René Serrano Rodriguez Blog

” Self- Portrait at the Academy of Fine Arts" # SP2026199801 Mixed media  W39 X H58 X Z27 Cm (W15 X H23 X Z11 In)  2026 This series of self-portraits is, in part, a tribute to my alma mater and, more broadly, to artistic education. I believe that the practice of painting fully allows for a self-taught path; however, in my case, walking the corridors of the Fine Arts schools was profoundly important, as was the good fortune of encountering the many wonderful and patient human beings with whom I shared one of the most exquisite periods of my life. Today, in my fifties, I am very proud of having made the decision to enter the Academy: the Royal Academy of Brussels in my first year, followed by subsequent years at the Academy of Tournai. Regarding my postgraduate studies, I should say that it was there that I primarily learned to experiment with what were then the new digital arts; however, for the purposes of this series, I will focus on the Academy of Fine Arts of Tournai, Be...

The battle of evermore *TBOEM20250423 Mixed media / Canvas 200 X 140 centimeters (78 X 55 Inches) 2025 Like the world it seeks to depict, the art of the landscape has been utterly transformed through the centuries. Once a genre unacknowledged, it has journeyed to become the essential subject of some of the world's most enduring visions. This series traces that profound metamorphosis—not as a chronicle of style, but as an evolving dialogue between sight and insight, between the terra we inhabit and the terra we inscribe with meaning. Tropical observatory. *D20240801 Mixed media / Canvas 150 X 150 centimeters (59 X 59 Inches) 2024 The works presented here could be sites or fragments of an imagined society—utopian or rustic, perhaps deserted cities or bustling ones, depending on the viewer's own gaze. Tropical observatory *TO20250801  Mixed media / Canvas  200 X 120 centimeters (79 X 47 Inches)  2025 Signs of life *SOL20251012  Mixed Media / Canvas  200 X 140 cm (7...

The Endless River Project is a series of four large-scale paintings that explore the current environmental condition of Lake Pátzcuaro , which has been severely affected by recurring droughts in recent years. The project was supported by a grant from my country’s Ministry of Culture, through the Established Artists Program in Michoacán—an important validation of my artistic practice. The project was originally titled Antes de que nos olviden (“Before We Are Forgotten”), but I later chose a title that felt more universal and more deeply connected to the symbolism of the Day of the Dead . The final title of the project is The Endless River Project . The series is inspired by the flora of Lake Pátzcuaro—also known as Uranden—the setting of Michoacán’s traditional Night of the Dead celebrations. This ritual has fascinated me since childhood. Its significance in my personal life is such that my wife and I were married on November 2, crossing the lake by boat that night in the midst of a ...