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It
is difficult to say where Gonzalo Aponte's style comes from.
We asked him and this is what we got:
"It comes from where 'it all comes from'. If the sculptor
was himself created, then what he creates is not his creation
but the creation of his Creator. I am not the Creator, I
am just the middle man. My job is to 'eliminate the middle
man' - eliminate my own pre-conceived ideas of what the
creation ought to be, eliminate my fears, my resentments,
my prejudging. If I succeed, the Creation will then be perfect
and even I will be seeing it for the first time."
Born on October 19, 1951 in a coconut grove overlooking
the Atlantic Ocean, Gonzalo Andrés Aponte was raised
in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He studied in New England, and
lived in New York during the artistic revival of the early
1970's. His travels worldwide exposed him to an amalgamation
of culture, language and tradition. His art objects represent
the culmination of this experience. Versatile in various
artistic expressions of the heart, his sculpture embodies
an earthy perspective of the human form. While his lines
are clean and simple, his objects emit an intense aura and
transport you to a unique magical emotion.
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On March 3, 2003 Gonzalo Aponte passed away while traveling
to his Old San Juan studio, The Free Studio.
Click
here to see an interview with Gonzalo Aponte
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