René Serrano Rodriguez Blog

Mineral de Pozos Story 2003 -2017  I have always maintained that our origin is not confined to any particular country; the label on our passport merely signifies the place where chance brought us into the world. Regarding my own roots, I cannot pinpoint them precisely, but what I do know is that certain locations in Guanajuato, such as Mineral de Pozos, deeply resonate with me. I began capturing moments in this locale back in 2003 and have consistently returned whenever possible. The vibrant atmosphere, unusual for a ghost town, and my fascination with the textures and imprints of time keep drawing me back. Hacienda 5 señores 2015  Photo by René Serrano R. From 1880 to 1888, Mineral de Pozos experienced a period of prominence and prosperity. Numerous companies, including Cinco Señores, emerged during this time to extensively exploit the mines, particularly those like La Joya, Nayalito, and Justicia, reaping substantial profits. Hacienda MDP  2017 Photo b...

Aujourd'hui, j'ai eu une excellente conversation d'anniversaire avec mon mentor et grand ami, Christian Rolet. (Voici une photo datant déjà d'un an.) À Rolet : Le sage Maître marchera maintes fois dans mon esprit ; il s'installera comme ce premier jour où il m'a accueilli dans cet atelier à Tournai ; la deuxième ville et famille de ma vie... Je dis "deuxième" pas par ordre d'importance mais plutôt par la signification du temps ; le temps où je suis né à nouveau là-bas. Je n'ai pas seulement appris à "faire" de l'art dans cet atelier ; j'ai appris que l'art devait être VÉCU, que c'était la responsabilité de chacun de nous, en tant qu'étudiants, d'affronter notre décision de croire en notre choix de raconter de nouvelles histoires pour le pureté de notre sincère plaisir. Rolet m'a adopté ; l'être humain derrière les pigments s'est même inquiété de m'emmener à l'aéroport, de m'aider à ch...

Dance in the forest series is a Painting work commissioned by a  Real Estate and a parallel experimentation in my own studio. (VIDEO PROCESS IN THE BOTTOM) This building is located near the forest so the inspiration for this artwork became obvious… I started to think about a dance in the forest with butterflies, trees, flowers… So i decided to ask my ballerinas friends to work with me in this commission. Based on the Scene "A Pine Forest" from The Nutcracker ballet by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1892 My painting work has been inspired by time, textures, music and calligraphy, for this time i decided to work with human skins. This was not the first time… This is an old technique that began in 1958 and now I add my own recipe… When the surface area is ready with the skin textures I start my personal signature recipe with a calligraphy process as a new dialogue with the printed forms. This new layer is covered with a painting work inspired by the textures, forms, time, skin an...

It's been a while since I had forgotten about this, but I definitely take pleasure in keeping a journal so that it remains lost in the digital future—my thoughts and the trail continue to be tracked, at least as long as technology exists to read these things. After 2015, I spend my days working for Knotion, a company that produces educational content in digital format. Just last month, Eduardo Perez Arroyo conducted a very nice interview with me for the digital magazine e-knotion , where I talked a bit about my past. I'm copying it into this blog. Thank you Lalo Perez , Thank Knotion. Eduardo Perez Arroyo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-p%C3%A9rez-arroyo-79781757/ ::::: René Serrano : The Art of Turning Life into Art Historias Genius December 2018 Self Portrait Tournai, BE 2001 "If a man knew how many years he has left in life, he would surely make better use of them." Seneca , On the Shortness of Life.   "He rejected a future as a business adminis...