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Alexis Portilla
27.5 x 22.8 in. - "SQUID" Etching - Abstract Black and White -unframed

1993

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This is a beautiful etching, by Alexis Portilla. This is sold unframed. Picture illustrate pairing with "Soglio", an etching. Squid Etching, AP 1/1, unique Image size 21 x 19 in. Paper size 23 x 28 in. Alexis Portilla holds an MFA from Columbia University (1990) and a BFA from Pratt Institute. His work is in more than 250 private collections worldwide and in many international public and corporate collections including The New York Public Library, Harvard University, Pepsi Co., Warner Music Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Penn State University, Norwest Venture Partners, and Mikasa Corporation. He has exhibited internationally at venues from New York to Hong Kong, including the Grand Rapids Art Museum in Michigan, Hofstra University Museum in New York, and Monmouth Museum in New Jersey. Influenced by the emotion of artistic expression in music, poetry and literature, the artist finds bold expression in color, lines and shapes that resemble pictographs, and texture. Alexis Portilla's large scale pieces like Anemone, Black Elk, Thor Twins, Tokyo, Chromatic Fantasy are spectacular pieces in terms of the atmospheric brushwork, colors and textures. His bold linear lines, use of symbols, pictographs and strong colors create atmospheric abstracts. “Using simple forms and creating swathes of rich texture, Alexis Portilla builds atmospheric abstract paintings that convey a sense of time having passed. Brushy areas of color suggest the indeterminacy of memory, while bold linear forms speak for the present." - Meredith Mendelsohn, Art News magazine review The artist Alexis Portilla obtained his Masters of Fine Arts at Columbia University in 1990, and his BFA at the noted Pratt Institute. The artist has shown in group and solo exhibitions. His works have been commissioned by major corporations, universities and for private collections. These pieces and others are available for viewing in Los Angeles, by appointment. Instruction 1993-1994 Faculty /Adjunct Instructor Department of Printmaking Columbia University New York, NY Awards 1983 – 1994 HEOP/SEOG Full scholarship To attend Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1984-85 Charles A. Dana Internship and Grant, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Public Commissions: - April 2007 Penn State University -State College, PA Department of Chemistry Public Collections: - 1996 The New York Public Library, New York, NY Department of Prints and Drawings Roberta Waddell Selected Corporate Collections Harvard Club Cambridge, MA Meredith and Grew Boston, MA Farley White Boston, MA Edwards and Angell Providence, RI Acadian Asset Management Boston, MA Proskauer Rose Boston, MA Mikasa Corporation, Tokyo, Japan First Atlantic Capital, New York, NY Warner Brothers, New York, NY Pieces are available for viewing in Los Angeles by appointment.
  • Creator:
    Alexis Portilla (1965, American, Mexican)
  • Creation Year:
    1993
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Width: 22.8 in (57.92 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
  • Medium:
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2418977412

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