René Serrano Rodriguez Blog

Dame de Bruxelles *M20260110 Mixed media / Canvas 120 X 80 cm (47 X 31 In) 2026 Hypothetical Icons :  Drawings from a Parallel Studio Emerging as a deliberate intermission from the main abstract series, this paintings turns toward the immediacy and restraint of figure drawing. Working with colored pencil and graphite over flat color planes, the artist constructs hypothetical icons positioned between authentic memory and fiction. The imagery draws from an eclectic visual archive—old magazines, digital finds, and personal photographs—chosen for their inherent vulnerability and human quality. Rather than focusing on conventional likeness or surface aesthetics, the portraits represent friends, mentors, and local community members with whom the artist shares genuine relationships, conversations, and history. By remixing art historical motifs with pop culture and personal iconography, the graphic, minimalist medium reflects an unburdening of studio routine. Ultimately, the series op...

My Top 4 Records I’m making this post to answer a “coffee question” from my dad: What are my four favorite albums? Or rather, the most challenging ones I’ve come across. So I decided to treat this exercise somewhat formally, simply for the pleasure of doing it well. First of all, I should say that I’m NOT a record collector; more than a music lover I’m an audiophile—and in that sense, a bit of a “hoarder.” I’ve never counted them (and I don’t intend to), but I’ll share a photo of what I have. They’re not many, really, but they make up the soundtrack of my life. I’ll start with the four albums I would take with me to a desert island: 1.- Abbey Road . Formally, it’s the last studio album recorded by  the Beatles , since Let It Be was “shelved” amid various complications and released more as an epilogue.  I own several editions, and my favorite is the 2019 remastered version. I should add that the first time I went to London, my very first activity in the morning was to go a...