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The work of Roberto de la Renta is linked to minimalism, his work stemming from total abstraction, operating only in terms of material, surface, size and color, with maximum simplicity
Roberto de la Renta is a painter born in Zacatecas with a presence in Puerto Vallarta for the past two decades, a period in which his artistic development has risen considerably. Even though the quality of his work has begun to arouse the interest of some local galleries, in the past he sold his own work on Vallarta streets.
His work is a contemporary twist on minimalism. Minimalism arose in the United States in the mid-sixties, reaching its peak during the seventies. The term "minimal" was first used by philosopher Richard Wolheim in 1965 to refer to the limited compositional elements in the "black paintings" of Ad Reinhart, the combination paintings of Rauschenberg and the "ready made" from Duchamp. "Minimal" painting is also known as a painting of silence, departing from the material world and the "noise" of shapes and objects of a consumer society, especially the works of Ryman, Marden and Martin for their substantial use of metaphysics.
"Minimalist" painting is a radicalization of the technique begun by some of the abstract painters of the early sixties. Thus, the works produced by Olitski (emphatic surfaces) and Kelly (color panels) from the late sixties were within the minimalist trend. The work of Roberto de la Renta is linked to minimalism his work stemming from total abstraction, operating only in terms of material, surface, size and color, with maximum simplicity.
There is also a noticeable opaqueness, a denial of any illusion, conforming to its true nature. Painting is only "pigment specific" about a "specific area," which gives an almost intangible quality, through the direct use of materials that are minimally handled. An exploratory effort that uses pigments to exploit the interaction of their physical characteristics, it relies on the creation of contrasts: bright-matte, soft-rough, opaque-transparent, thick-thin. Crinkling effects are based on thick parallel brush strokes, and neutral colors offset by metallic such as aluminum, silver and gold result in expressive freedom.
There is an intuitive selection of colors along with spontaneous touches that suggest the use of a variety of instruments apply the color, lacking any prejudice. The work of Roberto de la Renta emphasizes the emotion of the moment, completely removed from narrative intent.
By Ruben Cham
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