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NEW YORK NEWS! I will be traveling to my beloved

NEW YORK NEWS!

I will be traveling to my beloved New York to paint a mural commissioned by the NYC Health + Hospitals ’Arts in Medicine program. The mural will be at Belvis Hospital in the Bronx. It will be quite an experience, and very excited to continue and be part of the history and tradition of muralism in America. Now I have to get ready and pack the brushes! Special thanks to @nychealthsystem and @residencyunlimited for the opportunity.

¡NOTICIAS DE NUEVA YORK!

En un par de días, viajaré a mi querida Nueva York a pintar un mural comisionado por el programa de Artes en Medicina de NYC Health + Hospitals. El mural será en el Hospital Belvis en el Bronx. Será toda una experiencia, y muy emocionado de continuar y ser parte de la historia y tradición del muralismo en Estados Unidos. Ahora tengo que prepararme y empacar los pinceles! Un agradecimiento especial a @nychealthsystem y @residencyunlimited por la oportunidad.
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📷 Renzo Ortega, Un Peruano en Nueva York (detail), acrylic and collage on canvas, 2020.
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#nymurals #latinxart #wpamurals #communityartsq

Bleeding Christ . Renzo Ortega, Bleeding Christ, 1

Bleeding Christ
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Renzo Ortega, Bleeding Christ, 12" x 13", oil on board, circa 2004.
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#renzoortega #oilonboard #bleedingchrist #oleosobrepanel #bleedingchrist #cristosangrante #palletteknifepainting

I know that art will not save the world, and a pai

I know that art will not save the world, and a painting is not as important as the lives of children who can no longer play. But art always helps to communicate what words can no longer say. FREE PALESTINE! Your struggle is our struggle. 🖤
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Se que el arte no salvará al mundo y una pintura no es tan importante como la vida de niños que ya no pueden jugar. Pero el arte siempre ayuda a comunicar lo que las palabras ya no pueden decir. Palestina Libre! Tu lucha es nuestra lucha.
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Renzo Ortega, Palestino, oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, 2018.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #freepalestine

SOL del NORTE ☀️. . Happy Mother's Day. . Renz

SOL del NORTE ☀️.
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Happy Mother's Day.
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Renzo Ortega, Sol del Norte, oil on canvas, 24” x 20”, 2019.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #motherwithachild #soldelnorte

#TBT GOLD MINE. . Renzo Ortega, linocut print on

#TBT
GOLD MINE.
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Renzo Ortega, linocut print on paper, edition of 11. 2006.
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#linocut #linocutprint #goldmine #limitededitionprints

POP CORN New Limited Edition Print available for

POP CORN
New Limited Edition Print available for sale. Send me a message for price and any inquiries.
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Renzo Ortega, Pop Corn, Giclée print on Coldpress Natural Textured Fine Art Paper, 15” x 12”, edition of 15, 2021.
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Printed in Portland by the great @pearlprinting
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#renzoortega #limitededition #gicleeprints #popcorn #printsforsale

Renzo Ortega, De Manos Cruzadas (Crossed Hands). A

Renzo Ortega, De Manos Cruzadas (Crossed Hands). Acrylic, watercolor, wax crayon on paper, 2019.
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#renzoortega #worksonpaper #acryliconpaper #latinxartist #artelatinoamericano

The Dream. . This piece is in the collection of El

The Dream.
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This piece is in the collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York.
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Renzo Ortega, oil on canvas, 12” x 9”, 2006.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #thedream

God of the Wind / Dios del Viento . Renzo Ortega,

God of the Wind / Dios del Viento
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Renzo Ortega, Diso del Viento, oil on canvas, 40" x 40", 2004
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #viento #wind #blue #pintura

WAR. . Renzo Ortega, WAR, oil on canvas, 48" x 60"

WAR.
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Renzo Ortega, WAR, oil on canvas, 48" x 60", 2003.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #pinturaaloleo #war

100 Studies for a Painting of a Father with Child.

100 Studies for a Painting of a Father with Child.
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A few months ago I started this art challenge, which goal was to make 100 oil pastel drawings of a Father with a Child. Tonight the goal was accomplished. 😎🎉🙌🏼🎨👨🏽‍🎨✊🏽
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#renzoortega #oilpastel #oilpasteldrawing #paintingstudie #fatherwithchild #dadwithchild #dad #paintingchallenge

Migratory Bird. . Renzo Ortega, Migratory Bird II,

Migratory Bird.
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Renzo Ortega, Migratory Bird II, acrylic on paper, 18" x 24", 2020.
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#renzoortega #worksonpaper #acryliconpaper #migratorybird

