miércoles, 14 de noviembre de 2012

Premio Nacional de la Estampa 2012 / National Printmaking Award

El Pasado 10 de Noviembre fui galardonado con el Primer Lugar del Premio Nacional de la Estampa 2012, la ceremonia de premiación fue en el Salón de los Cristales del Teatro Rubén Darío de la ciudad de Managua, Nicaragua.

El Jurado estuvo compuesto por el Maestro Roger Perez de la Rocha, la grabadora Alicia Zamora y el Director de la Escuela de Bellas Artes Ricardo Morales. Ademas se otorgaron un segundo premio a Federico Alvarado por su xilografía "Madre nicaragüense con Flores" y dos menciones de honor para Jorge Zamorán Fitoria por su obra "Los Otros" y a Sergio Velásquez por "Renacer". En la categoría experimental el premio se le otorgo a Hamilton Reyes por su triptico "Barón Sentado, Barón Semi-sentado, Barón Efigie"

La mort du Saltimbanque
"La Mort du Saltimbanque" Linocut by Carlos Barberena.

Last weekend I was awarded with the first place in the National Printmaking Award 2012 in Managua, Nicaragua. The awards ceremony was in the Hall of Crystals at the Ruben Dario National Theater during the Printmaking Month’s activities organized by the Nicaraguan Institute of Culture.

My linocut “La Mort du Saltimbanque” (after Doré) was awarded with the first prize and the juror was composed by el Maestro Roger Perez de la Rocha, Printmaker Alicia Zamora and the Director of the School of Fine Arts Ricardo Morales. The Juror also gave a second prize to Federico Alvarado for his woodcut “Madre nicaragüense con Flores and two honorable mentions to Jorge Zamoran for his monotype “Los Otros” and Sergio Velasquez for his print “Renacer”. In the experimental category was awarded Hamilton Reyes for his aquatint ”Barón Sentado, Barón Semi-sentado, Barón Efigie”.

miércoles, 26 de septiembre de 2012

3rd Bronx Latin American Art Biennial

III Bronx Latin American Art Biennial III Bronx Latin American Art Biennial 2012 DYNAMIC CONVENTION
Contemporary Latin American Art
Opening: Saturday, October 13,  2012 | 5:00PM to 7:00PM
Exhibition Dates: From October 6 to November 21, 2012

GORDON PARKS GALLERY
College of New Rochelle Annex
332 East 149th Street Bronx NY, 10451
RSVP: 718.665.1310 | www.CNR.edu 

ARTISTS:
Anthony Chirinos, Carolina Bazo, Carlos Barberena, Dora Lopez Prieto, Erick Sánchez, Esteban Figueroa, Juan Fernando Morales, Hatuey Ramos Fermin, José Peña, Juan Dolhare, Juana Valdes, Juanita Lanzo, Mario Petrirena, Melissa A. Calderon, Nestor Madalengoitia, Ricardo Hernández.

CURATORS: Alexis Mendoza, Luis Stephenberg and Miguel Lescano

viernes, 29 de junio de 2012

PARADISE LOST


prospectus invitation

PROSPECTUS Art Gallery cordially invites you to an outstanding exhibition, titled “PARADISE LOST”, a collection of linocuts and woodcuts.

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 7th. From 5:00pm to 10:00pm

Carlos Barberena is a Nicaraguan Printmaker based in Chicago, he has exhibited individually in Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and the USA. His work has been shown in important Art Fairs, Art Biennials, Museums, Galleries and Cultural Centers.

Mr. Barberena’s work was selected to represent Nicaragua in the XIII Art Salon, Identity Imprint: A Glance at Ibero-American Printmaking at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, DC.; the 6th KIWA at the Kyoto Museum of Art in Japan; the 8th Triennial - Mondial de L’Estampe et de la Gravure Originale in Chamalieres, France; and the V Biennial of Caribbean Dominican Republic. He was invited to participate in the III World Body Art Conference in Venezuela and more recently, in the exhibition “Les Saltimbanques” an homage to Gustave Doré at the Musée d’Art Roger-Quilliot - MARQ - in France, where his work was exhibited alongside Doré’s Masterpiece.

Barberena’s work is in the collection of KIWA, Kyoto, Japan; the School of Fine Arts, (UNAM), Mexico; the Triennial Prints Cabinet, AMAC, France; the International Exlibriscentrum, Stedelijke Museum in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium; the Lia Bermudez Museum, Venezuela; and the National Gallery of Costa Rica.

Please join us for the grand reception at Prospectus in the Pilsen neighborhood, the heart of today’s Mexican Renaissance. Your presence will strengthen the local development of the arts in times like the present.

PRINTMAKING DEMONSTRATION:
Friday July 13th (2nd Friday) 6:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m
*The first 50 People to come to the Printmaking Demonstration on Fri. July 13th will receive  a special Original Print*

Free admission, Parking will be available.


PROSPECTUS Art Gallery
1210 W. 18th St. Chicago, IL 60608.
Phone: (312) 733-6132 * Fax (312) 733-6797
Open: Wed. - Sun. 12-5pm. - Mon. & Tue., by appointment.

sábado, 19 de mayo de 2012

Les Saltimbanques after Doré

Les Saltimbanques

La mort du Saltimbanque
"La Mort du Saltimbanque" after Doré. Linocut by Carlos Barberena. 

martes, 15 de mayo de 2012

The Beast

I was recently invited to participate on a Print Portfolio and Project "Rostros de la Migración" Chicago, the portfolio was organized by René Arceo and Hector Duarte and it will be exhibiting tonight at Casa Michoacan, Chicago. All the participant artists donated our editions for supporting the immigrant shelter Hermanos en el Camino / Brothers in the Road, founded by Pbro. Alejandro Solalinde en Ixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.

carving
Carving the Linocut "Riding the Beast"

Riding the Beast
"Riding the Beast" Linocut by Carlos Barberena. 2012.




Printing Process - "Riding the Beast" first proof at Expressions Graphics. Video by my friend and collague Nicolás De Jesús.