PENETRATING LOOK

Nestor is always in for a joke. He is the comedian of the ”Grupo de Tovar“.  Nestor managed to preserve his inner child. He is a self-taught man for most part, feeling that he was limited too much by formal

education.

Cubism was his initial orientation. Painting for the sake of painting, is what it is all about for Nestor. One moment, he can be in a playful mood joking around. The next moment he can be dead serious with utmost

concentration. In his work, this attitude is reflected in the deeply

penetrating looks of the characters emerging from behind the loose streaks of paint. As if they are really with us. The deepness of the

characters is accentuated by his original, three-dimensional way of

painting.

Close-up, his paintings resemble a collection of stains. However, as soon as one moves away from the painting, the shape emerges. This effect, combined with the deep looks of the characters and his authentic style of painting, make that Nestor’s work is well received by the public.

Nestor says:

“My work can be seen as a further development of cubism. I have a different approach to two-dimensional painting. The articulations I use in my work enable the spectator to go from one dimension to the next. It is like creating multiple levels, giving the painting its three-dimensional look. Another thing is that I try not to paint stereotypes.“

CURRICULUM

Born 1963, Tovar, Estado Mérida – Venezuela.

STUDIES

Studeerde schilderkunst aan de Escuela de Artes Plásticas de San Cristóbal, Estado Táchira.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

1991-2004 • Met regelmaat tentoonstellingen in de Sala APULA van het Ateneo Santa Cruz de Mora, en in ”La Dualidad como Metafora del Sol“, en in het Ateneo ”Jesús Soto“, Estado Mérida. En in de Galeria ”Namia Mondolfi“, in Caracas, en ”Retrospectiva“ in het Ateneo Santa Cruz de Mora, Estado Mérida.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

Vanaf 1984 deelgenomen o.a. aan ”Concurso de Caricatura“, onder auspicien van de TANA, in Managua, Nicaragua; in het ”VI Salón Andino de Pintura“, San Cristóbal, Estado Táchira; ”Fundación Semana Ciudad Mérida“, in Hotel Belensate, Estado Mérida.

Deelgenomen aan de ”Nuevas Tendencias en el Arte Venezolano“, de la Fundación Banco industrial de Venezuela en Miami, Florida, USA; in het XIX Salón Nacional de Arte Aragua, in Maracay, Estado Aragua; in het LII Salón ”Arturo Michelena“, in het Ateneo de Valencia, Estado Carabobo; in het salon itinerante ”De Occidente a Oriente“, gepromoot door de Dirección de Artes Visuales del CONAC y Musea de Arte Contemporénea de Caracas ”Sofia Imber“; ”Cosecha 97“, in Galeria Li, de Caracas; VI Bienal Internacional de Cuenca, Ecuador; 1993 Sala de Exposiciones de Arte internacionail del Ministerio de Cultura de Beijin, República Popular de China; ”Pintores de Tovar“, in het antigua casa de losGobernadores, Estado Mérida; III Bienal Nacional de Artes Plásticas in I Colombo Venezolana, modalidad dibujo y pintura in Merida; Salón ”Christian Dior“, Caracas.

2002 ”Tovar ilumina tu Visión“ Hotel Hilton, Caracas.

2005 Lineart International Art Fair, Gent, België.

AWARDS

Speciale vermelding in de categorie schilderkunst tijdens tweede en zesde Bienal de Mérida en de eerste prijs Colombo Venezolana, de eerste prijs modalidad Bidimensional del XX Salón Nacional de Arte de Aragua,  prijs  ”Arturo Michelena“ en de tweede prijs in de vierde Bienal de Mérida, Venezuela.

REPRESENTATION

In het Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Maracay. ”Maria Abreu“, in het Museo de Arte Madorno de Mérida ”Juan Astarga Anta“, in het Ateneo ”Arturo Michelena“, de Valencia, Estado Carabobo; in het Museo de Arte Maderno ”José Lorenzo Alvarado“, en Tovar; in de Universidad de Los Andes, Estado Mérida.

Collection Arte Venezolano, The Netherlands.