José Víctor Crowley
José Victor Crowley is a self-taught Mexican painter who specializes in abstract informalism. He is classified as a member of the Generación de la Ruptura, and his influence is strongly based on his experience in Europe at the beginning of his career. His career has spanned over fifty years, becoming a member of Mexico’s Salón de la Plástica Mexicana in 2006.
Life
Crowley, was born in
When Jose Crowley was young his maternal grandmother and uncles who were artists taught him but he did not have any formal training.
Since then, his career has spanned over fifty years.[4] He currently lives in Tlanepantla in the Mexico City metropolitan area.[3][4]
Career
Crowley has had over 170 exhibitions since 1959;he has been painting for 58 years ; fourteen in museums and seventeen individual exhibitions. These include events at the Carrillo Gil museum, Galería Glance, Chapultepec International Galleries in Chicago,
Artistry
He is classed with the Generación de la Ruptura but more he classifies his work as abstract informalism.[4] He is one of the few Mexican artists to start out with this genre, as Mexico’s painting is more abstract expressionism. Informalism, meaning the lack of forms, is more popular in Europe.[5][7]
His work reflects is interest in recreating human thoughts and emotions.[7] In his style of painting, the colors are key to expressing emotion, rather than a figure.[3] His work aims to capture emotions in undefined forms based on nature.[7] Crowley says that abstract informalism is more emotive, more directed at feelings rather than something cathartic from the painter.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "José Victor Crowley". Puerta Vallarta, Mexico: Virtual Vallarta. Retrieved November 3, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Berta Taracana. "50 Aniversario José Victor Crowley En Otros Tiempos En Otros Espacios" [50th anniversary José Victor Crowley In Other Times In Other Spaces] (in Spanish). Mexico: Government of Mexico. Retrieved November 3, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Corina Preciado (March 4, 2004). "Despierta emociones 'a todo color'" [Awaken emotion to full color]. Mural (in Spanish). Guadalajara. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e Jorge Lopez (November 9, 2010). "Inspira Crowley emoción" [Crowley inspires emotion]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 14.
- ^ a b Leopolda Avalos (December 6, 2004). "Atrapa la atención del público" [Trap the attention of the public]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 17.
- ^ "Artistas dan su propia visión sobre la muerte en una exposición" [Artists give their own visión at exhibition]. NOTIMEX (in Spanish). Mexico City. November 17, 2010.
- ^ a b c Leopoldo Ávalos (November 18, 2006). "Comparten visión informalista" [They share the informalist vision]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 19.