Jorge Diaz
Carolina, PR, 1974
Biography Details
Sculptor and creator of installations. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration from Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico in 1998 and in 2010 got a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts with a Major in Sculpture from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico. He was winner in 2009 of the Second Prize at the Tercer Certamen de Arte Joven from Oriental Bank and Trust of Puerto Rico and in 2011was one of the winners of the Lexus Grants. He has done solo exhibitions in Puerto Rico and the United States, and has participated in group exhibitions in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, China and the United States. Diaz Torres’ works talk about the value of small everyday things, freedom and the ephemeral nature of the material world, and life. Trained in ceramics, he cultivates the mimetic concept in his work.
Artist Statement
“My artistic practice gives special attention to the reinterpretation of situations in the city that instill, in one way or another, feelings of animosity, resignation, fear or violence. I employ different materials such as papier mâché, ceramics, wood and PVC to recreate objects usually found within a city context, revealing the diverse ways architecture and public space affect our subconscious. By presenting these objects to the viewer in a controlled environment, they become highly aware of how the visual archeology of the city unveils our innermost emotions and obsessions”.
-Jorge Díaz Torres
Formation
Education
2010
- Bachelor’s Degree of Arts with a Major in Sculpture. Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1998
- Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration. Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2013
- Arte En Respuesta, Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce Puerto Rico
2012
- Volta Nueva York, Rica the Gallery, New York, United States
2011
- Sudden Impact, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010
- Pulse Art Fair, Miami, Florida, United States
Group Shows
2013
- 7 Propuestas una infinidad de objetos, Espacio 304, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2012
- New proposals, Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico
2011
- Tell us a Story, Cart Watch, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010
- CIRCA 10, Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Intercambios, Galería Christopher Paschall, Bogotá, Colombia
- Santurce es Ley, Rica the Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Art Beijing, Agricultural Exhibition Center, Beijing, China
2009
- Muestra Nacional, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009
- Superávit, La 15, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008
- Kitsch daily anthology, Circa Labs, Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006
- Photo Miami 06, TagRom, Miami, Florida, United States
2005
- Nobody is perfect, TagRom, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Awards, Distinctions and Achievements
2010
- Award. Pulse Prize, Impulse, Pulse Art Fair, Miami, Florida, United States
- Grant. Beca Lexus para Artistas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009
- Second Prize. 2do Certamen de Arte Joven, Oriental Bank and Trust, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008
- Scolarship. Arco, Madrid, Spain
Collections
- Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Bibliography
Books
Nogueras, Celina. Frescos: 50 artistas puertorriqueños menores de 35. San Juan, PR: Muuaaa, 2010. pp. 350.
Newspapers
Pérez, Tatiana. ”Sobresale Díaz Torres en PULSE”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 7 de diciembre de 2010.
Pérez, Tatiana. “Lexus Anuncia sus Artistas Ganadores”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 12 de agosto de 2010.
Pérez, Tatiana. “En Pie por Basel”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 1 de diciembre de 2010.
Toro, Ana. “La ley se escribe a color”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 20 de mayo de 2010.