Semiótic theory of art resume

  Abdel Hernández San Juan

Semiotic theory and linguistic anthropology of art resume

Writer, Sociologist, cultural anthropologist, art critic

My research specifically focussed on art

Stablished Living in Houston, Texas, as permanent resident since 1997

Curator positions

1994-Curator of contemporary Venezuelan art and the issues of The Museum and the markets, Alejandro Otero Museum of visual art, coordinated by Vazco Zinetar and tahia Rivero, Caracas

1996- guest lecturer of The Faculty of Classical and hispanic studies at rice University in his areas of semiotic theory, anthropology and theory of contemporary art, Houston, Texas

Discussed Lecturer and publications

1996- The posmodern work: Beyond the Intertextual. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Conference Lectured at the Fondren Library Lectures Auditorium as a guest of the faculty of classical and Hispanic studies in his area of research of semiotic, theory of art, anthropology, curator at the alejandro otero museum of visual art, coordinated by Surpik Angelini and Hector Urrutibeity, translated by Graciela daichman, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA

1998- Cultural Bodies. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, essay on the catalogues, published catalogue, english, translated by Cristina jadick, Sicardi Sanders Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA

1998- Bodies Echoes. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, essay of the catalogues, published catalogue, Sicardi sanders Gallery, english, translated by Lourdes, Houston, Texas, USA

1998- workshop in semiotic theory and installation languages. By Abdel Hernandez san Juan and Cristina jadick, meetings of one day a week during Six months, Cristina jadick and Mike jadick spaces, spanish, Houston, Texas

1998- Anglo-Saxon conceptualism. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, lecture discussed at the glassel Schóol of art, cátedra of paintings, coordinated by terrell James, english by Abdel Hernandez San Juan, The Museum of fine art of Houston, Houston, Texas, usa

1999- Bodies Maps. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, essay of the catalogues published catalogue, english, translated by Lourdes, Sicardi sanders Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA

2000- Alchemies of the Senses. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, essay of the catalogue, english, translated by Lourdes, Sicardi sanders Gallery, Houston, Texas, USA

2002- The paintings of terrell James. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, essay, translated by surpik Angelini, Houston, Texas

2002- Relations and Differences between the Arts: A Matter of the History of Conscience. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, lecture discussed at the panel of Los Angeles Art Festival, The Japanize House of Culture, lectures by Abdel Hernandez San Juan, surpik angelini, villegas, and others, spanish, Dic, Los Angeles, California, USA

1998- The Museum and the People. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Series of Lectures discussed as complimentary research associate at rice university school of social sciences as a guest of The Jacobo Borges Art Museum on the issue of the museum and art Projects with Communities included Lectures Discussed by Abdel Hernandez San Juan and by George Marcus, and a dialogue between Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Jacobo Borges and Fernando calzadilla, spanish, tape recorded, coordinated by Adriana Meneses and Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela

1994-1995- Contemporary Venezuelan Art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, series of lectures discussed as curator at Mavao, Alejandro Otero Museum of Visual Art, included a printed design program, Spanish, Caracas, 1994

1994- To Valuate Venezuelan Art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, published as juror of the National Venezuelan Drawings Biennale at the Biennale catalogue in Spanish black 50 pages and white high quality illustrated with writings by Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Ariel Jiménez and Eliseo sierra, Fundarte and Alejandro Otero Museum of Visual Art, Spanish, Individual Attention: Vazco Zinetar, Caracas, Venezuela

1995- An Erotic of the Tired. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, published at the 15 pages high quality colour illustrated catalogue of Sello Serial exhibit of Jason Galarraga, writings of Abdel Hernandez San Juan and Rafael Arraiz Lucas, Individual Attention: Jason Galarraga and Elaiza Irrizarry, spanish, Centro Romulo Gallegos, Caracas, Venezuela

1994- Venezuelan Art in Computer. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, published in Spanish and English at the 100 pages high quality colour illustrated catalogue of the exhibit Water, Viasa, Individual Attention: Maria Clara Fernandez, Spanish, Caracas, Venezuela

1994- vanishing Memory. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, published in Spanish at the catalogue of the exhibit Three Visions and One Reality of Mexican artist Luis Kertsh, six pages high quality colour illustrated, Individual attention Luis Kertsh, spanish, La Florida Art Gallery, Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela

1994-to Make, to know, to apreciate: XX century posmodernism, conceptualism and abstractionism, series of lectures of one year one lecture a week by Abdel Hernández San Juan, printed designed programa, ateneístas foundation, coordinated by pilar Pérez, ateneo of caracas

