Analida Burgos
Former Panama Canal Zone, Panamá, 1949
Biography Details
Graphic artist, printmaker and poster artist. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from the University of Puerto Rico in 1971 and continued studies at Escuela de Artes Plásticas of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, where she specializes in Graphic Arts. During the 1980’s Burgos was the only woman to collaborate as a poster artist at Taller de Gráfica from Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. She is also noted for been one of the founding members in 1981 of Hermandad de Artistas Gráficos de Puerto Rico. In 1976, she obtained Second Prize in Printmaking from United Federal Savings in San Juan. She participated in several exhibitions of Puerto Rican prints, among these, Estampa serigráfica en Puerto Rico in 1987 at the Museum of the University of Puerto Rico and 45 Años de expresión gráfica puertorriqueña in 1992, at the Puerto Rico Pavilion at Expo ’92 in Seville, Spain. Her work is characterized by the meticulousness of spaces and surfaces, the expressive nature of her letters, in addition to the use of textures with thin linear strokes.
Artist Statement
"This approach, which requires details and textures of fine linear strokes, is persistent in Burgos poster works. Instances where the design is simplified by dividing the image into large areas of color are few. She does not proceed as a printmaker would, instead she approaches the image trough outcomes derived from other techniques. This method can also be considered as an approach which could be described as feminine, more intimate, that takes into account aspects, surfaces and dimensions that women's eyes see differently than men’s. Analida Burgos sees other things, and opts for a difficult path in poster making which is usually defined by the meticulousness of the spaces and surfaces."
Source: Tió, Teresa. El Cartel en Puerto Rico. México: Pearson Educación, 2003, p. 373.
Formation
Education
1971-1976
- Specialization in Graphic Arts. Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1967-1971
- Bachelors in Fine Arts. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Professinal Experience
1981
- Founding Member. Hermandad de Artistas Gráficos de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
1985
- Universidad de Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus, Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Colegio Tecnológico de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
1984
- Galería Calibán, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Group Shows
2005
- Figuraciones, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1992
- 45 años de expresión gráfica puertorriqueña, Pabellón de Puerto Rico, Expo ’92, Seville, Spain
1990
- IX Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano y del Caribe, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1989
- The love of Printmaking, New York, United Sates
1988
- Huellas, New York, United Sates
1987
- La estampa serigráfica en Puerto Rico, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- La Tarjeta de Navidad Puertorriqueña, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986
- Mujeres artistas de Puerto Rico, Museo de Bellas Artes, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- El cartel en Puerto Rico, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Isla a isla, Pratt Graphic Center, Brooklyn, New York, United Sates
1984
- 1era Bienal de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
1981
- Sala de gráfica puertorriqueña en saludo a Latinoamérica, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1980
- XIX Feria Nacional de Artesanías, Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
1978
- Gráfica y Poesía II, Caracas, Venezuela
1977
- 25 años de gráfica puertorriqueña, Chase Manhattan Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Awards, Distinctions and Achievements
1976
- Second Prize in Print. United Federal Savings, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Collections
- Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Hunter College, New York, United States
- Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- rintmaking Workshop, New York, United States
- Casa de las Américas, Havana, Cuba
Bibliography
Books
Hermandad de Artistas Gráficos de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico-Arte e Identidad. San Juan: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, 1998.
Tió, Teresa. El Cartel en Puerto Rico. México: Pearson Educación, 2003.
Torres Martino, José Antonio, Silvia Álvarez Curbelo, and Margarita Fernández Zavala. José Antonio Torres Martino: Voz De Varios Registros. San Juan: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, 2006.