Roberto Cortazar - Artist Info

About Roberto Cortazar

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    Robert Cortázar is a Mexican conceptual artist. He likes to play with abstract elements in contrast with an academic figuration, he paints with an almost monochromatic palette that invades with touches of bright colors and balances the lights and shadows to make contrasts.

    Cortázar began to experiment with the deformation of the human body analyzing the lines and the most expressive points of the paintings of the master José Clemente Orozco, under this influence he modified the compositions and managed to emphasize the rhythm of the human figure beyond the traditional.

    Currently, Cortázar is among the most outstanding contemporary artists in Latin America and his work has been recognized worldwide.

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