Nelson Balbela, Saints for the New Millennium #1, 2001
Nelson Balbela, Saints for the New Millennium #1, 2001
Oil on paper
17.75 x 12.25 inches
Unframed
Ships from Valley Glen, United States
Saints for the New Millennium reimagines contemporary portraiture through the visual language of religious icons, fashion and popular culture.
About the artist
NELSON BALBELA
Nelson Balbela (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1966) is a visual artist active since 1987. His work has received major distinctions including the Rafael Barradas Painting Prize (1990) and the Premio Londres from the Anglo-Uruguayan Cultural Institute (1993), and he was selected for the Centenary Prize at the Venice Biennale (1995). He has held solo exhibitions at venues such as the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (MAC) and the Cabildo de Montevideo. Based in Los Angeles since 2002, he works as an independent illustrator.