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Pérez Celis (Argentina) has always been interested in the expression of the universal dualities of the spiritual and material world. Celis' paintings are powerful statements of life's creative forces at work expressed in elegant, rhythmic compositions of dynamic brushwork and vivid color. In the 1960’s Celis moved to New York, producing work that had a primitive quality, with a strong focus on form and texture. While in France in the 70’s his work developed a more polished look, with cleaner lines and deeply saturated colors, which would become a hallmark of his style. While he would move to a more painterly approach later in his career, his work would always retain a strong focus on composition, comprised of intersecting planes. His use of rich materials produces a thick physical world, unparalleled in intensity, with layered and piercing planes in a uniquely interwoven space. His works transcend their materials and offer a permanent manifestation of the Creative Force. Celis' public works are featured in cultural centers worldwide and he exhibits extensively in Latin, South, and North America. He also illustrated Jorge Luis Borges' translation of Leaves of Grass (Hojas de hierba), the epic Walt Whitman poem. In 2001 there was a Memorial Exhibition of his work, honoring the three women in his life at the Palace de Glace, in Buenos Aires.
Collections
Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
Museum of Modern Art, (MOMA), New York,
Museum of Modern Latin American Art, Washington D.C.
Museum of Modern Art, La Paz, Bolivia
Museum of Modern Art, Quito, Ecuador
Museum of Modern Latin American Art, Managua, Nicaragua
Museum of Modern Contemporary Art, San José, Costa Rica
Museum of Modern Housatonic Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut,
Art Museum of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Museum of Syracuse University,
Municipal Museum of Modern Art, Cuenca, Ecuador
Fine Arts Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Fine Arts Museum of La Plata, Province de Bs. As., Argentina
Fine Arts Museum of Chascomús, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fine Arts Museum of Tandil, Province of Bs. As., Argentina
Fine Arts Museum of Rosario, Province of Santa Fe, Argentina
Fine Arts Museum of Posadas, Province of Misiones, Argentina
Emilio Petorutti Museum, Asunción, Paraguay
Museum of Ciudad Bolívar, Orinoco Post Office House, Venezuela
Government House of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentine Embassy of UNESCO, Paris, France
José Gómez Sicre Foundation, Washington DC,
National Arts Fund, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Library of Congress, Washington DC,
University of Neuquén, Province of Neuquén, Argentina
Concordia College, Ann Harbor, Michigan,
Athenaeum of Caracas, Venezuela
Argentina-American Chamber of Commerce, New York,
Chase Manhattan Bank, Bs. As., Argentina
Citibank International
Mitsui, Tokyo, Japan
ABN-AMRO Bank, Florida, USA
Banco de la Nación Argentina, Paris France
Banco de la Nación Argentina, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Dutch Bank, Miami,
The America's Collection, Miami,
Aerolíneas Argentinas, Ezeiza Airport, Argentina
Aerolíneas Argentinas, Champs Elysee, Paris, France
Buenos Aires Airport, Argentina
Mercedes Benz Collection, Japan
The Standart Federal Bank Art Collection, Hitchi, Tokyo, Japan
The America's Collection, Miami,
Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best Products, Richmond, Virginia,
Avon Corporation, New York,
Carton Venezuela Art Collection, Caracas, Venezuela
Hoover Corporation, Ann Harbor, Miami,
Lehman Brothers, New York,
E.F. Hutton, New York,
Ashkenazy Collection, Hotel Le Mondrian, Los Angeles,
Argentine Artists Pinacoteca Gran Hotel Dora, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Argentina
José Luis Cuevas Museum, Mexico
Essex Museum, London, England
National Council of Atomic Energy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Banco Empresario San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama City, Panama
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