Art Blog - Hispanic Art Scene

We Are You Project Opening Reception Yesterday Sunday March 18, 2012 I had the honor to participate and attend the opening reception of the We Are You Project at Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba in NYC. Pictured to the right Artists Raul Villarreal, Joe Overstreet and Jose Acosta. I enjoyed the art exhibit and the music and singing that were all part of the program. My friend and fellow artist Jose Rodeiro was great in that he introduced me to many fellow artists that I did not already know and also to many of the distinguished guests that attended this event. One of the organizers of the event Robert Rosado was also kind enough to introduce me to many distinguished guests… Continue reading… 3 comments

Hispanic Art Market 2012 I can easily predict that we will have a very strong Hispanic Art Market in 2012. Pictured to the right "Flying Carpet" by Jose Acosta In 2011 Art Collectors from all over the world realized how undervalued the Hispanic Art Market has been and decided to add many Master Works to their collections. Latin American Art Auctions in New York broke many records and many artists work sold for over One Million Dollars. The Hispanic Art Fairs were well attended and also had record sales. Many of the works that would have found homes in America are now purchased by Latin American Collectors and European Collectors. The Market is very strong for well known names like Fernando Botero, Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera and Wilfredo Lam… Continue reading… 8 comments

Art Collectors Herb & Dorothy Vogel Last night I had the pleasure of watching the movie about the art collectors Herb & Dorothy Vogel and I would highly recommend it to all Artists & Collectors. These amazing people Herb Vogel a retired Post office worker and Dorothy Vogel a retired Librarian amassed a collection of over 4700 pc of art from some of the most famous artists from the 60's to present. They did this with modest means and lived off of Dorothy's salary while using Herb's salary to buy art. Because of their constant support of artists in purchasing works they not only built a priceless collection that they would end up donating to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC but helped numerous amount of artists financially… Continue reading… 3 comments

Hispanic Art Market Report Summer 2011 The art news is great in 2011 if you are the estate of any of the super famous Latin American artists who are breaking price records this year. Still I see lots of room for improvement and I look forward to even higher prices on select quality work by these and other artists that become available. As per the living artists the super stars are back on their way to the top with better auction prices and more demand for their quality work. Some have had very successful exhibitions both here in America and abroad. The rest of the Hispanic art market will soon benefit from the higher price that Latin American art is bringing at auction and I see a bright future ahead… Continue reading… 3 comments

ArtId.com the best Artists website on the Net Painting on the right "Honey Pot" by Jose Acosta I would like to thank ArtId.com, its Owners and Staff for creating such a great website for all of us to use. This week I sold 3 paintings because the buyers viewed them on my web pages of ArtId.com I am glad to be a member and always proud to say that ArtId.com/jose is my main website for my Art. For other users who have not had such great success with the site I will give you some tips to make the most of it. 1) Upload new work often (This is the most important thing that is why I list it as #1) 2) use the blog features and write about your events, awards, new work etc… Continue reading… 7 comments

World Famous Dominican Artist Ada Balcacer Lecture at CUNY On May 17, 2011 CUNY Dominican Studies Institute, I had the honor of attending a lecture by World Famous Dominican Artist Ada Balcacer. She was speaking on contributions of Dominican Artists in New York to National Development in the Dominican Republic. Pictured to the right Ada Balcacer at CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. Ada Balcacer, one of the most prominent Dominican artists and gallerists educated in the Dominican Republic's Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes as well as the Arts Students League of New York, Parsons, etc.. Master Balcacer came to prominence in the 1960s as part of the "Arte y Liberaci_n" (Art and Liberation) cultural movement connected to revolutionary movements of the period… Continue reading… 7 comments