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Biografie Roberto Azank
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1955 |
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Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1970s |
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School of Architecture University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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1970s |
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University of Buenos Aires, Studied Photography
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The grandson of an oil-on-canvas artist and son of a Master Embroidery Designer. Roberto went on to first study photography and later architecture at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1979 he moved to the United States where experimentation with various artistic forms and media led to his decision to pursue a career in the arts. As he continued to hone his craft, Azank began painting brightly colored abstract works in acrylics. By the late eighties, his style had evolved from abstract to figurative and he started painting in oils and found in his still life works the definitive style for which he is known. Roberto’s canvases convey a sense of hyper-reality through his bold use of color, precise line and controlled composition. His rendering of common objects such as flowers, fruits and curvaceous vessels set against the background of almost fauvist bisected bold color planes is being exemplified by superb draftsmanship. These color planes, often indescribable in hue, are the cornerstone of Azank=s work, while the still life objects act as vehicles for exploration of positive and negative space, placement and scale. He elects to omit unnecessary ornamentation from his compositions, choosing instead to emphasize the precision and draftsmanship he originally investigated in architecture school. Azank does not paint Still Lifes, but rather portraits of non-living objects, he has returned the romantic tradition of still life painting to its rightful place and made a love for the sublime acceptable. Now at mid career, Roberto Azank describes himself as a metaclassical artist whose interests lie in the abstract qualities of realism as opposed to the photographic copying of nature.
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2006
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert, California
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2005
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Unison Arts Center, “Still Life Retrospective”, New Paltz, NY
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2005
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The Simmons Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2005
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert, California
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2004
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
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2004
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Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2004
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Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina
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2004
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The Simmons Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2004
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Desert, California
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May 5, 2003 - 2003
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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May 5, 2003 - 2003
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Addison-Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC (solo)
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2003
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Arteaméricas Miami 2003, represented by ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida
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2003
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
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Sep 4 2001 - 2002
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“The New Realism,” Center of The Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
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Sep 4 2001 - 2002
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“Still Lifes,” Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
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May 5, 2003 - 2002
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“Roberto Azank – Paintings 2002,” Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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May 5, 2003 - 2002
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“Roberto Azank – Still Lifes 2002,” Austerer♦Crider Gallery, Palm Springs, CA (solo)
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May 5, 2003 - 2002
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“Flower Power,” with Ed Baynard, Roberto Lauro, Siegward Sprotte, and Daniel Phil, Austerer♦Crider Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
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Sep 4 2001 - 2001
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Lyons-Wier/Packer Gallery, Art Miami 2001
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Sep 4 2001 - 2001
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ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL
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Sep 4 2001 - 2001
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Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC
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May 5, 2003 - 2001
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“New Works by Roberto Azank,” Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2001
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2001
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Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
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2001
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Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
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2001
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AusterergCrider Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
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2001
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Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2001
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Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
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2001
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Bachelier - Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
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Sep 4 2001 - 2000
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“New Gallery Artist Exhibition,” Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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Sep 4 2001 - 2000
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Brewster Arts Limited, New York, Art Miami 2000
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Sep 4 2001 - 2000
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ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL
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Sep 4 2001 - 2000
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Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2000
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Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, MO
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2000
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Byron Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, KS
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1999
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Addison - Rippley Gallery, Washington, DC
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1999
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Brewster Arts LTD NYC
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1999
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Addison/Ripley Gallery Washington, DC
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1999
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Still, Kougeas Gallery Boston, MA
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1999
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Major Works, Brewster Arts Ltd. NYC
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1998
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Meredith-Kelly Fine Arts Santa Fe, New Mexico
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1998
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Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery San Francisco, California
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1998
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Lizan Tops Gallery, East Hampton, NY
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1998
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Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
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1998
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Hooks-Epstein Galleries Houston, Texas
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1998
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Albert White Gallery Toronoto, Canada
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1997
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Consulate General of Argentina NYC
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1997
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Gallery @ 425 Lexington, New York, NY
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1997
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Ramis Barquet Gallery Miami
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1993
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Art & Mathematics Conference AM '93 SUNY Albany, NY
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1991
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Marcos J. Alegria School of Fine Arts Puerto Rico
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| Literatur |
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2003
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Essay by Lee Klein, “When the Subject is also an Object (Conversations/Solitaire)”, February
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2002
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LizetteWilson, “Viewing Art with an Eye towards Capital Growth” San Francisco Business Times, September 27
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2002
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Mala Hoffman, “Personally Speaking” Woodstock-New Paltz Times, August 22
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2002
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Chronogram, “On the Cover” July
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2001
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Review by Jean McKig, The Desert Sun, December
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1999
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Armando Alvarez-Bravo, Big Names in the Summer,The Miami Herald (El Nuevo Herald), August
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1999
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Dr. Ronald Vigo, Cypherism and the Metaclassical Style of Roberto Azank, Brewster Arts Ltd., March
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1999
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Wall Street Journal, “Inside Art – Trendsetters – Creating the Next Direction”, Cypherism and the Age of Computation", New York, August
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1999
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Gables Gallery exhibits Latin American Jewels, Coral Gables Gazette, July 28th
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1999
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Lee Klein, An Appreciation, Night Magazine, June
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1999
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Michael O'Sullivan, Roberto Azank, The Washington Post, March 26
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1999
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Michael Carter, Disegno e Colore, Night Magazine, March
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1998
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Isabel LaDuca, Disegno e Colore, Easton Irregular, October
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1998
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Alice Thorson, Roberto Azank, Kansas City Star
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1998
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Lee Klein, Art Miami '98, New York Arts Magazine, February
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1998
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New American Paintings, February
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1997
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Noticias de Arte, Consulate of Argentina, Fall
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1997
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Frances Chapman, Objectification, Waterfront Week, May
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Palm Springs Life , “Where to see Roberto Azank” by Steven Biller
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Who's Who in American Art, 1999-2000 Edition
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