ROBERTO AZANK

BIOGRAPHY

Roberto Azank is an artist of the late 20th century and early 21st century, known primarily for his work as a still life painter. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1955; the grandson of an oil canvas artist and the son of a master embroidery designer.

evolved

At the age of 14, Roberto won the first prize in painting at his high school. He went on to first study photography and later architecture at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1979, he moved to the United States where experimentation with various artistic forms and media led to his decision to pursue a career in the arts. As he continued to hone his craft, Azank began painting brightly colored abstract works in acrylics. By the late eighties, his style had evolved from abstract to figurative and he started painting in oils.

New York

In 1994, Azank moved to New York's Catskill Mountains. Settling in New Paltz and found in his still life works the definitive style for which he is known.

Works of art

The San Francisco Business Times described his work as, "Roberto’s canvases convey a sense of hyper-reality through his bold use of color, precise lines and controlled composition. Common objects such as flowers, fruits, vessels and candles are given new life set against the strong horizon, which divides the artist’s rich color fields. These color fields, often indescribable in hue, are the cornerstone of Azank’s work. While the still life objects act as vehicles for exploration of positive and negative space, placement and scale. He elects to omit unnecessary ornamentation from his compositions. Choosing instead to emphasize the precision and draftsmanship he originally investigated in architecture school."

metaclassical

Now at mid career, Roberto Azank has been described as a "metaclassical artist" whose interests lie in the abstract qualities of realism as opposed to the photographic copying of nature.

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STILL LIFE #173 WITH TULIP

Created: 2003

Oil on canvas
W 76 x H 122 cm
30 x 48 inch

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Roberto Azank oil on canvas

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Still Life #173, with Tulip. 2003 > Can be found HERE

Lee Klein; "When the Subject is also an Object"​

"In this recent suite of paintings Azank has in places actually loosened his brushstroke a bit.

Such a canvas is Still Life #173 wherein a long slaloming swooning Tulip preens in an innate serpentine rhythm and otherwise winds out in the form of a single gesture from the clear glass vase in which the flower is placed. The vessel in turn is grounded upon and placed against a burgundy and silver gray pewter backdrop. This work in its soft passages takes on a semblance in its seamless transition to the effortless partitions and blends within Sir Anthony Van Dyck's most mysterious skies."

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