey, Mexico
*2003 Morelia Cultural Center, Michoacan, Mexico
*2002 Loft 523, New Orleans, Louisiana
*2001 Macay Museum, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
*2001 Casa Colon Gallery, Miami, Florida
*2000 Sor Juana University, Mexico CityExternal links
* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/425033762/armando-romero.html Works by Armando Romero]
* [http://www.tasendegallery.com/romero_ab.html Armando Romero biography] , Tasende Gallery
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