Jorge Zeno. Nydia Caro

Description

A portrait of Nydia Caro, one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated singers and actresses,

from Zeno’s “período azul” (blue period), the subject of a 2018 exhibition at Obra Galería

Alegría in San Juan. Rendered in deep blues against a dark ground. Elongated features,

loose curls and a quiet, direct gaze give the figure an intimate, dreamlike presence. A

rare piece where Puerto Rican fine art and popular culture meet.

Born in 1956 and raised in Puerto Rico, Jorge Zeno studied at the Puerto Rico School of

Plastic Arts and worked at the Printmaking Workshop in New York. A painter, draftsman

and sculptor, he has exhibited since 1985; three of his bronze sculptures stand in public

plazas in Old San Juan, and his work is in the collection of the Museo de Arte de Puerto

Rico.