The Fine Art Legacy of Jorge Kuhliger
The art production of J. Kuhliger is the outcome of a great talent, a higher academic background and a consistent professional development; he was a Professor of Plastic Arts and Masters in Fine Arts but primarily a gifted Artist whose comprehensive knowledge of art, creative imagination, exceptional aesthetic sensibility, versatile plastic dexterity and enthusiastic dedication, allowed him to consolidate a well-defined style that is distinguished by his deeply evocative conceptualizations, the complex meaning of the thematic content of his scenes, the coherence in his composition and his impeccable technical craftsmanship.
J. Kuhliger's passionate interest and the formal research on the Ancient Mayan Culture were the sources of his artistic inspiration; the topics of all his excellent art production, are neatly organized in thematic series, all of them characterized by scenes with explicit composition plans that vividly express their thematic content; he employed large formats to render spectacular effects with the interactions of the voluptuous shapes and the dwelling space. The great control that he had over the plastic properties of the media and the techniques allowed him to render images of excellent quality.
The set of four Oil Canvases shown in the Gallery of this website are part of The Mayan Cosmogony Series, which is one of the finest artistic achievements of J. Kuhliger; this excellent series of oil paintings started as the associated Art Project of a research on the ancient Mayan Mythology initiated during his Masters in Fine Arts. In this Series Kuhliger conceived scenes with coherent composition plans that faithfully connote and express the complex conceptualizations of the Cosmogonist Mayan myths; skillfully capturing the mythical legends in realistic scenes that portray the live interactions of monolithic entities that characterize the abstractions of the structure and the elements of the Mayan Universe.
With great plastic dexterity, gaudily creative imagination and neatly eloquent aesthetic design plans, Kuhliger brought to life in his splendid and very suggestive scenes the symbolism of the iconographic codes that narrate the legends of the Mayan Cosmogony; giving substance and a dwelling space to the mythological characters that he used as plastic morphemes to depict the relationships that exist among the entities that represent the natural resources, the structure and the principles of the cosmic context. In his scenes the symbolism is handled as a concert of codes plainly expressed with an explicit graphic syntax that conveys a plethora of evocative metaphysical concepts of the Cosmogonist perspective of the Mayan Culture.
From the design point of view, in the scenes of the Mayan Cosmogony Series, Kuhliger employed plans with natural spatial composition to render a realistic dwelling effect and a coherent dynamic unity with all the graphic elements; he used the most luminous layered painting technique to build depth and details using all the latitude of his oil color palette. In what regards the materials and their use; this canvases have the most stable preparations and the best quality art materials available; the fine craftsmanship that characterizes this series of his exquisite art production is a tangible evidence of his great aesthetic sense and technical proficiency.; J. Kuhliger's Fine Art Legacy has earned the right to have its own place in the History of Art and remain as one more testimonial of the excellence of the Mexican Fine Art.
In the Oil Paintings of the Mayan Cosmogony Series, J. Kuhliger used the “Layered A la Prima Oil Brush Technique" on large format Canvases of 120 cm. X 100 cm. (4' X 3 1/4'); applying W&N Oil Colors (AA and A Permanence) on a Base of White Acrylic-Casein Emulsion. The Substrates are Neutral pH Heavy Strand Cotton-Linen (70/30%) Crosshatch Canvas that was prepared with a Deep Imprimatur of White Iridescent Polyvinyl-Acrylate Gesso. Kuhliger employed only top quality art materials, his Artworks were meant to last.
J. Kuhliger’s production has turned out to be both, fine art and illustrative documents; as all his masterworks are the concurrence of an extensive documentary background, a great artistic talent and a very high technical proficiency.
The Art of Jorge Kuhliger Bertoni has received relevant acknowledgement from the public, from art collectors and from art institutions , it has been published, exhibited and auctioned at the most renowned Art Forums, Cultural Institutions, Universities and Art Galleries of México, such as “The National Institute of Anthropology and History of México”, “The National Institute of Fine Arts of México “, “The National School of Plastic Arts”, “The Academy of San Carlos”, "The Mexican Congress", "The Fine Arts Institute of San Luis Potosí", “The Cervantino International Art Festival of Guanajuato”, “The Autonomous University of Guadalajara” and many Art Galleries and Art Forums of Mexico City, San Luis Potosí, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Monterrey, Yucatan and Quintana Roo; In the United States, the exhibition and the auctions of J. Kuhliger’s Art Production at Art Galleries and Fine Art Exhibitions, were coordinated by the art management services of Art Escape West International of San Francisco, California; in 1995 Oddities Studio created the official website dedicated to the Artistic Legacy of Jorge Kuhliger.
The art production of J. Kuhliger is the outcome of a great talent, a higher academic background and a consistent professional development; he was a Professor of Plastic Arts and Masters in Fine Arts but primarily a gifted Artist whose comprehensive knowledge of art, creative imagination, exceptional aesthetic sensibility, versatile plastic dexterity and enthusiastic dedication, allowed him to consolidate a well-defined style that is distinguished by his deeply evocative conceptualizations, the complex meaning of the thematic content of his scenes, the coherence in his composition and his impeccable technical craftsmanship.
J. Kuhliger's passionate interest and the formal research on the Ancient Mayan Culture were the sources of his artistic inspiration; the topics of all his excellent art production, are neatly organized in thematic series, all of them characterized by scenes with explicit composition plans that vividly express their thematic content; he employed large formats to render spectacular effects with the interactions of the voluptuous shapes and the dwelling space. The great control that he had over the plastic properties of the media and the techniques allowed him to render images of excellent quality.
