#davidantoniocruz

[supportblackart]

Via @rcembalest ❤️ “Puerto Rican Pieta,” 2006 oil painting by @cruz_art on view @paulrobesongalleries in @expressnewark, where the artist Is performing his Lorca-inspired piece #greenhowiwantyougreen tomorrow in the courtyard from 2:30 to 4. #DavidAntonioCruz . . #supportblackart #newarkart #puertoricanpieta #oilpainting #performanceart #newarkart #njart #jerseyart #diaspora #artlovers #artiststowatch #artaddict #artnerd #artislife #oilpainter #artsy #artgram #veryblack #afropunk #artofvisuals #artdaily #paulrobesongalleries #expressnewark (at Express Newark)

#artlovers #afropunk #expressnewark #oilpainting #davidantoniocruz #artdaily #newarkart #artislife #artofvisuals #puertoricanpieta #veryblack #performanceart #paulrobesongalleries #artaddict #oilpainter #artsy #jerseyart #greenhowiwantyougreen #supportblackart #artgram #artiststowatch #artnerd #diaspora #njart

[ciciiliu]

On David Antonio Cruz

David explores art in multiple mediums such as drawing, painting, video, and performance. His works are mainly psychological and are formed in an abstract manner. My favorite pieces of his combine abstraction and collage. His vibrant colors used in his paintings are an interesting contrast to the darker topics he is trying to address. I found myself deeply drawn to his works, taking notes and feeling particularly inspired this week.

In last week’s writing, I wrote about the topic on where people were “from” and how at times it could be a difficult question to answer. After reading an interview he had, it was interesting to note that a lot of people thought of him as a “foreign” artist, and he responded to that saying “I felt like I didn’t belong here nor there”. Cruz moved around a lot as an artist, and never felt like he belonged to one particular place. I thought it was interesting that he mentioned that-- a lot of artists feel the same way.

My favorite pieces of Cruz are his pieces exploring queerness and LGBT voices-- his exhibition One Day I’ll Turn the Corner simply knocked my breath away. There is always so much going on in his paintings, and the more you look at it the more you get sucked in, trying to see and explain every detail and crevice. Through his artworks, he is able to give queer people of color a place in the art word-- to feel represented, giving them respect and making them visible-- the way it should always be. Despite the terrible times they go through in their daily lives, Cruz is able to give them beauty. His color theory is amazing-- his colors all mean something. An example of this would be his usage of green representing immigration, showing the more-than-complex lives they live through and that they have so much more background than presented. A piece I thought about after hearing about Cruz and doing further research about him was an oil-pastel multimedia piece I made of a trans woman named Nuali who came to the States as an immigrant. I listened to her story, and although I knew everyone had complex stories, it struck me even more that people just need to listen sometimes-- everyone has their own story to tell. I asked her if I could draw a portrait of her, and it meant a lot to have someone let me even try to tell their story through a single frame of their abstracted face. I blended multiple mediums such as vibrant oil pastels and aluminum foil to show the “divide” she faced as not only an immigrant but also someone in the LGBT community. It is interesting to compare my piece with his, seeing how we both used vibrant and bright colors to at times represent at times a heartbreaking issue/ story.

Cruz’s art reminded me of the 20x20 artist Maia Cruz Palileo’s work. Their exploration of colors are similar-- they both try to use colors with a statement. They use colors intentionally, Palileo using reds showing superstition and history, and Cruz using greens showing migration and immigration. It feels like to me that their paintings could be cousins. Like Cruz, she also explores migration and the concept of home. She is also a storyteller, and explores memories of her family in her paintings just like the same way Cruz explores his relationship with his sexuality and his family in certain paintings.

By looking at Cruz’s paintings, I can tell he is always confident with his strokes and decisions. It is rare to see that just through a painting, but I can tell the expertise he has with his subject matter to tell their stories through one frame of art. I hope one day I will be able to do the same thing, exploring different topics and painting them in beauty and confidence the way they should be-- giving the voice they deserve.

