Roberto Márquez: Antigua Colonia, Chistes Viejos exhibition at Gallery3 - HCC Dale Mabry Campus, Florida

Roberto Marquez, Sketch #3 (Like on a Tree), 2018, 

glaze and underglaze on ceramic, 8.5 x 9.5 in.

Image courtesy of the artist.

PRAN - Gallery 221@HCC announces upcoming exhibition: Roberto Márquez: Antigua Colonia, Chistes Viejos with Artist Reception the next Wednesday, October 10, 5-8pm.

Working primarily with paint and ceramics, Roberto Márquez explores humor in a socio-political context, drawing influence from his own perspective and experience as an artist from a country that has endured a long history of colonization. Antigua Colonia, Chistes Viejos—translated as Old Colony, Old Jokes—presents a variety of objects that question the canon of art through layers of irony and wit informed by Márquez’s Latinx identity. Márquez (b. 1982, San Juan, Puerto Rico) earned his BFA from the School of Fine Arts in Puerto Rico and his MFA from the University of South Florida, where he is now an adjunct professor.

Roberto Marquez, Pollock of the Sprinkles (detail), 2018, 

house pain and ceramic on canvas, 36 x 48 in. each (triptych) 

Image courtesy of the artist.

Is on display at Gallery3 - HCC Dale Mabry Campus from September 17 – October 25, 2018, 3rd floor library, Learning Resources Center, Dale Mabry Campus, 4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd., Tampa 33614, Gallery Summer Hours: Mon–Wed 9am–4pm; Thurs 9am–6:30 pm; Closed Fridays–Sundays and holidays.