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biography
José L. Cortés, born in
Philadelphia and grew up in Puerto Rico. Has done
studies at the University of Puerto Rico and School of Visual
Arts. He is currently living, painting and performing in New York
City, and in recent years is also doing photography.
Cortés has been painting on
newspapers, using only black and white paint for over 10 years, he said
"because newspapers documents what happens in the world, and
my work document what happens in my life", the color that
appears in his paintings comes from the newspapers.
He is work has been exhibited
in Amsterdam, London, Berlin, New York and other places and has
been review in New York Time, Art in America, Out
Magazine among others.
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