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Sculptor and creator of installations. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration from Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico in 1998 and in 2010 got a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts with a Major in Sculpture from Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Puerto Rico. He was winner in 2009 of the Second Prize at the Tercer Certamen de Arte Joven from Oriental Bank and Trust of Puerto Rico and in 2011was one of the winners of the Lexus Grants. He has done solo exhibitions in Puerto Rico and the United States, and has participated in group exhibitions in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Colombia, China and the United States. Diaz Torres’ works talk about the value of small everyday things, freedom and the ephemeral nature of the material world, and life. Trained in ceramics, he cultivates the mimetic concept in his work.
“My artistic practice gives special attention to the reinterpretation of situations in the city that instill, in one way or another, feelings of animosity, resignation, fear or violence. I employ different materials such as papier mâché, ceramics, wood and PVC to recreate objects usually found within a city context, revealing the diverse ways architecture and public space affect our subconscious. By presenting these objects to the viewer in a controlled environment, they become highly aware of how the visual archeology of the city unveils our innermost emotions and obsessions”.
-Jorge Díaz Torres
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Nogueras, Celina. Frescos: 50 artistas puertorriqueños menores de 35. San Juan, PR: Muuaaa, 2010. pp. 350.
Pérez, Tatiana. ”Sobresale Díaz Torres en PULSE”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 7 de diciembre de 2010.
Pérez, Tatiana. “Lexus Anuncia sus Artistas Ganadores”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 12 de agosto de 2010.
Pérez, Tatiana. “En Pie por Basel”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 1 de diciembre de 2010.
Toro, Ana. “La ley se escribe a color”. El Nuevo Día (San Juan, PR), 20 de mayo de 2010.
