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Albino Hinojosa (American, B. 1943). Waiting, 1974. Acrylic on Masonite, 26 x 16 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist
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Albino Hinojosa (American, B. 1943). Dad's Chevy, 1978. Acrylic on Masonite, 19 x 37 inches. Tyler Museum of Art, Gift of the Artist 2001.09
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Albino Hinojosa (American, B. 1943). Forgotten Queen, 1973. Acrylic on Masonite, 16 x 32 inches. Collection of the artistIncluded in the American Slide Library Collection )
Albino Hinojosa (American, B. 1943). Extra Large, 2003. Acrylic on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches. Collection of the artistRecipient, Savoir Faire Award, National Acrylic Painters Association )
Albino Hinojosa (American, B. 1943). Still Life with Peaches, 2001. Acrylic on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches. Collection of the artist
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Albino Hinojosa (American, b. 1943). Still Life with Sasanqua Camellia, 2003.
Acrylic on Masonite, 16 x 20 inches. Photo courtesy of the artist
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Albino Hinojosa: An Awareness of Familiar Things November 17, 2006–January 14, 2007  Tyler Museum of Art is pleased to present an exhibition of a native East Texan now living in Ruston, Louisiana. Albino Hinojosa is known as an illustrator and portraitist in addition to being an immaculate realist working primarily in acrylic. His exquisite acrylic paintings of familiar everyday objects and scenes define the artist's standing in the art world today. This exhibition shows that his paintings are significant for reasons far beyond his obvious expertise in representational realism. Even in those of his paintings that can be regarded as trompe l'oeil – see particularly Forgotten Queen (1973), his painting of the queen of hearts playing card tucked into the molding, and Secure (1974), the padlock and the latch on the old door – it is not necessarily the effect of verisimilitude that makes his paintings so interesting. A strong case in point is another early work, Dad's Chevy (1972), depicting an old farmhouse and a pickup parked in front of it. The painting uses a more established landscape vocabulary and is a poignant example of how a realist landscape can unleash strong nostalgic emotions on the part of the viewer. Indeed, what is truly remarkable is the success with which his realist works evoke a wide range of personal responses from the viewer. The way Hinojosa perceives familiar objects in everyday life and represents them in excellent formal compositions enables us to take a step beyond the external object depicted to the inner life of the artist who observes as he lives in the here and now. From the metaphor of forlorn anticipation expressed by an open mailbox on a country roadside in Waiting (1974) to the icon of nostalgic excitement in a child's old red wagon in Ready for Battle (2002), the artist paints his emotions using an outwardly realist palette. As his paintings of still lifes – pottery, flowers, fruit, toys, tools – attest, Hinojosa's awareness of seemingly mundane things resonates with ours, enhancing our sensibility for familiar things in daily life, and through them, ultimately our own selves. It is on this common ground of intimate and familiar experience that we each respond in our own way, to his paintings. If this exhibition allows visitors to contemplate subtle — but personally significant — meanings hidden behind familiar surfaces in our daily life, the intended purpose will be fulfilled. Hinojosa's work has the power to make us reflect upon ourselves as we observe ordinary things. Albino Hinojosa was born in Atlanta, Texas, grew up in nearby Kildare, and now makes his home in Ruston, Louisiana. He received his BFA from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M) in Commerce, Texas, and his MFA from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in 1975, where he has taught studio art in the University's School of Art since the mid-1970s. His works have received national awards and recognitions and are included in many private and public collections, including the permanent collections of the Longview Museum of Fine Arts and the Tyler Museum of Art. Albino Hinojosa: An Awareness of Familiar Things is organized by the Tyler Museum of Art. Corporate Member Sponsor for this exhibition is Hibbs-Hallmark & Company. |