Wichie Torres
| Wichie Torres | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 29, 1952 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Education | Academia de Arte de San Carlos |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | El Flamboyan |
| Movement | Costumbrismo |
| Patron(s) | Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art, Puerto Rico Museum of Art |
Wichie Torres, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 29 March 1952, is a Puerto Rican oil canvas painter. He is an exposer of the costumbrismo movement. He is also the first person in the Central America and Caribbean region to have ever undergone two independent heart transplant operations and have survived both.
Wichie Torres was born in barrio San Anton, Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 29 March 1952. From a tender age he showed an inclination for art and Puerto Rican customs and traditions which he started to capture in his adolescence via drawings and paintings. In his early years he studied painting under Carola Colón Coavas.
In 1967 he continued his training with Frank Cervoni at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas (School of Plastic Arts) of the Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1969 he attended the Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico where he completed his bachelor's degree. He then studied in New York City under Rafael López Sustachí. In 1973 he traveled to Mexico to attend school at the Academia de Arte de San Carlos.
After completing his training in Mexico, Torres returns to Puerto Rico where his fame grows quickly. His painting are found in various selective cafes and restaurants in his hometown of Ponce, including Cafe Cafe and La Casa del Chef. They are sought after works of art, and various prominent celebrities, including Javier Vázquez are known to possess some of his originals. His studio is located at 92 Comercio Street (PR-133) in the Ponce Historic Zone. As of 2010, Torres had made over 400 expositions and won over 250 awards.
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