Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 91cm X 91cm Year: 2020 Description: Bocanada is an attempt of portraying the faces of immigrants in their constant come and go as they face the possibility of immigration.
Biography: Osvaldo Vázquez Martínez is a Puerto Rican artist and graduate of The School of Visual Arts in New York City (2009) were he made his studies in art. Finishing with a degree in painting and sculpture. The artist works across multiple disciplines with a concentration in drawing and paintings. Vázquez-Martínez work looks to portray the identity and mysticism surrounding the culture of Caribbean islanders and their deep relationship with the sea. As an artist he has developed is career both in the island and internationally, working in various projects and participating in several group and solo shows in the USA, Canada, Spain and Puerto Rico. The artist has also collaborated as an actor and set designer with different theater groups in Puerto Rico and participating in theaters festivals in Argentina, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Spain and Puerto Rico. Vázquez -Martínez teaches art and theater in Puerto Rico where he lives and develops on his practices.
