Tina Fuentes Paintings

American, b. 1949

Tina Fuentes is an artist known for her aggressive, bold contemporary paintings. She is Latina and lives and works in West Texas. For 33 years, Fuentes was a professor at the School of Art at Texas Tech University, where she was also the creator of the annual undergraduate show. Her art studio is in Lubbock, Texas. Fuentes dreams in color. She touches objects and people and feels the energy around her. On waking, she tells her husband of the vivid details of her dreams. Fuentes, one of the most well-known Hispanic artists in the country, shared this insight into her creative world during a conversation in her office on the Tech campus.

A native of the region, Fuentes was born in San Angelo and raised in Odessa, Texas. She earned her BFA and MFA degrees at the University of North Texas in Denton, where she specialized in painting, drawing and printmaking. Fuentes has taught art in Texas public schools, the Waco Art Center, the University of Albuquerque, the University of New Mexico — and of course at Texas Tech.

Fuentes has been the subject of a PBS documentary ("El Arte de Tina Fuentes"), her work has been profiled in almost every major art magazine of the region, and she has had one-woman and group exhibitions at numerous museums and galleries.

In talking to Fuentes, one senses an artist who is passionate about color, form, and the very private world that inspires her work. When asked about her "process," she said that she does not start out with a fixed idea, but that she does have certain colors in mind. All of her tools have to be ready weeks in advance and sometimes she may use a particular color that she has not picked up in two years. Once she actually starts the work, she enters another realm. "I can recall moments when I've been in such a euphoric state that I have lost almost total contact with the world around me," she said. "It's like the piece and I are one."

(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)

Artist: Tina Fuentes

Tina Fuentes"Luz, Tres Barras" Abstract, 2003

$3,000

"Luz, Tres Barras" Abstract

By Tina Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Lovely abstract titled "Luz: Tres Barras" by Tina Fuentes (American, b. 1949), 2003. Mixed media using oils and tissue paper on a wood panel. Titled, signed and dated on the back. Wood side panel frame. Image size, 24"H x 24"L. Stand alone and doesn't need a frame. Tina Fuentes (born 1949) is an artist known for her aggressive, bold contemporary paintings. She is Latina and lives and works in West Texas. She is currently a professor in the School of Art at Texas Tech University where she was the creator of the annual undergraduate show. Her art studio is in Lubbock, Texas. Tina Fuentes dreams in color. She touches objects and people, and feels the energy around her. On waking, she tells her husband of the vivid details of her dreams. Fuentes, one of the most well-known Hispanic artists...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Tina Fuentes"Luzar IV" Abstract, 2005

$3,000

"Luzar IV" Abstract

By Tina Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Lovely abstract titled 'Luzar IV' by Tina Fuentes (American, b. 1949), 2005. Mixed media using oils and tissue paper on wood panel. Titled, signed and dated on bottom and on verso. I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

Tina Fuentes"Luzar III" Abstract, 2005

$3,000

"Luzar III" Abstract

By Tina Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Lovely abstract titled "Luzar III" By Tina Fuentes (American, b. 1949) 2005. Mixed media using oil paint and tissue paper on wood panel. Titled, signed and dated on bottom and on ve...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Plywood

Jack HammackTabletop Still Life Mid-century Abstract Painting, 1957

$900

H 27 in W 23 in D 1 in

Tabletop Still Life Mid-century Abstract Painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Jack Hammack (1924-1990) Cubist Tabletop Still Life, 1957 Oil on paper measuring 16 x 20 inches. Framed measurement, 23 x 27 inches. Signed and dated lower right.

