page_title: Jerry De La Cruz
section_title: Work
hierarchical_section_title: Jerry De La Cruz / Work
caption_attribution_description: English: "The Power" by Jerry De La Cruz (b 1948, Denver, CO), oil, acrylic &amp; mixed media on canvas, 30" x 60"
context_page_description: Jerry De La Cruz is an American fine artist born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He currently works out of his studio in the Santa Fe District in Denver, Colorado, and out of his studio in the Wynwood District in Miami, Florida.
context_section_description: De La Cruz is a painter, a sculptor and a photographer.  His work often combines mediums, but invariably is grounded in exquisite control and fine craftsmanship.  He is among many well-known Denver artists, but is the only one whose work "slaps you in the face and doesn't let you go".  It's definitely not safe.  Realistically rendered human figures abound, as varied as reality, but rarely left in their realistic settings.  They may be painted, drawn, photographed, sculpted, assembled or digitally manipulated, are most often juxtaposed against surreal settings, and always convey more than their physical characteristics.  Each work is surprisingly different from the last and cannot, grouped together, be placed in any single category or style, beyond the fact that all are totally accessible, recognizable and without need for any knowledge for a meaningful interaction with the viewer.”
  “De La Cruz's mastery of formal and experimental techniques reflects a career dedicated to creative probing and discipline.  It is rare indeed to come into contact with an artist who so successfully ranges from abstraction to surrealism in single canvases.  Themes of personal identity and interpersonal responsiveness are layered into his work, allowing the viewer to share in the artist's process of questioning the relationships of his subjects to the world.  The insights that develop in his works are universal in their ability to connect the reflective with the informative.”
caption: "The Power" by De La Cruz (1994)
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