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Raul Servin began his artistic studies at the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1960 when he was only seven. Five years later, he had his first one man show in Acapulco at Galeria Edan. In 1968, he decorated the pavilion for the Flying Indians at the World's Fair in San Antonio. He has curated art exhibits for the Art Cellar in Houston and the Centro Cultural Aztlan in San Antonio, among others. He has also participated in many individual and group art exhibits locally, nationally and internationally. Servin became an American citizen in the 1980s.
Servin’s work is defined by its central focus on dealing with reality and destiny: in his pieces the viewer can contemplate the anguish and struggles present in society today. With its bold use of colour and detail of line, as well as its strong contrast of light and shadow, his style is characterized by personal and poignant statements about the values, social morals, economic realities, and political actions that affect the human condition around the world. Servin’s inspiration is 'la Raza’—the people. In his earlier works he tried to represent equality by painting his subjects as naked; now he has gone further, using skeletons to erase the prejudice of the skin and assert that there is no race, nationality, or gender. Nevertheless, he does use symbolism to portray their identities.
2017
Raul Servin
Mixed media | Técnica mixta
152.4 x 121.9 cm (60 x 48 in)
Collection of the artist | Colección del artista
Photo courtesy of the artist | Imagen cortesía del artista
We asked the artist to share their favourite things | Le pedimos a cada artista que comparta sus cosas favoritas