October 18

#davidantoniocruz #art #storyteller #lgbt

[iihih]

Italian curators invited contemporary artists from different generations to contribute to “The Coloring Book” – a collection of line art drawings by tons of artists that can be dowloaded, printed out and colored to keep you inspired and creative during the quarantine. Get the details on our blog (link in bio) . . #milanoartguide #artistslineartforcoloring #lineart #drawings #thecolouringbook #onlinecoloring #contemporaryartists #mauriziocattelan #davidantoniocruz #ghoststudy #elisabertaglia #shantiranchetti #adrianpaci #lucadeangelis #italiancontemporaryart https://www.instagram.com/p/CBtb5dsgoMT/?igshid=1v1bi89ytnsgp

#milanoartguide #artistslineartforcoloring #lineart #drawings #thecolouringbook #onlinecoloring #contemporaryartists #mauriziocattelan #davidantoniocruz #ghoststudy #elisabertaglia #shantiranchetti #adrianpaci #lucadeangelis #italiancontemporaryart

[nyubybmcc]

The Perilous Bodies Exhibition..@fordfoundationgallery on display until May, 11th... #fordfoundationgallery #dreadscott #nonafaustine #hannahbronte #hankwillisthomas #fordfoundation #nyc #artexhibit @dreadscott "Blue Wall of Violence" is riveting. #sararahbari #mohammedhafez #davidantoniocruz #otobongnkanga (at Ford Foundation Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BusH5zclBJJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1g6q7gvll0uu8

#fordfoundationgallery #dreadscott #nonafaustine #hannahbronte #hankwillisthomas #fordfoundation #nyc #artexhibit #sararahbari #mohammedhafez #davidantoniocruz #otobongnkanga

[superhuemanart]

Beautiful thoughtful moving paintings by #davidantoniocruz @cruz_art #jenkinsjohnson. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQAlq5BWak/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j9b7tf0be1d4

#davidantoniocruz #jenkinsjohnson

[tinkalanka]

Artist’s Talk : David Antonio Cruz

It was interesting to hear his influences and the background he grew up in. While listening to him about his identity and the place where he refers to “his home”, reminds me of the articles that we read last week about our relationship to our multiple identities and homosexuality. From the TedTalk that I’ve watched, Taylers Selasi mentions that even if someone doesn’t grow up in a country that they weren't born in or they have no relation with, they can still call that place their home if they feel like they fit in that environment or had those particular experiences or emotions they’ve felt. And David Antonio Cruz also mentions that he constantly thinks about what is “home” when he creates his artworks. It is difficult to find the place we call “home” if someone can’t locate themselves or can’t identify themselves in that environment. PuertoRico referred  as his home as a lot of his paintings were geographically connected to PuertoRico or were represented in terms of color. Even though he did not live there, he constantly went to the island. I recognized once again that one can distinguish themselves in a certain place when they can identify themselves. 

Moreover, I was interested how he spent time identifying himself and later he was a queer man. He said there was a certain dragging force that was drawn to those ideas. He was brave enough to explore and navigate that. He did not hide himself in front of other people that would judge him for being different from them and identified himself in his works. He even got inspired by a photographer who would observe the changes in Puerto Rico after the US has taken over. He captured male bodies marketed as a beautiful thing.  It was fascinating how he studied and explored so many things that would make his own ways to self identify and make his own path

#davidantoniocruz identity puertorico machomen

[kalup-linzy]

@thequeenisread @goodnight_kia @cruz_art @royaleprojects I had such a wonderful time this evening! Thank you Edwin! Great meeting you Kia! Congrats! Lovely catching up, David! #royaleprojects #kialabeija #edwinramoran #davidantoniocruz #contemporaryart #sundayfunday #kaluplinzy (at Royale Projects)

#edwinramoran #royaleprojects #davidantoniocruz #sundayfunday #kialabeija #kaluplinzy #contemporaryart

