ANDRéS CORTES
Andrés' Cortes’ site-specific installations are designed to enhance spaces, foster a sense of community, and bridge connections between individuals and their surroundings.
Andrés Cortes, Rio de Cypress Park, 2018
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Andrés Cortes (b. 1985, Los Angeles) is a first-generation Mexican/California Native. He earned a BFA in Drawing and Painting, with a minor in Comparative World Literature from California State University, Long Beach. He has exhibited his works extensively in California. Solo exhibitions include Maple St. Construct, Omaha, NE; The Brewery Artists Lofts, Los Angeles, CA, and 1700Naud, Los Angeles, CA. Recent group shows in California include Spy Projects; Brand Library Museum; Permanent Storage Projects; Durden & Ray; VANS Studio 808; Odd Ark LA; Werkartz; ARTsea; Bombay Beach Biennale; Other Places Art Fair; Spring Break Art Show LA; Also Gallery LA; XIXstudios; Tiger Strikes Asteroid; Global Giving; The Dojo; Braj Gallery; and Huntington Library. Other group shows include Collar Works, Troy, NY and Sou’Wester, Seaview, WA. He lived and worked in Brooklyn, NY from 2010-2015, and currently resides and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Andrés Cortes, Porter Ranch Pool, Installation, 2022, 9 inches H x 45 feet W
Andrés Cortes, Rio de Cypress Park, 2018 (detail)
Andrés Cortes, Porter Ranch Pool, Installation, 2022 (detail)
Andrés Cortes, Lower Alley, 2021
Andrés Cortes, Mid-Alley, 2020, 9-12 feet x 100 feet, Ongoing personal project
Andrés Cortes, Wooden Door, 2020, 12 feet H x 35 feet W, Part of ongoing alley project
Andrés Cortes, Mid-Alley, 2020, 9-12 feet x 100 feet, Ongoing personal project (alternate view)
Andrés Cortes, Blue Sunset Wall, 2021, 23 H x 27 inches W, Part of ongoing alley project
Andrés Cortes, Public Payphone Projects, 2020 & 2023, Street art
Andrés Cortes, Public Payphone Projects, 2020 & 2023, Street art
Andrés Cortes, Darla's House, 2022, 7 feet H x 20 feet W
Andrés Cortes, Black Madonna, 2021
Stained glass, talavera tiles, vintage mirror, cedar, grout, onyx stain, and black cement on wooden panel
30 x 25 ½ x 2 ¾ inches
Andrés Cortes, Circular, 2022
Mosaic & desert sand on panel
23 x23 x 3 inches (variable)
Andrés Cortes, Untitled, 2021
Mexican tile, grout, glass, alcohol paint on wood panel
20.5 x 20.5 x 2.25 inches
Andrés Cortes, Dark Lago, 2018
Graphite, cement, resin on wood panel
26.5 x 20.5 x 2 inches
Andrés Cortes, A Week of Rain, 2019
Dyed mortar cement, repurposed stained glass, alcohol dye on wood frame and found cement board
22.5 inches H x 20.5 inches W x 2.75 inches D
Andrés Cortes, Domingo, 2020
Amber mirror, grout, and acrylic paint on cement board and wooden frame
17 ½ x 12 ½ x 1 ¾ inches
Andrés Cortes, Sueños, 2022
Mirror, grout, oil paint, powder pigment, aqua deck stain, yupo paper, and pencil on wooden panel
29 ½ x 24 x 2 ¾ inches
Andrés Cortes, Cactus, 2021
Glass, acrylic paint, grout, ceramic tile, and drywall tape on wooden panel
17 ¾ x 15 ½ x 1 ¾ inches
Andrés Cortes, Monte Alban, 2019
Mosaic, black grout on a burlap panel
24 inches H x 23 inches W x 1.75 inches D
Andrés Cortes, Three Flowers, 2022
Adobe cement, dyed cement, ceramic tile, glass, driftwood, coral reef, bottlecaps, acrylic gel, paper cup, aluminum can, glass, and mirror on wooden panel
33 ¼ x 25 ⅜ x 2 ¼ inches
Andrés Cortes, A Desert Daze, Ocaso para los Ojos...I miss you still, 2023
Glass, mirror, ceramic tile, and dyed grout in a handmade California sycamore/wood shadowbox
24 ¾ x 21 x 3 ½ inches
Andrés Cortes, Panamint Flor, 2023
Adobe made with sand from Trona, handmade tiles, salvaged tile, glass, salvaged lumber in a handmade frame
32 inches H x 31 inches W x 6 inches D
Andrés Cortes, New Love, 2023
Vintage Japanese ceramic stoneware, ceramic tile, mirror, and grout on cement board with a zebrawood frame
13 ¼ x 15 x 1 inches
Andrés Cortes, Isabel St., 2022
Adobe, paint, mosaic, chicken wire
20.75 x 14.25 x 2.5 inches
Andrés Cortes, Flores de Zinaparo, 2022
Adobe, mosaic tiles, wire, paint
24 inches H x 15.75 inches W x 1.75 inches D
PRESS
It's For You: Ephemeral Art & The Death of the Public Phone Directed by Ryan Steven Green, Coming Soon
Maple St. Construct 2023
Maake 2019