PASSPORTS . Carrying a Passport without having a V

PASSPORTS
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Carrying a Passport without having a VISA generates families' separation. After emigrating, people can not return to their country, and the non-opportunity to go to other places limits cultural and professional expansion possibilities. I think this political situation needs to change. These pieces are a homage to all the people who leave their homes searching for a better world.
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WE WANT AN IMMIGRATION REFORM FOR ALL!
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Renzo Ortega, Passports, ink and spray paint on manila envelopes, 14.75" x 10", 2008.
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#renzoortega #spraypaint #passports #immigration #politicalart #immigrantartist #separationoffamilies #latinxart #vida #latinoart #reformamigratoria

INKARRI . These sculptures made with wire are insp

INKARRI
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These sculptures made with wire are inspired by the Inkarri myth, and it is about when the Spaniards capture and kill the last Rebel Inca, cutting off his head and dismembering his body. To then bury its parts in different places so that they do not come together again. But the myth says that these parts will come together to start the beginning of a new era, where there will be no more oppression, and the harmony between Mother Earth and her children will be restored.
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Estas esculturas realizadas con alambre, están inspiradas en el mito del Inkarri, y se trata de cuando los españoles capturan y matan al último Inca Rebelde, cortándole la cabeza y desmembrando su cuerpo. Para luego enterrar sus partes en diferentes lugares para que no se vuelvan a juntar. Pero el mito dice que estas partes se unirán para iniciar el comienzo de una nueva era, donde no habrá más opresión, y se restaurará la armonía entre la Madre Tierra y sus hijos.
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Renzo Ortega, INKARRI, installation view, Power Plant Gallery at Duke University, 2019. @ppgduke
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#renzoortega #inkarri #mitoandino #inca #wiresculpture #escultura #dukearts #powerplantgallery #peru #latinxart

PERÚ pensando en tí.
Mucha fuerza 🙌🏼✊🏽❤️.
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Renzo Ortega, Perú, oil on canvas, 24” x 30”, 2019.
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#peru #eleccionesperú2021

-DiverCity- #beautifulcolors . Renzo Ortega, Dive

-DiverCity- #beautifulcolors
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Renzo Ortega, DiverCity, oil on canvas, 24" x 20" (60.96cm x 50.8cm). 2019.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #patterns #colors #diversity #divercity

Big Heart goes to New York. Paint a commission is

Big Heart goes to New York.

Paint a commission is not easy because the artist must find a way to enter into the life of the person who commissioned the piece to be able to construct with images a narrative that describes the art collector's experience. Making a painting that will be part of the life and space of someone you know; is a real challenge, and in this specific case, I am happy with the result. Thank you, my dear friend, now art collector, for the opportunity to paint the strength of the condor and the eagle united in a big heart.
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Big Heart va a Nueva York.
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Pintar un encargo no es fácil porque el artista debe encontrar la manera de adentrarse en la vida de quien encargó la pieza para poder construir con imágenes una narrativa que describa la experiencia del coleccionista de arte. Hacer una pintura que será parte de la vida y el espacio de alguien que conoces; es un verdadero desafío y, en este caso concreto, estoy contento con el resultado. Gracias, mi querido amigo, ahora coleccionista de arte, por la oportunidad de pintar la fuerza del cóndor y el águila unidos en un gran corazón.
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Renzo Ortega, Big Heart, acrylic on linen, 48” x 36”, 2021.
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#renzoortega #acryliconcanvas #artcommission #commisionedart #newyorkartcollector #peruvianamerican #condor #eagle

What kind of music he plays? . #workinprogress #oi

What kind of music he plays?
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#workinprogress #oilonlinen #renzoortega #guitarrista #guitarist

Article about New vinyl art in Chapel Hill. The Da

Article about New vinyl art in Chapel Hill. The Daily Tar Heel newspaper by Greta Tavaglia. (Full article link in Bio)
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To Ortega, public art is all about accessibility and creating conversations between the artwork and its audience. In the creation of “Successions,” he added symbols that tie into the ideas he captured, including allusions to diversity, immigration and the Black Lives Matter movement.

“I don’t have to write it in my mural because the messages are already in the pictures,” Ortega said.

Ortega expressed concerns about the frequent utilization of public art to attract people, developers and buyers.

“Unfortunately, artists become elements of the gentrification process,” Ortega said. “In many cases you have random artists placing images on top of buildings without thinking about the location.”

In this case, however, he sees the function of public art as serving a different purpose.

“The mural is part not only of the building but also part of the community. I really wanted to do something that is connected with the area,” Ortega said.
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📷 by Caroline Bittenbender
#renzoortega #chapelhill #publicart #mural #vinylart

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