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La Nostalgia . Renzo Ortega, oil on linen, 30” x

La Nostalgia
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Renzo Ortega, oil on linen, 30” x 24”, 2021.
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#renzoortega #nostalgia #oilonlinen

What kind of music he is playing? . #renzoortega

What kind of music he is playing?
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#renzoortega #drawing #graphitedrawing #guitarplayer #cantautor

Magic. . #renzoortega #sketchbook #wip #procesopic

Magic.
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#renzoortega #sketchbook #wip #procesopictórico

TEMPLO. . A few years ago I visited El Tepozteco a

TEMPLO.
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A few years ago I visited El Tepozteco at Tepoztlán in Mexico. This painting is inspired by that amazing and magical trip.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #smallpaintings #temple #templo #tepoztlán #tepozteco

Mano Poderosa (detail) . #renzoortega #oiloncanvas

Mano Poderosa (detail)
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #detail #manopoderosa

Pentimento. . #renzoortega #wip #oiloncanvas #pent

Pentimento.
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#renzoortega #wip #oiloncanvas #pentimento #lapintura #detail

Blessings / Bendiciones. (Southern Series 2018) .

Blessings / Bendiciones.
(Southern Series 2018)
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Renzo Ortega, Blessings, oil in canvas, 2018.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #portraitofamother #contaminacionambiental

Portrait of the artist (2018) by NC based photogra

Portrait of the artist (2018) by NC based photographer Adam Dodds @ajamdudez #film #analogphotography #blackandwhitephoto #portraitphotography #filmcamera

El Arte Es Un Espacio Freaky. . . #renzoortega #ar

El Arte Es Un Espacio Freaky.
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#renzoortega #artistbooks #artistjournal #videoart #soundart #librodeartista

#WIP #worksonpaper #detail
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Summer Paintings 😎
#renzoortega #acryliconpaper #oro

From the nineties / De los noventas. "Huaco" is a

From the nineties / De los noventas.
"Huaco" is a painting I did in 1998 inspired by ancient Peruvian pottery artifacts.
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"Huaco" es una pintura que hice en 1998 inspirada en antiguos artefactos de cerámica del Perú.
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Renzo Ortega, acrylic on canvas, 1998.
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#renzoortega #huaco #acryliconcanvas #artfromthenineties

ROMANTICO #newpainting . Renzo Ortega, oil on lin

ROMANTICO #newpainting
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Renzo Ortega, oil on linen, 30" x 24", 2021
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Renzo Ortega
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#renzoortega #oilonlinen #guitarplayer #romantico

When I was an MFA student at Hunter College, I had

When I was an MFA student at Hunter College, I had great conversations with professors about painting and pictorial space. One of them recommended that it is always good to come back to paint still-lifes, real-life objects. I thought it was a great idea and I run to check what can I found in a sort of electronics-thrift store on Canal street, close to the MFA building. What I found was not an electronic artifact but this group of African Sculptures that looks more like a tourist souvenir than an actual genuine cultural artifact. The painting representation of these objects opened an entirely different conversation; beyond pictorial issues was about exoticism, cultural appropriation, and exploitation. I believe in the power of painting, and it is fascinating how a basic still-life painted in an expressionist mode can trigger a discussion on topics that are crucial in our current days. Painting is not just a representation of an image; we have to take responsibility for the narratives we represent.
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Cuando era estudiante de maestría en Arte en Hunter College, tuve excelentes conversaciones con profesores sobre pintura y espacio pictórico. Uno de ellos recomendó que siempre es bueno volver a pintar naturalezas muertas, objetos de la vida real. Pensé que era una gran idea y corrí a ver qué podía encontrar en una especie de tienda de artículos electrónicos de segunda mano en Canal Street, cerca del edificio MFA. Lo que encontré no fue un artefacto electrónico, sino este grupo de esculturas africanas que parecen más a un recuerdo turístico que a un artefacto cultural genuino. La representación pictórica de estos objetos abrió una conversación completamente diferente; más allá de las cuestiones pictóricas se trataba de exotismo, apropiación cultural y explotación. Creo en el poder de la pintura, y es fascinante cómo un bodegón básico pintado en un modo expresionista puede desencadenar una discusión sobre temas que son cruciales en nuestros días. La pintura no es solo una representación de una imagen; tenemos que asumir la responsabilidad de las narrativas que representamos.
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Renzo Ortega, oil on canvas, 60” x 48”, 2013.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #yellowpainting