1994-1995- Curatorial Practices and the Museum Collection. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Six month Series of Lectures discussing axiology’s and issues in art critique and postmodern anthropology, Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Peran Hermini and Fina Weitz Museum director, spanish, The Petare Museum of Art, Caracas, Venezuela

92-94-The eye Paint, News paper pague directed and written weklee by Abdel Hernández San Juan, ecónomo today news paper, italean news paper, coordinated by maria dimase, Caracas, venezuela

Examples

1993- On How to be Ecologicals in art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Published in Spanish on the exhibit water at the Economy Today newspaper, black and while high quality illustrated, individual attention: Maria di Mase, Caracas, Venezuela

1993- Contemporary Virgins. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Published on the Astrid Paredes Art Gallery exhibit of Venezuelan artists on the issue of the image of the Maria virgin at Economia Today newspaper, Individual Attention: Maria Di Mase, Caracas, Venezuela, 1993

1993- New Ways to the National Art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Published in Spanish on the Dimple 15 Years Whisky Biennale of Carece de Alcantara Foundation in the Ateneo of Valencia Nella Ochoa black and white high quality illustrated at Economy Today News Paper, Individual Attention: Maria di Mase, Caracas, Venezuela, 1993

1993- The femenine in art. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, Economy Today News Paper, Individual Attention: Maria di Mase, Caracas, Venezuela, 1993

1993- exhibits as freeways. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, Economy Today News Paper, Individual Attention: Maria di Mase, Caracas, Venezuela, 1993

More lectures and publications

1992- Aesthetics in the XX Century. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Serie of three months’ lectures in aesthetic theory discussed at the Federico Brand Art Institute, Spanish, Individual Attention: Sol Bendayan, San Bernardino, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992

1992- The Self-Conscience of Art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Serie of three months’ lectures discussed in Spanish at the Federico Brand Art Institute, Individual Attention Sol Bendayan, San Bernardino, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992

1992- Philosophizing Creativity. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Serie of discussed lectures in Spanish in philosophizing creativity, The University of Valencia, spanish, Individual Attention: Miriam Dibora, Fundacreatividad, Rectorado, Valencia, Venezuela, 1992

1992- Angel Sanchez. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Published in Spanish at the catalogue of the exhibit Sudaries of Angel Sanchez at Okyo Art Gallery, spanish, Individual Attention: Angel Sanchez, Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela, 1992

1992- The clue as pentagramal architecture of cosmos. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, text catalogue of the exhibit landscapes of the soul, OKYO gallery, Las Mercedes, Caracas, Venezuela

Panels

1991-Arte y Arquitectura: Un Dialogo Posible, lectures by Abdel Hernández San Juan, Fruto Vivas, Juan Pedro Posani, Fran fannon and others, Fundación Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991

1991-Teoría y Práctica de la Creación Artística, Instituto Universitario de Artes Plásticas Armando Reveron, conferencias por Abdel Hernández san juan, Plinio negrete, miguel posani, Manuel espinosa, entre otros, Caracas, Venezuela

1991-Arte, Conocimiento e Intuición, Instituto Universitario de Artes, Plásticas Armando Reveron, conferencias por Abdel Hernández san juan, Plinio negrete, miguel posani, Manuel espinosa, entre otros, Caracas, Venezuela

1994-The Curator as Creator. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, conferencia impartida en el primer encuentro nacional de curadores de arte, conferencias por Abdel Hernández San Juan, María luz Cárdenas, Rina Carvajal, entre otros, references published as Concluye Hoy Primer Encuentro Nacional de Curadores, Diario El Universal, Abdel Hernández hablo del nuevo arte de los intermediarios, En la jornada Abdel Hernández San Juan levanto la polémica con sus opiniones sobre la figura social del curador en el contexto del arte contemporáneo. La Dimensión Económica de la Contemporaneidad entró de lleno en las discusiones del segundo día del Primer Encuentro Nacional de curadores de arte con la intervención del joven teórico cubano Abdel Hernández San Juan sobre el nuevo arte de los intermediarios, 16 de Abril, transcribed from El Universal, Caracas

1995- El Multiculturalismo en la cultura Venezolana en el Proceso de Globalización, Abdel Hernández San Juan, Peran Hermini, fina Weits and others, Fundaayacucho, Ateneo de Caracas, Venezuela

1995-La Producción de Arte Venezolano en la Ciudad: Una Realidad Represada o Desatendida, Fundaayacucho, Abdel Hernández San Juan, Peran Hermini, finaweitz and others, Ateneo de Caracas, Venezuela