The set of four Oil Canvases shown in the Gallery of this website are part of The Mayan Cosmogony Series, which is one of the finest artistic achievements of J. Kuhliger; this excellent series of oil paintings started as the associated Art Project of a research on the ancient Mayan Mythology initiated during his Masters in Fine Arts. In this Series Kuhliger conceived scenes with coherent composition plans that faithfully connote and express the complex conceptualizations of the Cosmogonist Mayan myths; skillfully capturing the mythical legends in realistic scenes that portray the live interactions of monolithic entities that characterize the abstractions of the structure and the elements of the Mayan Universe.
With great plastic dexterity, gaudily creative imagination and neatly eloquent aesthetic design plans, Kuhliger brought to life in his splendid and very suggestive scenes the symbolism of the iconographic codes that narrate the legends of the Mayan Cosmogony; giving substance and a dwelling space to the mythological characters that he used as plastic morphemes to depict the relationships that exist among the entities that represent the natural resources, the structure and the principles of the cosmic context. In his scenes the symbolism is handled as a concert of codes plainly expressed with an explicit graphic syntax that conveys a plethora of evocative metaphysical concepts of the Cosmogonist perspective of the Mayan Culture.
From the design point of view, in the scenes of the Mayan Cosmogony Series, Kuhliger employed plans with natural spatial composition to render a realistic dwelling effect and a coherent dynamic unity with all the graphic elements; he used the most luminous layered painting technique to build depth and details using all the latitude of his oil color palette. In what regards the materials and their use; this canvases have the most stable preparations and the best quality art materials available; the fine craftsmanship that characterizes this series of his exquisite art production is a tangible evidence of his great aesthetic sense and technical proficiency.; J. Kuhliger's Fine Art Legacy has earned the right to have its own place in the History of Art and remain as one more testimonial of the excellence of the Mexican Fine Art.
In the Oil Paintings of the Mayan Cosmogony Series, J. Kuhliger used the “Layered A la Prima Oil Brush Technique" on large format Canvases of 120 cm. X 100 cm. (4' X 3 1/4'); applying W&N Oil Colors (AA and A Permanence) on a Base of White Acrylic-Casein Emulsion. The Substrates are Neutral pH Heavy Strand Cotton-Linen (70/30%) Crosshatch Canvas that was prepared with a Deep Imprimatur of White Iridescent Polyvinyl-Acrylate Gesso. Kuhliger employed only top quality art materials, his Artworks were meant to last.
J. Kuhliger’s production has turned out to be both, fine art and illustrative documents; as all his masterworks are the concurrence of an extensive documentary background, a great artistic talent and a very high technical proficiency.
The Art of Jorge Kuhliger Bertoni has received relevant acknowledgement from the public, from art collectors and from art institutions , it has been published, exhibited and auctioned at the most renowned Art Forums, Cultural Institutions, Universities and Art Galleries of México, such as “The National Institute of Anthropology and History of México”, “The National Institute of Fine Arts of México “, “The National School of Plastic Arts”, “The Academy of San Carlos”, "The Mexican Congress", "The Fine Arts Institute of San Luis Potosí", “The Cervantino International Art Festival of Guanajuato”, “The Autonomous University of Guadalajara” and many Art Galleries and Art Forums of Mexico City, San Luis Potosí, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Monterrey, Yucatan and Quintana Roo; In the United States, the exhibition and the auctions of J. Kuhliger’s Art Production at Art Galleries and Fine Art Exhibitions, were coordinated by the art management services of Art Escape West International of San Francisco, California; in 1995 Oddities Studio created the official website dedicated to the Artistic Legacy of Jorge Kuhliger.
The four Oil Paintings that are shown in this website are part of the Mayan Cosmogony Series all are signed original Kuhliger's Fine Art masterworks, they were officially certified and registered in the National Registry of the Artistic Patrimony of México in care of the National Institute of Fine Arts of Mexico INBA.
Legacy of Jorge Kuhliger's Fine Art
J. Kuhliger Brief Biographical Reference
Born in 1964 in Texcoco, State of México under the influence of an educated European family, Jorge A. Kuhliger Bertoni cultivated a strong background in aesthetics, which he developed to a highly refined plastic talent.
The extensive knowledge acquired studying the Anthropology and Archeology of the Mexican Cultures and their Ancient Architecture, provided him with the topical content of his entire art production.
In 1970, Kuhliger moved to Guanajuato where he entered the world of professional fine art. During the following twelve years he would concentrate his attention to develop the concepts, the skills and the expertise required to define his distinctive artistic style.
In 1982, he moved to the city of Son Luis Potosí where he acquired the Masters Degree in Fine Arts at the Notional Institute of Fine Arts (I.N.B.A.). He taught fine Arts and advanced painting techniques at his Alma-matter; he participated in projects of anthropological and archaeological research on Prehispanic Cultures and Ancient Architecture of Mexico..
Such studies constitute the theoretical background and the basis of Inspiration for his unique art production.
Born in 1964 in Texcoco, State of México under the influence of an educated European family, Jorge A. Kuhliger Bertoni cultivated a strong background in aesthetics, which he developed to a highly refined plastic talent.
The extensive knowledge acquired studying the Anthropology and Archeology of the Mexican Cultures and their Ancient Architecture, provided him with the topical content of his entire art production.
In 1970, Kuhliger moved to Guanajuato where he entered the world of professional fine art. During the following twelve years he would concentrate his attention to develop the concepts, the skills and the expertise required to define his distinctive artistic style.
In 1982, he moved to the city of Son Luis Potosí where he acquired the Masters Degree in Fine Arts at the Notional Institute of Fine Arts (I.N.B.A.). He taught fine Arts and advanced painting techniques at his Alma-matter; he participated in projects of anthropological and archaeological research on Prehispanic Cultures and Ancient Architecture of Mexico..
Such studies constitute the theoretical background and the basis of Inspiration for his unique art production.
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