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Jacobo de la Serna (born 1965 in Espanola, New Mexico, USA) is a ceramic artist, Spanish Colonial scholar and painter. His work is exhibited in permanent collections around the United States. In 2009 de la Serna was selected for a "one man" exhibit at the Grounds For Sculpture Museum in Hamilton, NJ. He has given talks about his work and ceramic traditions at museums and galleries including the Denver Art Museum. de la Serna is a direct descendent of some of the earliest Spanish families to settle in New Mexico in 1598; he cites these deep cultural roots as both an influence and a guiding light for his artwork. He has been a consistent award winning artist at the annual Spanish Market in Santa Fe, NM numerous times since 1994.〔Spanish Colonial Arts Society; http://www.spanishcolonialblog.org/〕 de la Serna is seen as a mentor by many young artists. de la Serna has been collected by museums such as the Santa Fe Museum of International Folk Art, The Denver Art Museum, Grounds For Sculpture and the Albuquerque Museum. His work is in both private and corporate collections throughout the United and abroad, and he is represented by numerous galleries. Andrew Connors, Curator of the Albuquerque Museum has said of de la Serna's work: ==Career== de la Serna studied art independently at the Instituto de Bellas Artes, Granada, Spain, the Sanchez Conservation, Santa Fe, the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, the Osona Gallery and Studio, Santa Fe, and Santos of New Mexico, Santa Fe.〔 Much of de la Serna's time was spent studying the work of early New Mexican Colonial iconographers and the use of traditional tempera on panel techniques. This early work was quickly sought after by private collectors and museums. While not prolific in this genre, his work in ''retablos'', ''bulto carvings'' and ''gesso relief'' earned him awards and respect. His work has been widely published in books and magazine articles. He is represented in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. de la Serna has notably helped to revive "gesso relief" and "Casitas" as a style type in American pottery.〔State of New Mexico, 2005, Legislative recognition〕 In his pottery, de la Serna fuses both very early and modern New Mexican practices.〔 His use of micaceous clay with its subtle sparkle, harkens back not only to the ancient traditions of mica flecked clay used by early Neolithic Iberians, Celti-Iberians, and the Taos and Picuris Pueblos, but also to the Hispanic people in New Mexico and early Spanish settlers in Santa Elena, la Florida (1566-1587) 〔(University of South Carolina: Santa Elena Charlesfort )〕 who also produced micaceous pottery during the colonial period and in the early nineteenth century in New Mexico. de la Serna hand-builds his pots using coil-and-scrap technology, and fires his pottery in the style of open pit kilns traditionally used by indigenous peoples. However, de la Serna's pottery, although indicative of ancient forms such as ollas and bean pots, are thoroughly modern. His minimalist, elegant lines are highly sculptural, and have moved beyond the concept of pottery in a practical sense. de la Serna's work is known for being executed with a high degree of technical prowess given the monumental sizes compared to those often rendered using the same techniques. The late Native American artist R.C. Gorman,〔(R.C. Gorman Gallery )〕 praised de la Serna's work: "Jacobo creates from his soul, work that is poignant and sensual. A truly gifted man". After much success as a ceramic artist in 2010, de la Serna turned his attention to oil painting during the winter break from pottery. His paintings evoke religious icons and the classic turn of the century Northern New Mexican villages that he was so familiar with, such as in his painting ''Renata's House''. His critics and collectors were immediately impressed with his ability and this new work has quickly found its way into many private and museum collections. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jacobo de la Serna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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