Angel Otero

Biography

Born in 1981, in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Angel Otero is a visual artist best known for his process-based paintings. While much of his works have been influenced by memories based in photographs and other family memorabilia combined with the gestures of 20th century painting, his latest works highlight the artist's unique process as a form of narrative in itself. Through his innovative process of oil paint scraping, Otero venerates historical oil painting while confronting it head on. Otero's 'deformation' approach to painting his works, first across glass and then once dry, flaying the dried paint and reconstructing the composition anew across large canvasses, is representative of how the artist perceives the process of reconfiguring both personal and historical narratives. Otero’s work sometimes uses process as a way of confronting deep, personal memories. Instead of representing his life through art, he archives moments within it by creating opportunities of surprise and discovery. His work is a constant negotiation between the individual and art history.

Otero received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent exhibitions include El Museo's Sixth Bienal at El Museo del Barrio, Memento, a solo exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery New York, Misericordia at Prism Gallery Los Angeles, Chicago Cultural Center, Constellations at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and a solo exhibition at ISTANBUL'74, Turkey presented by Lehmann Maupin. In March 2012, Angel Otero will have his first solo exhibition in India at Gallery Isa, Mumbai. Otero is also the recipient of the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Visual Arts. Angel Otero lives and works in New York.
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Gallery Exhibitions

• Frieze New York, Booth C10 - May 4 - 7, 2012
• Angel Otero at ISTANBUL '74 - February 24 - March 17, 2012
• Art Stage Singapore 2012, Booth C4-01 - January 12 - 15, 2012
• Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Booth K15 - December 1 - 4, 2011
• Frieze Art Fair 2011, Booth F16 - October 13 - 16, 2011
• Angel Otero, Memento - February 17 - April 16, 2011
• Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, Stand J16 - December 2 - 5, 2010
• Touched, Featuring Noriko Ambe, Klara Kristalova, Brett Lund, Maria Nepomuceno, Angel Otero, and Allison Schulnik - June 24 - August 13, 2010
• The Armory Show 2010, Pier 94, Booth 911 - March 4 - 7, 2010

Museum Exhibitions

• Frieze New York, Booth C10 - May 4 - 7, 2012
• Angel Otero at ISTANBUL '74 - February 24 - March 17, 2012
• Art Stage Singapore 2012, Booth C4-01 - January 12 - 15, 2012
• Art Basel Miami Beach 2011, Booth K15 - December 1 - 4, 2011
• Frieze Art Fair 2011, Booth F16 - October 13 - 16, 2011
• Angel Otero, Memento - February 17 - April 16, 2011
• Art Basel Miami Beach 2010, Stand J16 - December 2 - 5, 2010
• Touched, Featuring Noriko Ambe, Klara Kristalova, Brett Lund, Maria Nepomuceno, Angel Otero, and Allison Schulnik - June 24 - August 13, 2010
• The Armory Show 2010, Pier 94, Booth 911 - March 4 - 7, 2010

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Selected Works

ANGEL OTERO I can hear the world beginning, 2011 oil paint skin on canvas 89 x 112 x 4.5 inches 226.1 x 284.5 x 11.4 cm LM14505


ANGEL OTERO Portrait with crossed arms, 2011 oil paint skin on canvas 42 x 33 x 3.5 inches 106.7 x 83.8 x 8.9 cm LM14504


ANGEL OTERO In the mood for love, 2011 oil paint skin on canvas 26 x 38 x 2.75 inches 66 x 96.5 x 7 cm LM14559


ANGEL OTERO Maria Luisa, 2010 oil skins on canvas 90 x 98.5 x 3.5 inches 228.6 x 250.2 x 8.9 cm LM13918


ANGEL OTERO Let Water Run, 2010 oil skins on canvas 84 x 72 inches 213.4 x 182.9 cm LM14110


ANGEL OTERO Let Water Run (detail), 2010 oil skins on canvas 84 x 72 inches 213.4 x 182.9 cm LM14110


ANGEL OTERO Blue Still Life, 2010 oil skins on canvas 60 x 48 inches 152.4 x 121.9 cm LM14034


ANGEL OTERO Volar, 2010 oil skins on canvas 77 x 86 x 3.5 inches 195.6 x 218.4 x 8.9 cm LM13916


ANGEL OTERO The Enlightenment, 2010 desk, chair, wood, resin, oil skins, spray paint 88.5 x 60 x 44 inches 224.8 x 152.4 x 111.8 cm LM13364


ANGEL OTERO Little Loner, 2010 charcoal and silicone transfer on canvas (monotype) 84 x 72 x 2 inches 213.4 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm LM13362


ANGEL OTERO Untitled, 2010 oil skins on canvas 78 x 62.5 x 4 inches 198.1 x 158.8 x 10.2 cm LM13360


ANGEL OTERO Widow's Toast, 2010 oil, silicone, tar, spray paint, collaged oil paint and oil on canvas 95 x 71.75 x 1.5 inches 241.3 x 182.2 x 3.8 cm signed, titled and dated on the reverse LM13021


ANGEL OTERO Exquisito, 2010 fabric, painted canvas, oil skins, oil on canvas LM13744


ANGEL OTERO Untitled, 2010 wood, silicone, porcelain, frames, steel, wire mesh, collaged oil paint skins 45.5 x 49 x 45 inches 115.6 x 124.5 x 114.3 cm LM13019


ANGEL OTERO Untitled, 2010 (detail) wood, silicone, porcelain, frames, steel, wire mesh, collaged oil paint skins 45.5 x 49 x 45 inches 115.6 x 124.5 x 114.3 cm LM13019

Available Works

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ANGEL OTERO Up All Night , 2011 chair, wood and collaged oil paint skins 57 x 48 x 58 inches 144.8 x 121.9 x 147.3 cm LM14539 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com

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ANGEL OTERO Walking Mad, 2011 wood, chair, resin, spray paint and collaged oil paint skins 75 x 35.5 x 31 inches 190.5 x 90.2 x 78.7 cm LM14519 To inquire about this work please contact sales@lehmannmaupin.com