Antonio Roybal
Encyclopedia
Antonio Roybal is an American
fine-art painter
and sculptor from Santa Fe
, New Mexico
.
, born in Santa Fe but raised in Southern California
. He lived in San Diego
during the earliest years of his childhood. He has three sisters. One of his sisters is also a painter, and two of his sisters are completely deaf. His Northern New Mexican ancestry can be traced back eleven generations. His father is a mathematician and computer scientist who has worked on many weapons projects at laboratories including White Sands Missile Range
and Los Alamos National Laboratory
.
Roybal studied fine art at The Colorado Institute of Art. He apprenticed with French artist Jean-Claude Gaugy and lived and studied with Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs
. His debut show was in Payerbach, Austria
in 2000. He currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
. He recently had a major show at The Albuquerque Museum of Art and also began showing at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, California.
Roybal’s work is inspired by Northern Renaissance
Art and early Mannerism
. His influences are numerous, including Jan Van Eyck
, El Greco
, and Hieronymus Bosch. Contemporary influences include Ernst Fuchs
, Remedios Varo
, and Mark Ryden
. Roybal’s painting technique is modeled after Jan Van Eyck
and his followers. His work has gained greater prominence beginning in 2002 with the distinguished honor of being named one of the top 100 contemporary Hispanic artists by The National Hispanic Cultural Center
. In 2006, he participated in a group show titled “Life and Liberty After 9-11” at The Las Cruces
Museum of Art.
Stylistically his work mixes religion, metaphysics, modern symbols such as toys and televisions with elongated stylized figures. His subject matter is influenced by Carl Jung
’s work on archetypes and esoteric traditions including alchemy
and metaphysics
.
United States
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fine-art painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and sculptor from Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
History
Antonio is the son of David and Aggie RoybalRoybal
-History:The name first appears in documents dating to around 1680. One of the first recorded instances is that of Ignacio Roybal, a soldier who traveled with Don Diego de Vargas to reconquer the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico from the Indians after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680...
, born in Santa Fe but raised in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. He lived in San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
during the earliest years of his childhood. He has three sisters. One of his sisters is also a painter, and two of his sisters are completely deaf. His Northern New Mexican ancestry can be traced back eleven generations. His father is a mathematician and computer scientist who has worked on many weapons projects at laboratories including White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a rocket range of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico. The largest military installation in the United States, WSMR includes the and the WSMR Otera Mesa bombing range...
and Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos National Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National Security , located in Los Alamos, New Mexico...
.
Roybal studied fine art at The Colorado Institute of Art. He apprenticed with French artist Jean-Claude Gaugy and lived and studied with Austrian artist Ernst Fuchs
Ernst Fuchs (artist)
Ernst Fuchs is an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972 he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed...
. His debut show was in Payerbach, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 2000. He currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
. He recently had a major show at The Albuquerque Museum of Art and also began showing at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, California.
Paintings
Northern Renaissance
The Northern Renaissance is the term used to describe the Renaissance in northern Europe, or more broadly in Europe outside Italy. Before 1450 Italian Renaissance humanism had little influence outside Italy. From the late 15th century the ideas spread around Europe...
Art and early Mannerism
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
. His influences are numerous, including Jan Van Eyck
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century....
, El Greco
El Greco
El Greco was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El Greco" was a nickname, a reference to his ethnic Greek origin, and the artist normally signed his paintings with his full birth name in Greek letters, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος .El Greco was born on Crete, which was at...
, and Hieronymus Bosch. Contemporary influences include Ernst Fuchs
Ernst Fuchs (artist)
Ernst Fuchs is an Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer, composer, poet, singer and one of the founders of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. In 1972 he acquired the derelict Otto Wagner Villa in Hütteldorf, which he restored and transformed...
, Remedios Varo
Remedios Varo
Remedios Varo Uranga was a Spanish-Mexican, para-surrealist painter and anarchist. She was born María de los Remedios Varo Uranga in Anglès, Girona, Spain in 1908. During the Spanish Civil War she fled to Paris where she was greatly influenced by the surrealist movement...
, and Mark Ryden
Mark Ryden
-Early life:Ryden is the son of Barbara and Keith Ryden, born in Medford, Oregon but raised in Southern California. He has two sisters and two brothers, one a fellow artist named Keyth Ryden....
. Roybal’s painting technique is modeled after Jan Van Eyck
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was a Flemish painter active in Bruges and considered one of the best Northern European painters of the 15th century....
and his followers. His work has gained greater prominence beginning in 2002 with the distinguished honor of being named one of the top 100 contemporary Hispanic artists by The National Hispanic Cultural Center
National Hispanic Cultural Center
The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is an establishment for preserving and promoting the culture of the Spanish-speaking world...
. In 2006, he participated in a group show titled “Life and Liberty After 9-11” at The Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Las Cruces could refer to:* Battle of Monte de las Cruces* Las Cruces, California* Las Cruces, Chile* Las Cruces, New Mexico ** The main campus of New Mexico State University...
Museum of Art.
Stylistically his work mixes religion, metaphysics, modern symbols such as toys and televisions with elongated stylized figures. His subject matter is influenced by Carl Jung
Carl Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and the founder of Analytical Psychology. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and...
’s work on archetypes and esoteric traditions including alchemy
Alchemy
Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
and metaphysics
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
.
Album Art
- "Mystical Sun" Energy Mind Consciousness, released by Cyberset Music.
- "Wintergreen" Around and Around Again.
Publications
- "Ashe Journal" 2010
- "The Alibi" 2010
- "Ashe Journal" Special Art Issue, 2007.
- The American Artists BlueBook” (2004, 2005, 2006)
- “Dawnings” (2001)
- “The Santa Fe Reporter” 2003
- “The Essential Guide” 2003
Solo Exhibitions
- 2001 "Atomic Bombs and Religious Icons", Rancho de Chimayo Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- 2002 "Conquering Surrealism in America”, Rancho de Chimayo Gallery.
- 2003 “Recognitions and Precognitions”, Sacred Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- 2004 "Narrative Enigmas", The Journey Fine Arts Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
- 2006 "Spanish Market Celebration", Rancho de Chimayo Gallery.
- 2007 "Spanish Market Celebration", Rancho de Chimayo Gallery.
- 2008 "Spanish Market Celebration", Rancho de Chimayo Gallery.
- 2009"Spanish Market Celebration", Rancho de Chimayo Gallery.
Collections
- The National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- Ernst Fuchs collection, Vienna, Austria.
External links
- http://www.AntonioRoybal.com/ - Antonio Roybal’s Official Website
- http://www.KlaudiaMarrgallery.com (Gallery that represents Antonio Roybal's work.)
- http://www.beinart.org
- http://www.Ranchochimayo.com/ -Santa Fe Gallery representing Roybal.
- http://www.all-art.org/art_20th_century/roybal1.html -History of Art website including a section with Roybal's work.
- http://www.askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=133621
- http://nhccnm.org/ -The National Hispanic Cultural Center has a work by Roybal in its permanent collection.
- Antonio Roybal on GodConsciousness.com
- http://www.ashejournal.com/index.php?id=295 Roybal's work featured in Ashé Journal
- http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/glossary/Painters-by-Nationality.html Painters of the World by Nationality.