Museum theory

1994-1995- Curatorial Practices and The Museum Collection. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Six month Series of Lectures discussing axiology’s and issues in art critique and postmodern anthropology, Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Peran Hermini and Fina Weitz Museum director, spanish, The Petare Museum of Art, Caracas, Venezuela

1993- The Art of the Intermediaries. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, fue un curso de tres meses centrado en la curaduría que abarcó axiología de la curaduría y la intermediación del arte, formación del valor de la obra de arte, selección de obras y artistas, colección, restauración y museografía, sus referencias pueden leerse en el Diario El Siglo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mario Abreu, spanish, Maracay, Venezuela

1993- New Ways to Art genealogies. By Abdel Hernández San Juan, fue un curso de tres meses centrado en los géneros de sala y las narrativas especializadas que abarco axiología de las narrativas de sala, formación del valor de la obra de arte, selección de obras y artistas, colección, restauración y museografía, sus referencias pueden leerse en el Diario El Siglo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mario Abreu, spanish, Maracay, Venezuela

1998- The Museum and the People. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Series of Lectures discussed as complimentary research associate at rice university school of social sciences as a guest of The Jacobo Borges Art Museum on the issue of the museum and art Projects with Communities included Lectures Discussed by Abdel Hernandez San Juan and by George Marcus, and a dialogue between Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Jacobo Borges and Fernando calzadilla, spanish, tape recorded, Attention: Adriana Meneses and Jacobo Borges, Caracas, Venezuela

1998-Guest scholard, Anthropology and the globalization of culture, documenta X, book/Catalogue, meetings with catherine David, coordinated by writer, art critic and curator harpert montgomery, talks by Catherine David, Abdel Hernández San Juan, harpert montgomery, Mari Carmen ramirez, George judice, between others, full tape recorded, college of fine art, the university of Texas at austin, blanton museum, huntinton art galleries, Austin, texas, 1998

Another essays and lectures

1995-Semiotica de la escenografía. Por Abdel Hernández San Juan, ensayo de semiotica escrito sobre las escenografías de Fernando calzadilla en el teatro el paraíso y otros, fundación sello, quinta fuente ovejuna, coordinado por elaisa Irizarry, caracas

1992- theorizing the formatión of values, an analysis of art in the sociológical perspective. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, series of 3 Lectures Discussed at The dirección of culture, coordinated by Gladys pirela, director, Maracay

Books

English

Cultural bodies: art criticism as anthropology of art. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, book

Semiótic of art and cultural anthropology. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, book

The semantique turn: from semiotic analysis to semantique critique. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, book

Spanish

The Interpretation of discourse: The Hermeneutic and analysis of visual Discourses and rethorics. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, compendium

Shiffting domains: aesthetic, semiotic and anthropological approaches to art. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, compendium

The reinscription of culture: the reconfiguration of culture, art and identity in complex societies. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, compendium

The interpretations of art: writings on art from Venezuela. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan

On how to be ecológicals in art: contemporary art from venezuela. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan

Contemporary virgins: semiotic theory and anthropology of art/ writings on art from Venezuela. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan

The native gaze: culture in art from usa. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, compendium

Monographies

The gaze resilience: a duplex archaeology: Cristina Jadick. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, monography

The principles of informalism: Terrell James. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, monography

Ethic bodies: Antonieta Sosa. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, monography

An inscriptural reading: Luis Alberto hernandez. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, monography

Invisible transparencies: screen and imagery in earlier Jose Antonio hernandez diez. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, monography

Non siting the Site: Brian Deutzman. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, monography

Weaves: Tamara arroyo. By Abdel Hernandez San juan, monography

More lectures and publications

1992-1994- Workshops of semiotic theory Discussed at The Arturo michelena art Institute, The iuesapar, The Hilton hotel with ecónomy today News paper, and ecónomy today News paper, Caracas and valencia

1993- Lecture on experimental didacsis. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, Discussed at the Federico brand Institute as part of artquimia foundation program for art,schools, sol Bendayan, caracas

2004- the paintings of terrell james. By abdel Hernández San Juan, lecture discussed at ISA, university of the arts as optional workshop, classroom 2, Havana

2004- another polisemies: Phoebe wasburn and Stephanie martz. By abdel Hernández San Juan, lecture discussed at ISA, university of the arts, as optional workshop, classroon 2, havana

2007-Philosophical and art critic writings. By Abdel Hernandez San Juan, series of toree montés readings of essays as guest of reina maria, torre de letras

