Juan Uslé Oceja (born 1954) is a Spanish contemporary painter. His work varies between abstraction and figurative representation. In 2002, he received the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, a national arts prize awarded by the Ministerio de Cultura of Spain.[1] He works both in New York City and in Saro in Cantabria.[2]
Juan Uslé | |
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| Born | Juan Uslé Oceja December 19, 1954 Santander, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia |
| Known for | painting, abstraction |
| Spouse | Victoria Civera |
| Awards | Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (2002) |
Early life and education edit
Uslé was born on December 19, 1954, in Santander, Cantabria, in northern Spain.[3][4] He studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia, in Valencia in eastern Spain, between 1973 and 1977.[2][5] Uslé is married to artist Victoria Civera, who he has occasionally collaborated with in work.[6][7] Together they have a daughter, Vicky Uslé (born 1981) who is also a painter.[8]
Uslé moved to New York City with his family in 1987.[9][10] He lives between New York City and Saro, Cantabria.[2]
Uslé's first art exhibition in the United States was in 1988 at Farideh Cadot Gallery in New York City.[9] Exhibitions of his work include Nudos Y Rizomas (2010), Es Baluard, Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma, Mallorca;[11] and Notes on Soñe que Revelabas (2019), Museu D'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa, Ibiza.[12]
References edit
- ^ "El pintor Juan Uslé, Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Madrid. EFE. November 13, 2002. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
- ^ a b c EFE (December 12, 2013). Juan Uslé diseña el cartel del torneo de Roland Garros 2014 (in Spanish). El País. Accessed August 2021.
- ^ Hudson, Suzanne (April 13, 2021). Contemporary Painting (World of Art). Thames & Hudson. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-500-77602-5.
- ^ "Documentándonos sobre... Juan Uslé by Artium Museoa - Issuu". issuu.com. Artium Museoa. July 8, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Juan Uslé". La Caixa Foundation. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ García Vega, Miguel Ángel (August 8, 2016). "Juan Uslé y Victoria Civera, pintura a cuatro manos". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Victoria Civera, 20 años en 100 obras". El Diario Montañes (in European Spanish). February 4, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "La artista que marca el camino". XLSemanal (in European Spanish). July 19, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Kaneda, Shirley. "Juan Uslé by Shirley Kaneda". BOMB Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Hudson, Suzanne (September 2013). "Suzanne Hudson on Juan Uslé". Artforum.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Juan Uslé". Es Baluard. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Juan Uslé". www.eivissa.es. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
Further reading edit
- Barry Schwabsky (2016), Juan Uslé: The Blind Entrance, Ediciones Polígrafa. English: ISBN 9788434313309; Spanish: ISBN 9788434313392
- Stephan Berg, Ángel González and Raphael Rubinstein (2014), Juan Uslé: Soñé que revelabas, Kunstmuseum Bonn/Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea. ISBN 978-3954760534