The Lexicon of Creativity: The Art Of Jose Pascual Hijuelos

By Staff Writer

Every artist develops his or her own visual lexicon that constantly manifests itself in a variety of ways; whether it be our choice of color, shape, texture, or the use of space. One of Hijuelos's inclinations is to juxtapose shapes in such a way that an intrusive wedge is created. One day he realized that this intrusive wedge made him think of the thorn. After some thought, he found that concept quite interesting and acceptable.  (Over the centuries the symbol of the thorn has meant, not only the quest for spirituality, but in a larger context, it has represented joy and sadness, grief and affliction.) The subliminal value of these icons or images add to the open ended experience of the painting, not only for the viewer, but for him as well.

"In the painting Canto Tremor, presently on display at Intersección Arte Contemporáneo, I use the wedge as the piercing force one must experience the moment  an earthquake  impacts." he mentions.

Cuban-American José Pascual Hijuelos was born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. After serving four years of military service in England, he returned home and went on to complete an MFA in Painting. He studied with Philip Pearlstein, Lucas Samaras, Jimmy Ernst, Lee Bontecou and Alan D'Arcangelo. For several years he was the assistant to the abstract painter Al Held. Mr. Hijuelos was nurtured on Postwar American Abstract Painting, influenced by such notables as Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Ben Nicholson and Al Held. Mr. Hijuelos has traveled extensively. For many years, he worked as an archaeological site supervisor and illustrator in Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus. He now divides his time between San Miguel de Allende, which has been his home for over twenty years, and New York City.

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