Critical Writing & Press
Selected essays, articles, publications, and institutional writing examining Abisay Puentes's practice and the evolving universe of La Parábola.
Selected Critical Writing
Synesthesia: The Art of Abisay Puentes
Lynette M. F. Bosch — SUNY Distinguished Professor
Unpublished critical essay
A sustained critical study of the synesthetic, spiritual, and perceptual dimensions of Puentes's interdisciplinary practice.
Angustia | Abisay Puentes
Andrés Isaac Santana — Arte al Límite, 2020
A critical reflection on anguish, vulnerability, allegory, and the human condition in Puentes's work.
Abisay Puentes: La manzana en la cabeza
Andrés Isaac Santana — Hypermedia Magazine, 2020
An extended consideration of autobiography, metaphor, exile, and the interdisciplinary character of Puentes's practice.
La pintura, el mejor sonido en el silencio / Painting the Best Sound in Silence
Liannys Lisset Peña Rodríguez — CdeCuba
Print publication; no verified public URL.
A critical text addressing the relationship between painting and music, symbolic uncertainty, introspection, and the internal rhythm of the work.
Juan Enrique Guerrero
Early Critical Writings on Abisay Puentes
1999–2001 and undated historical texts
Selected Press & Publications
New York State of Mind
Carl Mellor — Syracuse New Times, 2012
Press coverage of TONY: The Other New York, including Puentes's participation at the Community Folk Art Center.
TONY: The Other New York
Institutional publication, 2012
The project publication documents Puentes's participation in the multi-venue Central New York exhibition.
Abisay Puentes: Paradox
Everson Museum of Art — CNY Artist Initiative, 2022
Institutional Exhibition Record
Official exhibition record for Abisay Puentes: Paradox, presented through the Everson Museum of Art's CNY Artist Initiative.