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Alvaro Blancarte

Born in Culiacán, Sinaloa in 1934.
Trained in the workshop of plastic arts at the
University of Sinaloa. He has studied in Spain, England and France.

Founding teacher of the School of Arts and Crafts of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, as well as the plastic arts workshop of the Autonomous University of Baja California in Tecate. Promoter and founder of the Plastic Arts faculty of the Autonomous University of Baja California.

He has had more than 200 exhibitions among them his participation in the National Salon of Plastic Arts of the National Institute of Fine Arts (1980), the Poly forum Cultural Siqueiros, Mexico City (1984), the ART EXPO 85 (New York 1985), San Diego Contemporary Art Exhibition (Yokohama Japan, 1992), InSITE 94 (Tijuana 1994), the Salón Internacional de Estandartes 96, La Casa de México Benito Juárez (Havana Cuba 2000) and the Segunda Bienal de Estandartes (Tijuana 2002), The exhibition Alquimista Matérico, by Maestro Alvaro Blancarte in has been exhibited at the Manuel Felguérez Museum in Zacatecas (2013), at CONARTE in Monterrey and at the Reynosa Cultural Park in the state of Tamaulipas. Among other exhibitions: Ed Ruscha Then & Now, painting's from the 1960s and 2000s (Museum of contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA 2016), Colores y Texturas, Museo Jose Luis Cuevas (Mexico City 2018) to name a few.

Today his work is exhibited in the gallery ARTE HOY in Coyoacán, Mexico City, and in LA CAJA GALERÍA, Tijuana, Baja California. Also, in the facilities of RANCHO LA PUERTA in the city of Tecate, Baja California; in alliance of collaboration with "FUNDACIÓN LA PUERTA" A.C. for its diffusion and help to noble causes.

Among the distinctions that his work has deserved are the first place in painting in the VII Bienal Plástica de Baja California (1989) and third place in painting in the VII Bienal Plástica de Baja California (1989) and third place in painting in the II Bienal del Noroeste (1991); he received the Academic Merit in the artistic area granted by the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in 1996, and was recognized as emeritus creator in the area of Visual Arts, by the Fondo Estatal para la Cultura y las Artes de Baja California (State Fund for Culture and Arts of Baja California) in 2001.

His works appear published in the books Artistas Mexicanos by Ignacio Flores 1986, inSITE catalog 94; 30 Artistas de Baja California 1998; Alvaro Blancarte 2009; Hacedores de imágenes by Roberto Rosique 2004, Alquimista Matérico 2009; Desierto Adentro, el Cubo Centro Cultural Tijuana 2014 and Marking the present, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla CA, 2016.

Tireless promoter for the "Triennial of Tijuana I International pictorial," he did not celebrate this achievement in life but the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT) recognizes his great contribution to the project and pays posthumous tribute to the Master in this event in October 2021.

Alvaro Blancarte Osuna dies August 22nd, 2021 in the city of Tecate at the age of 87, and his legacy is still alive, receiving posthumous tributes from the National Institute of Fine Arts in coordination with CECUT with "Posthumous Exhibition Alvaro Blancarte Conversatorio" (2022), the Secretary of Culture of Baja California honoring with his name the "International Gallery Alvaro Blancarte" in CEARTE Tecate, Baja California (2021); as well as the exhibition "Blancarte by Blancarte" at the UABC (Tijuana campus) in the "Alvaro Blancarte Art Hall" (2022).

The Secretary of Culture of Baja California is working on the process of declaring several murals created by Alvaro Blancarte as Cultural Heritage of the State for their protection.

Raquel Tibol

Recognized art critic baptized as "Neofrescos" the material works of master Alvaro Blancarte in 1989 when he won the prize of the VII Bienal Plástica de Baja California.

Jose Manuel Springer

Renowned art critic and curator narrates: "Alvaro Blancarte shows us in his work what history is made of. His paintings are typographies and personal maps that travel through time. The singular contribution of this way of translating reality into sensations and perceptions opened the door for contemporary art to find its voice and a visual identity." Thus making him a "Matter Alchemist."

El renombrado crítico de arte y comisario narra: "Álvaro Blancarte nos muestra en su obra de qué está hecha la historia. Sus cuadros son tipografías y mapas personales que viajan a través del tiempo. La singular aportación de esta forma de traducir la realidad en sensaciones y percepciones abrió la puerta para que el arte contemporáneo encontrara su voz y una identidad visual". Convirtiéndole así en un "alquimista de la materia".

Miriam Kaiser

A renowned curator and museographer says: "Blancarte's pictorial language emanates from a deep knowledge of technique. Technically, his work is very formal, that is to say, it is not one of those that will fall apart the day after tomorrow, there is love and professionalism in his way of attacking a work of art. But then comes the other part: there is a conjunction of technique and discourse, so it is a whole work". "There is no split between Blancarte's words and his work. What Blancarte says is reflected in his work. He is a complete man, according to his art with what he says".

Una renombrada curadora y museógrafa afirma: "El lenguaje pictórico de Blancarte emana de un profundo conocimiento de la técnica. Técnicamente, su obra es muy formal, es decir, no es de las que se deshacen pasado mañana, hay amor y profesionalidad en su manera de atacar una obra de arte. Pero luego viene la otra parte: hay una conjunción de técnica y discurso, por lo que es una obra completa". "No hay una separación entre las palabras de Blancarte y su obra. Lo que dice Blancarte se refleja en su obra. Es un hombre completo, acorde en su arte con lo que dice".