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| First Name | Jorge |
| Last Name | Arcos |
| Born | 1969-04-20 |
| Country | United States |
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Transposing visceral emanations into color values and textural forms, JORGE ARCOSâ highly personalized abstract paintings reflect an electrifying intensity as he extracts the repressed and the invisible, inviting the viewer to contemplate some inscrutable facet of our world.
Wassily Kandinsky once mused, 'there is no 'must' in art because art is free'. An artist of dynamic contrasts and exceptional vision, painter Jorge Arcos demonstrates this inherent freedom art sustains in his brilliant series. In Mr. Arcos' work, one witnesses the pinnacle of what makes for successful abstraction. Mr. Arcos is extraordinarily adept at intricate application of paint and color pattering. The palette of Mr. Arcos' series cannot be overemphasized. It is expressive to the highest degree and effectively communicates a mood to the viewer without need of direct scene or representation. Transcending everyday reality, Mr. Arcos is an artistic intermediary whose canvases conjure vibrant spectrums of human emotions.
Jorge intruded in the art in a lyrical and incidental way when he was a little boy, in the year of 1974, working with drawings. As a young boy he received direct artistic influence from his father Don Maximino Arcos, who was a Landscaping painter at that time. Jorge regarded art as a part of himself during his childhood and adolescence. Later on he perfected his technique by taking drawing classes, painting, history of the art, human body drawing, art object, engraving, mixed media and abstraction. He decides to pursue a career in âDrawing and Illustrationâ in Mexico City and later on he move to Atlanta, Georgia where he focuses on Abstract Art. In each new work, Jorge looks out from within as he explores issues of outer and inner development. Currently his work is focused on his never-ending obsession with abstract painting.
âMy art is inspired on my daily life, my relationship with the environment and my cultural roots. My pre-Hispanic Heritage is depicted through the colors and shapes I give to my workâ
âI am an artist because I was born to be one. I couldnât live if I wasnât one. I am alive because I paint. It feeds my soul. My motive to paint is to live and to express every moment of my life and the simple fact of being aliveâ.
Jorge Arcos
www.jorgearcosart.com
ART EXHIBITIONS:
â¢2008 -"COUNTERPOINTS of the QUINTESSENTIAL" -Amsterdam Whitney Gallery- Chelsea, New York, NY
â¢2008 -"21st Annual Atlanta Human Rights Campaign Auction" -Hyatt Regency- Atlanta, GA
â¢2008 -"Night of Passion" -Art Space International- Atlanta, GA
â¢2008 -"Dia de Reyes Celebration" -Cultural Council of Douglas/Douglas County- Douglasville, GA
â¢2007 -"Internationale Kunst" -Marziart Internationale Gallerie- Hamburg, Germany
â¢2007 -âLooks Good on Paper" -The Spruill Center for the Arts- Atlanta, GA
â¢2007 -âJorge Arcos: New Paintings" -Planet of Grapes- Dalton, GA
â¢2007 -âFour Mexican Artists in Georgia" -Lyndon House Arts Center- Athens, GA â¢2007 -â5t House Art Showâ âFIFTH HOUSE STUDIO- Marietta, GA
â¢2006 -âConvergenciaâ âKennesaw State University Sturgis Library Gallery-Kennesaw, GA
â¢2006 -âFirst Latin American Contemporary Art Biennial of Northwest Georgia -Creative Arts Guild Gallery- Dalton, GA
â¢2006 -âArt on Walls" -City Hall East Gallery- Atlanta, GA
â¢2005 -âFestival del Colorâ âOxford College Candler Student Center- Covington, GA
â¢2005 -âLatin Art at Carpe Diemâ âCarpe Diem Restaurant- Decatur, GA
â¢2005 -âCelebracionâ âThe Quinlan Visual Arts Center- Gainesville, GA
â¢2005 -â4th Annual GHNet Art Exhibitâ âThe Forum at Defoor Centre- Atlanta, GA
â¢2005 -âMexican Talent in The United Statesâ â Georgia Institute of Technology Robert Ferst Center for the Arts- Atlanta, GA
â¢2005 -âGallery Nightâ âPura Vida Restaurant- Atlanta, GA
â¢2005 -âArts Clayton Juried ShowââArts Clayton Gallery- Jonesboro, GA
â¢2004 -â3rd Annual GHNet Art Exhibitâ âThe Westin Buckhead Atlanta- Atlanta, GA â¢2004 -âHispanic Heritage Monthâ âFulton Public Library Gallery- Atlanta, GA
â¢2004 -âWindowsâ âKennesaw State University Sturgis Library Gallery- Kennesaw, GA
â¢2004 -âCONVERSATIONSâ Four artists rooted in African and Latin American Cultures- The Temple Gallery- Decatur, GA
â¢2004 -âDe Coloresâ-Light Zone Studios- Atlanta, GA
â¢2004 -âVivelo the Second Annual Galaâ âEarthLink Liveâ Atlanta, GA
â¢2003 -â2nd Annual Art Exhibit of Georgia Hispanic Networkâ -The Renaissance Hotelâ Atlanta, GA
â¢2003 -âLatin American Artâ âAtlanta Latino Newspaperâ Norcross, GA
â¢2002 -âMexican Artâ âMexican Center of Atlanta- Atlanta, GA
â¢2002 -âDay of the Deathâ â Woodruff Arts Center â Atlanta, GA
â¢2002 -âWindows to Latin Artâ âKennesaw State University Sturgis Library Gallery- Kennesaw, GA |
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| Style Abstract Expressionism |
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| Movement in painting, originating in New York City in the 1940s. It emphasized spontaneous personal expression, freedom from accepted artistic values, surface qualities of paint, and the act of painting itself. Pollock, de Kooning, Motherwell, and Kline, are important abstract expressionists. |
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| Style Abstract |
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| A 20th century style of painting in which nonrepresentational lines, colors, shapes, and f... |
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