[bellus-spiritus]

APPLY! Great Residency Opportunity for #VisualArts . Repost @projectforemptyspace ・・・ DEADLINE THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15th! 📣📣📣 OPEN CALL FOR YEAR LONG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM! • The #PESAIR Program is an annual initiative that invites four visual or multidisciplinary artists to #Newark, NJ, to create work around social impact. The mission of the program is multifaceted and is intended to benefit both artists-in-residence and a larger audience or public. The program has been put in place to support #artists both through introduction of new #conceptual material and through #engagement with new audiences. • Past Artists in Residence include: #NinaChanelAbney @ninachanel, #DerrickAdams @derrickadamsny, #DavidAntonioCruz @cruz_art, #JCLenochan @newhumans , #RichardHart @richardhartstudio, #WardellMilan @wardellmilanstudio, #ShoshannaWeinberger @shoshannaweinberger, and #DelanoDunn @delanodunn. ✨✨✨ For more information and how to apply, click the link in THEIR bio! @projectforemptyspace Spread the #love + #tag your friends ✨ . . . . . #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #artistinresidence #artresidency #studios #artstudios (at Project For Empty Space)

#wardellmilan #engagement #newark #contemporaryartist #artists #richardhart #derrickadams #studios #visualarts #artresidency #love #jclenochan #artstudios #delanodunn #tag #pesair #ninachanelabney #artistinresidence #contemporaryart #conceptual #shoshannaweinberger #davidantoniocruz

[supportblackart]

Beautiful art by David Antonio Cruz @cruz_art 🎨 From the amillionlittlepieces exhibition: heaintprettyinthefacebuthedoesitgood, (don christian) 2018. 60 x 48. ❤️ muse: @pause100 . #supportblackart #davidantoniocruz #amillionlittlepieces #oilpainting #queer #dirtyboys #portraiture #ny #painting #queerart #blackart #artlovers #artnerd #blackartists #artisttowatch #artislife #representationmatters #visitibilitymatters #artgram

#blackart #supportblackart #artlovers #artislife #artnerd #artgram #queerart #visitibilitymatters #portraiture #davidantoniocruz #dirtyboys #ny #artisttowatch #queer #oilpainting #painting #amillionlittlepieces #blackartists #representationmatters

[thebholdr]

@cruz_art talked to us about the male gaze and the black male body. If you haven't, check out the full interview, "The Return of the Dirty Boys," on thebholdr.com. Check out David Antonio Cruz's solo exhibition @gatewayprojectspaces until 5.13.16. #davidantoniocruz #thebholdr #thereturnofthedirtyboys #malegaze #blackmalebody #blackmansbody #dirtyboys #gatewayproject #gatewayprojectspaces #art #theguitarlesson #balthus #taate (at Gateway Project Spaces)

#davidantoniocruz #taate #blackmalebody #art #thereturnofthedirtyboys #malegaze #theguitarlesson #balthus #gatewayproject #dirtyboys #thebholdr #blackmansbody #gatewayprojectspaces

[heat-her-hart]

@cruz_art #davidantoniocruz #performa13 @performanyc (at El Museo del Barrio)

#davidantoniocruz #performa13

[eliaalbasupperclub]

Performa 13 is in full swing this month!  Check out some of the supper club artists participating in this performance extravaganza!

Derrick Adams

David Antonio Cruz

Zachary Fabri

Clifford Owens

#performa13 #cliffordowens #davidantoniocruz #zacharyfabri #derrickadams #recessart

[eliaalbasupperclub]

I had the privilege of working with this very talented filmmaker on this beautiful video!  Come to El Museo del Barrio for the video screening followed by a talk with Chus Martinez, about the work and his practice and...drum roll please...the live performance of TAKEABITE in the fall!!  Not to be missed!!! Be there July 31st!!

#supperclubartists #recessart #elmuseo #chuzmartinez #davidantoniocruz