Washington – Ricardo Romero Cortez Duque

Save The Date! Thursday, April 20th 5-8 P.M.

April 7, 2017 Scott Parker-AndersonLeave a comment

Ledger Square Law invites you to meet its two new artists exhibiting their work in our firm starting April 11, 2017.

You can also meet the artists, Rick Duque and Genna Draper, at Ledger Square Law during Tacoma’s Art Walk on Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 5pm – 8pm.

We are also excited to present our newest work space, “The Lair,” which will feature art from Debra Van Tuinen.

Please join us for drinks and appetizers and a fun opportunity to mix and mingle with local business owners, community leaders and artists.

Source: Ricardo Romero Cortez Duque

Source: Van Tuinen Art – Debra Van Tuinen

Source: Genna Draper

West Seattle John L. Scott Grand Opening

November 19, 2016November 20, 2016 Scott Parker-AndersonLeave a comment

West Seattle John L. Scott Grand Opening

Rick has his artwork up at the new location of the West Seattle John L. Scott Real Estate offices. Their press release reads:

Please help us celebrate this occasion with fabuous bites, music, and drinks. We are now located in the beautiful historic building on California Ave SW, just North of Oregon Street, in the heart of West Seattle’s thriving Alaska Junction. This festive evening will include a viewing of our new building, a ribbing cutting dedication, and a special address and 2017 market update from our CEO Lennox Scott.

Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 – 9:00pm
4445 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

** Additionally, the U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect new unwrapped toys for their Toys For Tots holiday toy drive.

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Seattle Art Walk First Thursday July 2nd

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 Scott Parker-AndersonLeave a comment

Come see Ricardo Duque’s latest pieces at Alki Arts (1124 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98101) next week. Stop by and say hello.

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Ricardo makes paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed media artworks.

By exploring the concept of landscape in a nostalgic way, he creates intense personal moments masterfully created by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer round and round in circles.

His paintings don’t reference recognizable form. The results are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted. By applying abstraction, he investigates the dynamics of landscape, including the manipulation of its effects and the limits of spectacle based on our assumptions of what landscape means to us. Rather than presenting a factual reality, an illusion is fabricated to conjure the realms of our imagination.

His works establish a link between the landscapes reality and that imagined by its conceiver. These works focus on concrete questions that determine our existence. Ricardo Romero Cortez Duque currently lives and works in Seattle.