This is a painting I made in the summer of 2014, f

This is a painting I made in the summer of 2014, feeling nostalgic and thinking about my beautiful but long-suffering homeland Perú. Luckily the piece was purchase by an art collector from Perú that lives in New York, which probably felt the same nostalgia.
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Esta es una pintura que hice en el verano de 2014, sintiéndome nostálgico y pensando en mi hermosa pero sufrida tierra natal, el Perú. Afortunadamente, la pieza fue comprada por un coleccionista Peruano que vive en Nueva York, que probablemente sintió la misma nostalgia.
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Renzo Ortega "Gifts from the sea / Regalos del mar", oil on canvas, 24" x 30", summer 2014. Private collection, New York.
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#renzoortega #peru #pinturaperuana #peruvianartist #latinxart #oiloncanvas #artelatinoamericano

Self-Portrait as a Savage and Obscure Painter / Au

Self-Portrait as a Savage and Obscure Painter / Autorretrato como pintor Salvaje y Oscuro. New York, Summer 2000.
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#renzoortega #oiloncanvas #autorretrato #obscureartist #selfportrait #newyorkart #wildpainter #expressionism #imapainter #latinxartist #savageart

INDIE oil on linen, 30” x 24”, 2021. . I have

INDIE
oil on linen, 30” x 24”, 2021.
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I have been working on this piece for a couple of months, and I think it is almost done. I can hear the music coming out from those intense colors.
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#renzoortega #guitarplayer #oilonlinen #intensecolors #indie

#trowbackthursday I found this gem on the internet

#trowbackthursday
I found this gem on the internet.
This is a picture of me with my work at the LAMC Latin Alternative Music Conference. LAMC’s Tomas Cookman invited me to display my work at the music conference held in New York in 2006. I attended almost every LAMC edition and was great. @thelamc @tomascookman
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📸: NY Mosaico blog.
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#renzoortega #lamc #newyork #art2006 #tbt

Flying Potato . Renzo Ortega, oil on canvas, 12" x

Flying Potato
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Renzo Ortega, oil on canvas, 12" x 24", 2012, private collection.

#remzoortega #potatos #papa #oiloncanvas #coldwaxmedium

Thank You 🙌🏼❤️✊🏽🎨 ・・・ #Got

Thank You 🙌🏼❤️✊🏽🎨
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#GothamHealth #Belvis unveiled a new mural this week! This mural is part of the @NYCHealthSystem Arts in Medicine Community Mural Program, created by Renzo Ortega.

Mural Title: Mutual Support

When describing the inspiration for this mural, Renzo Ortega said:

The mural Mutual Support celebrates the connection created between healthcare workers, patients, and families. When a family member is ill, their homes and relatives become vulnerable. In these circumstances, healthcare workers play an essential role by providing the necessary support and care to generate confidence in communities so that they continue with their health and treatment process.

Special thanks to:
@NYCMayorsFund
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
@laurietisch
@luftr
@renzoortegaart

Visit the link in our bio to see the full list of murals coming to Gotham Health sites in 2021!

#artbringsjoy #artsinmedicine #comingsoon #muralpainting #communityart #muralseason #covidsafe #mural #muralpainting #creativemural #muralart #handpainted #wallart #paintersofinstagram #ladieswhopaint #artistsoninstagram #murallove #muralinspiration #muralistsofinstagram

Abundancia 🇵🇪. . #renzoortega #acrylicpainti

Abundancia 🇵🇪.
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#renzoortega #acrylicpainting #acrilicosobretela #abundancia #peru

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