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Unpublished critical essay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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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TONY: The Other New York

Institutional publication, 2012

The project publication documents Puentes's participation in the multi-venue Central New York exhibition.

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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.

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