EMANUEL TORRES
EMANUEL TORRES

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Emanuel Torres (Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, 1988) creates abstract paintings of fragmented bodies liberating from the restraints of cultural imperialism. 

Rich in color and shape, his rhythmic compositions find influence in Olga Albizu (1924-2005), Rosado del Valle (1922-2008), Carmelo Fontánez (1945) and Julio Suárez (1947), among others.  Torres pulls from Puerto Rican masters, to push through colonial systems resulting in stylistic revolutions that move from fervent marks, to graceful arcs. 

Emanuel Torres

B. 1988 Aguas Buenas, PR

Select Works

1493
Apología y susurro
Claro como la luz primera
Cuerpo de luz

Cuerpo de luz, 2024
Acrylic, latex on canvas
48 x 36 in.

Torres graduated from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras with a BA in theatre and philosophy and continued his studies in video art, installation and performance at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey. He is the recipient of the 2018 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant and has participated in group and individual exhibitions across Puerto Rico, Europe, Japan, and the United States.

Addition Works

LKG | OVR

Curriculum Vitae

 Bachelor’s of Fine Arts,

Solo Exhibition, 2024

University of Puerto Rico Cayey, studies in Video Art, Installation and Performance. With Professor Alvaro Villalobos, Ph.D UNAM

Master’s of Fine Arts

University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras | Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Philosophy

Solo Exhibition, 2020

Solo Exhibition, 2019

Voluntad y Vacío, el kilometro, San Juan, PR

Sombras Fracturadas | Fractured Shadows, LatchKey Gallery, NY

Group Exhibition,
2022

Group Exhibition,
2018

Río en la mano, Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar (MADMi)

Surrounded by Water,
w/Edra Soto,
LatchKey Gallery, NY

Left Bank Leeds Art Prize: Leeds, UK