Osvaldo Budet (Juan Osvaldo Budet-Meléndez; born 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a contemporary Puerto Rican artist. He is currently based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]
Osvaldo Budet | |
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| Born | Juan Osvaldo Budet Meléndez 14 June 1979 |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Alma mater | Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico, Maryland Institute College of Art |
| Website | http://www.osvaldobudet.com |
Education
editBudet received a B.F.A. in painting in 2004 from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico[2] and an M.F.A. in Painting from the Hoffberger School of Painting in 2008 at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He was an artist in resident at Museo del Barrio Santurce, Puerto Rico in 2005 and in the Leipzig International Art Program, Germany in 2008.
Work
editBudet's work is influenced by documentary film,[3] and activism. His production of paintings, photographs and videos are characterized as being both "humorous and seriousness".[4][5] The work displays a conscious of the problems of identity; a notion of the colonized is at the center of this work.
Budet constructs paintings and photographs which use self-portraiture to explore historical moments, often citing the creation of colonial identity. Budet uses reflective materials, such as diamond dust, iron oxide and glass to reference the material of film. His work has been shown in Puerto Rico, New York City, Chicago,[6] Los Angeles, Miami, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Ireland and Italy.
References
edit- ^ "Osvaldo Budet Meléndez". Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico. 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
Currently lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- ^ Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico
- ^ Osvaldo Budet, Painting Documentaries, KX0101. Binary Talk, 2009.
- ^ "Humorous and seriousness"
- ^ Budet, O: Humorous and seriousness, KX0101. Binary Talk, 2009
- ^ Hildwine, Jeriah. "Romantic Political Affair at the IPRAC". Chicago Art Magazine, 5 January 2010.
External links
edit- Official website
- Osvaldo Budet's channel on YouTube
- Osvaldo Budet's channel on Vimeo
- BBC Short Documentary about Osvaldo Budet
- Eigen Art LAB
- MOLAA
- Walter Otero Artnet Gallery website
- Artnet Biography
- The Leipzig International Art Program
- Maryland institute College of Arts, MFA Thesis
- USA -vs- Juan Osvaldo Budet-Melendez Vieques Civil Disobedience Case
- El Status
- Chicago Art Magazine
- Art Talk Chicago
- Publications[permanent dead link]
- Painting Documentaries, Video Studio Visit