A Brush with Greatness at Puente Art Studio

Puente Art Studio 741 E Elizabeth St.  Open Monday thru Saturdays 11 am - 3 pm

Artist Puente next to "The Secret Garden" 2014 Oil on Canvas 60 x 48 in

Puente is a South Texas artist with origins in Mexico City.  Her early recollections of first works are of doodles made with her fingers on the dirt patio at her grandmother's home.  She obtained her love for the visual arts from watching paintings that belonged to her uncle, an artisan who worked with fiberglass and resin.

As she continued her education, she made her way to BellasArtes, La Esmeralda, and San Carlos art schools.  During her life in Mexico City she studied original works by renown artists and attended workshops with the great Mexican Masters, Tamayo and Cuevas.

Throughout her life, Puente has felt the need to express something that she can't entirely grasp unless she has a brush in her hand.  Painting and drawing, whether by inks, acrylics, oils or water media are for her, a means to escape an everyday mundane life into surreal world of fantasy.

Puente turned the floor of the studio into art using an epoxy with sponged on paint and included this insect as a permanent resident of the gallery.

Some works by Oscar Alvarez on display in the main gallery

"13 Grabados" or 13 Woodcuts from David Alfaro Siqueiros.  The orange print on right is "The Tribunal" image 4 from the "13 Grabados" series created while Communist activist Siqueiros was incarcerated in Lecumberri in 1930.  Today Palacio de Lucumberri houses Mexico City's General National Archive.

"Vestigios De Lo Que Fue" 2014 - Acrylic 48 x 48 in

The artists's studio and classroom are at the back of the gallery.  

Pieces from the "Dreams, Hope & Magic" series of oil on canvas paintings which began in 2008

Work in progress and process revelation for the curious.

Puente has a degree from the Universiadad Autonoma de Mexico (Licenciatura en Filosofia y Letras) and from Instituto Nacional de BellasArtes.  Puente has had various Solo exhibitions in the region and in Mexico.  Her work is found in private collections throughout the United States and Mexico.

[Biographical text copied and edited from introductory panel of Puente Art Gallery]

When renovation is an artist's creation.  On behalf of all who advocate the transformation of our downtown buildings, we truly appreciate this addition to the art and historical community of downtown Brownsville, Texas.  The gallery regularly rotates exhibits.  Please drop in or call 592-4390 if you have any questions.  This photo was taken from the Puente Art Studio Facebook page.

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