Moses Ros
Moses Ros | |
|---|---|
| Born | Moses Ros–Suárez 1958 (age 65–66)[1] United States |
| Education | Pratt Institute |
| Occupation(s) | Architect, sculptor, painter, printmaker, muralist |
Moses Ros–Suárez (born 1958) is a Dominican–American architect, sculptor, painter, printmaker and muralist who lives and works in New York City.
His work combines African, African American, Latino, and Caribbean identities. His art often includes text in both English and Spanish and features figures evoking Indians, conquerors and urban characters in places like the streets of New York or the beaches of Dominican Republic.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Early life and education[edit]
Ros was born in the United States to Dominican parents. Ros received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Pratt Institute and is a licensed architect in the state of New York. He incorporates his knowledge of architecture into his numerous sculptural designs for community centers, daycare facilities, and other public spaces.[8][9]
Career[edit]
His work is influenced by several art movements such as pop-art, French realism, abstraction and post-modern expressionism. It has a social and human context in its reflection of urban narratives of his contemporary times.
His printed collages combine recycled packaging and marketing materials of food and hygiene brands that blend the New York experience and his memories of childhood.[10][11]
Ros is a member of the ArteLatAm, a collective of Latin American artists living in New York[12]
Exhibitions[edit]
He has had one-person exhibitions at museums in the United States and the Caribbean, including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, the Yeshiva University Museum in New York, the Paterson Museum in New Jersey, and el Instituto de Cultura y Arte in Santiago, Republica Dominicana.[13][14]
Public art[edit]
Ros has created large-scale public art commissions for the City of New York and other urban centers in the United States. Awarded commissions for public sculpture include the New York Department of Cultural Affairs, the Bronx Council for the Arts, and the New York City Housing Authority, as well as for stained-glass windows for the Metropolitan Transit Authority.[6][15]
Ros designed a large-scale stained-glass window titled Patriasana which is located at the Fordham Road station, Bronx, New York.[16]
He created Love Supreme, a site-specific large-scale paper art installations in the windows of Fordham Plaza and was inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.[17]
Ross was commissioned by the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling to create a mural as a symbol of a protest for social justice. His work depicted three themes of social justice: class, race, and power.[18]
He designed Unity Bridge as part of the exhibition River Rising at Starlight Park in the Bronx, New York. The work, which incorporates ceramic artworks created at the Bronx River Art Center, celebrates the cultural and artistic expression of the surrounding community.[19][20][21]
Collections[edit]
- Smithsonian American Art Museum[1]
- Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire[22]
- New York City Housing Authority[23]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Moses Ros-Suárez | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
- ^ Franco, Josh T. (2017-02-08). "Acquisitions: Moses Ros Papers". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "El Reggaeton del Bachatero, from the portfolio Manifestaciones | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Raynor, Vivien (1992-12-20). "ART; Culture Shock and Synthesis In Works of Dominican Artists". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Franco, Josh T. (2016-09-01). "Moses Ros Papers". Archives of American Art Journal. 55 (2): 95–97. doi:10.1086/689719. ISSN 0003-9853.
- ^ a b "Moses Ros - Art". www.wescover.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Moses Ros - Bronx Council On The Arts". www.bronxarts.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Mundy, Sarah (2018). Moses Ros Papers. Washington: Smithsonian Museum.
- ^ "A Finding Aid to the Moses Ros papers, 1978-2012". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Moses Ros - Paradise Phoenix Art Exhibit". GO Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Zimmer, William (1999-04-18). "ART; Painter and Sculptor In Show of Versatility". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "One Way". #TheClemente | The Clemente. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ^ "Moses Ros: Landing / Aterrizaje - Exhibitions - The Bronx Museum of the Arts". www.bronxmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Ros-Suarez, Moses". coronadoprintstudio. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Projects Detail Viewer - Percent for Art". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Postmaster (2019-12-04). "Patria PrintsImpresiones Patria". Manhattan Times News. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Black Lives/Black Matters curated by Laura James and featuring work by Moses Ros, Evan Bishop, and Alexis Mendoza". Chashama. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ Zara, Janelle. "How Artists Are Using Plywood as a Canvas for Protest". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Pratt Institute | News | Pratt Outdoors: A Summer Celebration of Outdoor Works by Faculty and Alumni". www.pratt.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Moses Ros-Suárez". Bronx 200. 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "MutualArt.com - The Web's Largest Art Information Service". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "Musiquita por Dentro y Sancochito Sabrosón, from the portfolio Here There". Hood Museum.
- ^ "Tree of Hope". ArtelatAm. 2000. Retrieved 2021-02-05.