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Latin and
Caribbean Art:
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Fernando (Nando) on his
workshop.
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Fernando
Luis Perez Lopez - Exhibit
Fernando Luis Perez is an
mask maker artist who has been honing his skill and style for over
20 years. He started learning mask making art at age 8 from
Leonardo Pagan, a master mask-maker who learned from the
original 18th century master, Don Juan Careta.
He is an artist who has
both enhanced and challenged mask making art by letting his spirit
and artistic magic evolve into new versions of mask art that go
beyond the established. "No se puede limitar su imaginacion
artistica cuando no tiene limites", Fernando explains ("You cannot
limit imagination since it has no
limits"). |
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proudest accomplishments is to have his first individual exposition
in 1999 at the Centro Ceremonial Indigena de Tibes in his native
Ponce, Puerto Rico, titled Evolucion (Evolution). The success
of this exhibit established him as a premier artist and now his
works can be found exhibited at museums in the
Island. |
Blue
Sea, by Fernando Luis
Lopez,
GN101-PR,$900.
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Exhibitions include:
1992 Museo del Castillo
Seralles, 1997, Bando Popular de Puerto Rico, 1998 Centro Cultural
de Ponce, 2000 Latin American Art Fair, Venezuela. Nando's
Comparsa and masks were presented at the recent Miss Universe
Pageant in San Juan, Puerto Rico. At the contest, Miss Puerto
Rico became Miss Universe. The Vejigantes characters were
shown dancing around the contestants of Miss Universe
Pageant.
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Green Spirit, by Fernando
Luis Perez,
GN102-PR, $900
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Golden Carnival,
GN103-PR,
$800
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Snakes,
GN104-PR
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Teeth,
GN105-PR
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Chivita, $250
Chivito,
$250
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Red Devil
$600
Sin Fin $600
Call gallery for prices on
Snake and Teeth masks, please contact 1-877-610-4920.
Masks are currently in Museum
exhibits.
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