Rod Acosta
Oil, acrylic, sculpture
Biography
Rodney Acosta graduated from the San Juan school of fine arts (Escuela de Artes Plasticas) P.R. obtaining a bachelors in visual arts. Continuing his education at Rollings college Florida ; he has been drawing and painting since he was 14 years old. He has been producing and exhibiting his art since then employing one medium or another in Florida and the Caribbean. His exhibitions to name a few ; 3 times at The annual biennial of “ cuartel la puntilla San Juan” . In 1992 Rod moved to Florida and shortly after participated in O.V.A.L. Orlando , Volunteer Artist league and had a solo exhibition at cafe Tutu tango Orlando , Borders bookstore, D.A.A.S. Coop, Arts for act gallery, Sydney & Berne Davis Art center in Fort Myers among others. In 2021 Rod received a commission to paint 2 mural panels at the Caloosahatchee Marina in downtown Fort Myers. He has taught individual art classes from time to time and has participated and won at least in 3 art contests. Rod recently moved to Marion county, and had participated in local collective exhibitions at NOMA Gallery and Marion Cultural Alliance; he is currently one of the resident artists at The Magnolia Arts Exchange where he works on his new pieces at “Acosta Studio 3 “. Acosta's works are mostly mixed media in canvas or wood board; he has also produced several sculptures in steel and wood. His technique consists in extreme light contrasts , heavy textures, scratching over layers of oil, aiding found objects and textiles.
Works (16)
Urchin Hart Fortress
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil painting · 30 × 10 × 10 in
Jet Ray Apparatus
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 36 × 10 × 10 in
Cosmic Sprout
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 37 × 11 × 11 in
The Science of Violence
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 33 × 25 × 12 in
Static Brain Wave
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 25" x 10.5" x 6"
Synthetic Organisms
Rod Acosta
Mixed media · 29" x 23" x 2" (framed: 29.5" x 23.5" x 2")
The Blue Prince
Rod Acosta
Mixed media · 29.5" x 23.5" x 2" (framed: 30" x 24" x 2")
Hydra
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 31" x 14" x 6"
Pipe Dreams
Rod Acosta
Mixed media · 29" x 23" x 2"
A Strange Gift
Rod Acosta
Acrylic on canvas · 30" x 24" x 2"
Power Slave
Rod Acosta
Oil · 24" x 12" x 2"
Fire Seed
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 30" x 10" x 10"
The Call
Rod Acosta
Oil on canvas · 48" x 36" x 2"
Paradise in My Window
Rod Acosta
Oil and mixed media · 35" x 23" x 0.25" (framed: 40" x 25" x 5")
They Listen
Rod Acosta
Welded steel and oil paint · 25" x 10.5" x 6"
Absolution
Rod Acosta
Acrylic on canvas · 24" x 18" x 2"
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