Enoc Perez (b. 1967)
Biography
Enoc Perez was born in 1967 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1990, Perez studied at the Pratt Institute, earning his B.F.A. and went on to study at Hunter College in New York, where he earned his M.F.A. Perez’s work reflects his belief in the importance of pleasure in art. His works display a sleek aesthetic, complemented with vibrant colors. Perez paints nudes, still lifes, and tropical settings, but is best known for his paintings of modernist architecture. Through these paintings of architecture, Perez conveys his nostalgia for the architects’ belief in utopia. For twenty years, Perez worked with a printmaking method he created that mimics the color printing process, before returning to painting in 2010.
Inspired by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichtenstein’s exploration of alternative techniques of mark-making, Perez mimics the process of color printing by making preparatory drawings for each color in a composition and using sheets to transfer oil paint to the canvas. However, he has since returned to the paintbrush.
Enoc Perez was born in 1967 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1990, Perez studied at the Pratt Institute, earning his B.F.A. and went on to study at Hunter College in New York, where he earned his M.F.A. Perez’s work reflects his belief in the importance of pleasure in art. His works display a sleek aesthetic, complemented with vibrant colors. Perez paints nudes, still lifes, and tropical settings, but is best known for his paintings of modernist architecture. Through these paintings of architecture, Perez conveys his nostalgia for the architects’ belief in utopia. For twenty years, Perez worked with a printmaking method he created that mimics the color printing process, before returning to painting in 2010.
Inspired by Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, and Roy Lichtenstein’s exploration of alternative techniques of mark-making, Perez mimics the process of color printing by making preparatory drawings for each color in a composition and using sheets to transfer oil paint to the canvas. However, he has since returned to the paintbrush.