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José Ignacio Fletes Cruz
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Born - July 31, 1952; Managua, Nicaragua.
Biography - Studied for a year at the School of Fine Arts in Leon. Joined the community of primitivistic painters at Solentiname, and created works for the book, The Gospel in Art by the Peasants of Solentiname. During the war (1978-79) took refuge in Costa Rica, and contributed paintings to the movement against Somoza. Settled in Leon after the war, and joined the Sutiava group of artists.
Exhibitions - Participated in exhibitions at the Solentiname collective, Gallery Juan Bautista Cuadra (Leon), Gallery Praxis (Managua), Gallery Tres Mundo (Managua), Primitive Painters Group at UNAN (Leon), Gallery La Marsellesa (Managua). International exhibitions in United States, Germany, France, England, Italy, Switzerland, Cuba, Austria and Costa Rica. Fletes cruz has exhibited on several occasions at Americas’ Arts Gallery in Gettysburg, PA, and at Indigo Arts Gallery in Philadelphia. Solo exhibits at Indigo Arts in March and April 2004, and February and March 2007. While in Pennsylvania he painted two murals in Gettysburg, PA, including one at the Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary., and murals at the Lancaster Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh.
The Paintings - "The landscapes reflect the flora and fauna that surround the peasants of the countryside - where peasants and their children learn from Mother Earth about the whims of nature."
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Ignacio Fletes Cruz instructs a young artist at Indigo Arts Gallery. February 3, 2007
Ignacio Fletes Cruz at Indigo Arts. March 6, 2004.
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Musica de Danza
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12 x 16), 2008
$375 |
El Buho
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x12), 2008
$375 |
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Tucanes y Lapas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2008
$375 |
El Rancho Escondido
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2008
$375 |
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El Paraiso de Adan y Eva
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2008
$375 |
Danza de Garzas
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x10), 2008
$295 |
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El Arco Iris y el Sembrador
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x20), 2008
$750 |
Santa Cena
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x20), 2006
$650 |
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Jesus el Buen Pastor
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2006
SOLD 5/07 |
Chozas al Borde del Rio
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x20), 2006
SOLD 5/07 |
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Romance de la Venado y el Pajaro
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (16x20), 2006
SOLD 2/07 |
Dia Asoliado
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
Acrylic on canvas (12x16), 2006
SOLD 5/07 |
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Encenada
José Ignacio Fletes Cruz (Leon, Nicaragua)
oil on canvas (12x10), 2006
SOLD 2/07 |
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