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Karnish ArtEvanescence: Painting, Large, Abstract, Acrylic, Bold, Blue, Figurative, Blues, 2024

$1,720

H 32.68 in W 46.46 in D 1.19 in

Evanescence: Painting, Large, Abstract, Acrylic, Bold, Blue, Figurative, Blues

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Evanescence of Time Evanescence Painting Large Contemporary Bold Blue Statement Figurative Modern Texture Stories In this vibrant acrylic painting, I've infused the essence ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Leonardo NiermanTempest, Signed Abstract Expressionist Oil on Masonite by Leonardo Nierman, 1995

$10,000

H 36.5 in W 48.5 in

Tempest, Signed Abstract Expressionist Oil on Masonite by Leonardo Nierman

By Leonardo Nierman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Leonardo Nierman's paintings vibrantly come to life as they capture the intensity and spontaneity of the dynamic forces that rule both nature and the cosmos. With swirling whirlpools...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Karnish ArtSeaside Serenade: Minimalism Art-Deco Abstract Bold Invest Colorful Joy Bold, 2022

$680

H 39.77 in W 29.93 in D 0.79 in

Seaside Serenade: Minimalism Art-Deco Abstract Bold Invest Colorful Joy Bold

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Seaside Serenade Minimalism, Art Deco, Abstract, Bold, Invest, Colorful, Joy This series connects to that around as well as that within. Solitude takes the viewer to that ...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Stretcher Bars

John Von Wicht Abstract Expressionist Gouache Oil Painting on Paper John Von Wicht WPA Artist, 1964-1966

$12,500

H 17 in W 24 in

Abstract Expressionist Gouache Oil Painting on Paper John Von Wicht WPA Artist

Located in Surfside, FL

John von Wicht (German American, 1888-1970) Hand signed lower right Oil and media painting on Japan paper Dimensions: 17 X 24 inches Johannes Von Wicht was born in Holstein, Germa...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Gouache, Archival Paper

Andrei PetrovNotable Features, 2017

$2,800

H 22 in W 30 in

Notable Features

By Andrei Petrov

Located in New York, NY

Andrei Petrov is an American artist of Russian origins. He is best known for his abstract oil paintings where calibrated stratifications of intense shades of colors are scraped to ex...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

John Franklin KoenigEarly Abstract Expressionist painting by John Franklin Koenig, 1953

$5,500

H 23 in W 25 in D 2.5 in

Early Abstract Expressionist painting by John Franklin Koenig

By John Franklin Koenig

Located in Colfax, CA

Early Abstract expressionist mixed media by John Franklin Koenig. John Franklin Koenig, (1924-2008), was an internationally renowned artist, better known in Europe and Japan than in ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Frédéric ChoiselComposition in Yellow, 2010

$2,400

H 13.5 in W 10.25 in D 1.75 in

Composition in Yellow

By Frédéric Choisel

Located in Burlingame, CA

Composition in Yellow By a French American Frédéric Choisel. He inspired by the cities of France, New York and the Bay Area and creates elegant abstractions that tell a story of urba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Clifford Mitchell Jr."Receding Flood, 1959" African American Abstract Expressionist Oil Connecticut, 1959

$16,500

H 30.25 in W 55.25 in D 2 in

"Receding Flood, 1959" African American Abstract Expressionist Oil Connecticut

Located in Yardley, PA

An exceptional, early work by important Connecticut-based artist Clifford Mitchell, Jr. (1925-2005). This fantastic abstract expressionist compositi...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Karnish ArtOnly One Earth: Abstract Bold Invest Statement Protest Contemporary Color, 2021

$550

H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in

Only One Earth: Abstract Bold Invest Statement Protest Contemporary Color

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Only One Earth Abstract Bold Invest Statement Protest Contemporary Colorful ONLY ONE EARTH... Mars has no Dancing Trees or Roaming Wildlife, no Wonderous Oceans! With acr...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Wood, Stretcher Bars

Michael DavidThe Navigator (Small), 2010

$11,000

H 21.75 in W 32 in D 2 in

The Navigator (Small)

By Michael David

Located in Phoenix, AZ

encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Wood, Panel, Wax, Oil

C. DimitriThe Investigation of the Investigation, abstract oil, bold colorful dots & grey, 2019

$2,700

H 48 in W 48 in D 2.01 in

The Investigation of the Investigation, abstract oil, bold colorful dots & grey

By C. Dimitri

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Oil, acrylic, resin on masonite

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tina Fuentes Paintings

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Resin, Masonite, Oil, Acrylic

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