Luis Torres de la Haba
San Juan, PR, 1951-2021
San Juan, PR, 1951-2021
Painter and printmaker. At the age of eighteen he moved to New York where he obtained a BFA from New York University (1973) and later obtained an MFA in painting from the same university (1974). During this period, he dedicates part of his time to help youth artistic development through organizations such as ASPIRA and Mobilization for Youth. After completing his studies, he returned to Puerto Rico and worked as a professor of art education at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón. He has presented his work in various solo and group exhibitions in Puerto Rico, the United States, Venezuela, Spain and Japan. He received several awards for his painting production, among them the First Prize for Puerto Rican Landscape in the University Art Salons of the Institute of Culture in its 1980 and 1982 editions. His graphic production is well known in the private and corporate sphere due to his commissions of limited serigraphic editions. His pictorial production ranges from traditional Puerto Rican landscapes to abstract oil paintings, where his expressive character and chromatic dynamism predominate.
"I like working in series because then I can go deeper and get more of an idea out of it. Many times a painting is composed of several ideas that work together to create a composition. That search is a path that never ends, but it doesn't necessarily have to follow a rule or a certain order."
Luis Torres de la Haba, 2002
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Cover art, “Understanding the Contemporary Caribbean”, second edition, edited by Richard S. Hillman & Thomas J. D’Agostino, 2009.
“Pinturas recientes”, Universidad Interamericana, San Juan, PR, 2010. Ensayo por María de Mater O’Neill.
“Pintura reciente”, Galería Botello, San Juan, PR, 1997. Ensayos por Ernesto Ruiz de la Matta y Beatriz Mayté Santiago-Ibarra.
“Obras recientes”, Cruz Azul, San Juan, PR, 1995. Ensayo por Ernesto Ruiz de la Matta.
“Mediodía”, Galería Botello, San Juan, PR, 1994. Ensayo por Félix Joaquín Rivera.
“6ta Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano”, Museo de la Cultura Puertorriqueña, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina, San Juan, PR, 1983, p. 211.
“Torres de la Haba”, Galería de Arte, Casa Alcaldía, San Juan, PR, 1981. Texto por Antonio J. Molina.
“Torres de la Haba abre Exposición”, El Mundo (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 20 de julio del 1981.
“Torres de la Haba opens painting exhibit”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 29 de octubre del 1990.
Alegre Barrios, Mario. “El San Juan Viejo de Luis Torres de la Haba”, El Nuevo Día (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 31 de octubre del 1990.
Álvarez Lezama, Manuel. “Torres de la Haba at Galería Botello in OSJ”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 11 de abril del 1994.
Cherson, Samuel B. “Torres de la Haba en el Museo del Grabado”, El Nuevo Día (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 2 de marzo del 1977.
Leal, Gloria. “Abre su Primera Exposición”, El Nuevo Día, (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 10 de octubre del 1975.
Molina, Antonio J. “Torres de la Haba y sus Retratos”, El Mundo (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 26 de octubre del 1975.
Rodríguez, Myrna. “Gulf and the Younger Generation”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 9 de marzo del 1980.
Rodríguez, Myrna. “Unimpressive Impressionism”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 2 de agosto del 1981.
Routee-Gómez, Eneid. “Artist Reflects Santurce and Beyond in ‘Medio Dia’”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 6 de marzo del 1994.
Underhill, Connie. “Luis Torres de la Haba”, The San Juan Star (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 5 de octubre del 1975.
Cros, Deledda. “Colección de Pinturas recientes del artista Luis Torres de la Haba”, UNIVERSIA (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 15 de abril del 2010.
Cros, Deledda. “Luis de la Haba y la paradoja de la modernidad”, Kálathos (San Juan, Puerto Rico), vol. 4 no. 1, 5 de mayo del 2010.
López Avilés, Ileana. “De Frente al Mar”, Revista Imagen (San Juan, Puerto Rico), Sección de Arte, marzo del 1997.
López Avilés, Ileana. “Luis Torres de la Haba: el placer de la luz”, Revista Caras (San Juan, Puerto Rico), abril 1994.
Rodríguez, Lucy. “Luces del Mediodía”, Revista Etiqueta (Caracas, Venezuela), 1995.