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Ruven Afanador Art

Colombian, American, b. 1959

The flamboyant, imaginative photographs of Colombian-born Ruven Afanador include dramatic celebrity portraits and several series that play with beauty standards and the conventions of gender. Afanador has produced books based on his fine art photography that document bullfighters, flamenco dancers, and Indigenous cultures in Colombia Hijas del Agua, his series capturing the traditions, attire, and environments of 26 Indigenous communities in Colombia, was the subject of a 2021 exhibition at the National Museum of Colombia in Bogotá. Afanador’s book, Ángel Gitano: The Men of Flamenco, includes high-contrast, black-and-white images such as Eduardo Guerrero Gonzales “Cortijo Santa Teresa de Hornia” (2012) that depict male flamenco performers in somewhat unusual costumes and expressive poses. The series followed up on his 2009 Mil Besos series about female flamenco dancers. Afanador’s editorial work includes portraits of President Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey, and has appeared in numerous publications such as New York magazine, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Vogue, Elle, and The New Yorker.

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Artist: Ruven Afanador
Mil Besos Eva Maria Garrido Garcia Yerbabuena Outskirts of Sevilla Spain
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
From a small edition of 25, this stunning selenium toned silver gelatin print was realized by the esteemed Colombian fine artist/ photographer Ruven Afanador in 2007. Inspired by the lyrical poetry of Federico García Lorca...
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Early 2000s Modern Ruven Afanador Art

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled #9 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print 2/5
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
Untitled #9 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print 2/5 This work is featured in Afanador's 2004 book 'Sombra" which combines elegant, erotic portraits and nudes of...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Ruven Afanador Art

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Silver Gelatin

Silver gelatin print from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, stamped on verso
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
Untitled portrait from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print, artist print. This work is featured in Afanador's 2004 book 'Sombra" which combines elegant, erotic port...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Ruven Afanador Art

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Silver Gelatin

#12 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print, artist proof
By Ruven Afanador
Located in New York, NY
Untitled #12 from Ruven Afanador "Sombra" series, silver gelatin print, artist print. This work is featured in Afanador's 2004 book 'Sombra" which combines elegant, erotic portraits...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Ruven Afanador Art

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Silver Gelatin

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