Rubén Torres Llorca

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Rubén Torres Llorca (born March 3, 1957 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist specializing in painting, drawing, sculpture, collages, and photography. He studied from 1972-1976 at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro” in Havana and from 1976 to 1981, studied at the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA), also in Havana. Torres from 1990-1993 resided in Mexico City, Mexico and since 1993 resides in Miami, Florida.

Individual Exhibitions

Among his must relevant personal exhibitions we can quote in 1979 "Fumar daña la salud", in the Revista Moncada, in Havana. In 1983 he presented "Cine del hogar", in Galería Habana, in Havana. In 1989 he exhibited "Un cliché es ridículo, cien clichés son patéticos", in the Galería Evasión Arte, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1990 he made "La trampa", in the Centro Cultural Ciudad de Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. And in 1996 he presented "So Quiet in Here", in El Museo del Barrio, in New York City.

Collective Exhibitions

He was part of many collective exhibitions, among them we can mention in 1982 "Los novísimos cubanos. Grupo Volumen I", in The Signs Gallery, New York. In this year also participated in the XIVème Festival International de la Peinture, in the Château Musée de Cagnes sur Mer, in Cagnes sur Mer, France. In 1983 he was also included in "Cuban Photography 1959-1982", in the Westbeth Gallery, in New York. In 1984 he participated in the First Havana Biennial, in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana. In 1992 he was one of the selected artist to conform "Von dort aus: Kuba", in the Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, in Aachen, Germany. And in 1997 some of his works were selected to conform "Breaking Barriers", Selections from the Museum of Art's Permanent Contemporary Cuban Collection Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Awards

During his life he had obtained many awards and recognitions, among them we can quote in 1990 the Prize in Curatorship of the International association of Arts Critics (AICA) for "Una Mirada Retrospectiva" exhibited, in Havana. And in 1997 he was awarded with the Visual and Media Fellowship, for the South Florida Cultural Consortium, Florida.

Collections

His work can be found in the permanent collections of:
* Center for Cuban Studies, New York City
* Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany
* Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Michoacán, Michoacán Mexico
* Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana Havana, Cuba

ee also

*Cuban art
*List of Latin American artists
*List of Cubans

References

* Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; "Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century"; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 978-0917571114
* Jose Viegas; "Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx"; (California Intl Arts 2004); ISBN 978-0917571121
* "The Miami Herald", A VIEW OF CUBAN ART, August 27, 1995
* The Miami Herald, HONE YOUR SLEUTHING SKILLS AT THIS BILINGUAL EXHIBIT, January 22, 2006
* The Kansas City Star(MO), Form and Content as Artistic Opposites; April 27, 2001
* The Miami Herald, ALTERED STATES, September 9, 2005
* The Miami Herald, DRAWING TOP ART; April 10, 2005
* "El Nuevo Herald", RUBEN TORRES-LLORCA SE INSTALA EN EL CFA; October 8, 1996
* El Nuevo Herald, RUBÉN TORRES LLORCA: EL BRUJO DE LA TRIBU; December 24, 2006
* El Nuevo Herald, RUBÉN TORRES-LLORCA, LA CONCENTRACIÓN COMO MÁXIMO; September 23, 2001
* El Nuevo Herald, TORRES LLORCA EN PRAXIS: UNA EXHIBICIÓN REVELADORA; December 30, 2007
* "Sarasota Herald-Tribune", CRITICAL EDGE, Cuban avant-garde exhibit at the Ringling is more an example of fine art than a political statement; September 30, 2007
* "The Miami Herald", A VISION OF PARADISE; December 24, 1993
* "Miami New Times", Immaculate Deception; March 9, 2006
* "Christian Science Monitor", Idealists once, these artists took different paths; July 15, 2005
* "Los Angeles Times", Cuba Art's Quiet Exile in Mexico; Jan 13, 1993

External links

*cite web |url= http://www.miamiartexchange.com/studio_praxis/miami_art_artists/ruben_torres-llorca.html |title= Miami Art Exchange - Rubén Torres-Llorca |first= Onajídé |last= Shabaka |date= June, 2005 |work= MiamiArtExchange.com
*cite web| url= http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/oralhistories/transcripts/torres98.htm |title= Ruben Torres Llorca Oral History Interview Conducted by Juan Martinez for the Archives of American Art, 1998 |work=Smithsonian Institution
*cite web |url= http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0715/p12s01-alar.html |work=Christian Science Monitor |title= Idealists once, these artists took different paths |first= Diana |last=Marrero |date= 2005-07-15
*cite web |url= http://www.cuba-avantgarde.com/artists/torres_llorca.php |title= Rubén Torres Llorca |work=Cuba-AvantGarde.com
*cite web |url= http://www.cubaartny.org/pages/artists/RubenTorresLlorca/work3.html |title= Cuba Art NY | Ruben Torres Llorca |work= CubaArtNY.org