Recent papers/dossier critiques

The gaze resilience: a duple archaeology. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
An scriptural reading. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Invisible transparencies: screen and imagery in earlier hernandez diez. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Translating culture. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Non siting the Site. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
The degreé zero of the screen. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Cinema and gestures. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
A medlee way betwen narrative/non narrative. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Join contemplatión. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Simbolic barters. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
The tropes of spaces. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Cultural dimensions. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
The sinegdotical impulse: The sitef discourses. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Material biography. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Another Foulds of the soul. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
The Museum upside down. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Weaves. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
Indexing subjectivity. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
A triadic reading. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
A secound memory: reinscribing inscriptión. By Abdel Hernandez San juan
A new balance: The aperceptual objectivity of architectural photography. By Abdel Hernandez San juan

Education

1980- 1983- elementary teacher of visual art critique and práctice, elementary school of art 23 y c, havana
1983-1987- profesor of art theory, design and visual art, fine art Academy of San Alejandro, habana
1988-1992- BA and master in semiotic theory, caracas
1992-1994- phd in theoretical sociology, caracas

Critique compendiums Links

Please visit the links of various of my compendiums on art

Selected lectures/conferencias escogidas

1-1996- The posmodern work, beyond the intertextual. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://1996theposmodernwork.blogspot.com

2-1997-New methodologies in the work with otherness. By abdel Hernández San Juan and Surpik angelini
https://1997-methologieswithotherness.blogspot.com

3-1999-Ah Dzib Pízté Exhibit, a perspectives from art critique. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://aperspectivefromartcritique.blogspot.com

Taller/workshop

1-1996-1997-an experimental workshop for art and anthropology. By abdel Hernández San Juan and Surpik angelini
https://experimentalworkshopartanthropology.blogspot.com

Compendios/collections of essays

English/inglés

1-Cultural bodies: art critique as anthropology of art. By abdel Hernández San juan
Cuerpos culturales: crítica de arte como antropología del arte. Por abdel Hernández San juan
https://culturalbodies2.blogspot.com
2-Semiótic of art and cultural anthropology. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://semioticofartandculturalanthropology.blogspot.com
3-The semantique turn: from semiótic análysis to semantique approachings. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082679684380&mibextid=ZbWKwL
Spanish

1-The complementary text. By abdel Hernández San juan ( on a Curatorial practice at rice university by abdel and Surpik, 97)
El texto complementario. Por abdel Hernández San Juan
https://thecomplementarytext.blogspot.com
https://thecomplimentarytext2.blogspot.com

2- Intercambiando dominios: estética, semiotica y aproximaciones antropologicas al arte. Por abdel Hernández San juan
3-shifting domaings: aesthetics, semiótic and anthropological approaches to art. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://shiftingdomains.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083065015547&mibextid=ZbWKwLThe

4-the reinscription of culture: the reconfigurations of art, culture and identity in complex societies. By abdel Hernández San juan
La Reinscripcion de la cultura: reconfiguraciónes de arte, cultura e identidad en las sociedades complejas. Por abdel Hernández San juan
https://thereinscriptionofculture.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083309716227

5-La interpretación del discurso: hermeneutica y análisis de discursos y retóricas visuales. Por abdel Hernández San juan
The interpretations of discourse: hermeneutic and análisis of visual discourse and rhetorics. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://theinterpretationofdiscourse2.blogspot.com

6-the interpretations of art: writings on venezuelan art. By abdel Hernández San juan
La interpretación del arte::escritos sobre arte venezolano. Por abdel Hernández San juan
https://theinterpretationofart2.blogspot.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086634172026

7-The museum display: field research inside and outside of bounds. By abdel Hernández San juan ( on a Curatorial practice at rice university by abdel and Surpik, 97)
https://themuseumdisplays.blogspot.com

8-the exegesis of the texts of art: writing on cuban art in united states. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088761870678

English and Spanish/mixed

1-Research in semiótic of art and linguistic anthropology. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088665304318&mibextid=ZbWKwL

2-The native gaze: culture in art from usa. By abdel Hernández San Juan
https://thenativegaze1.blogspot.com

Monografias/monographies

English

1-the principles of informalism: terrell james.by abdel Hernández San juan
https://theprinciplesofinformalism.blogspot.com

2-Non siting the site: Brian deutzman. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082708813661&mibextid=ZbWKwL

English and spanish

1-Cristina jadick. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://cristinajadick.blogspot.com

2-The gaze resilience: a duplex archaeology/Cristina jadick. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://thegazeresilience.blogspot.com
https://thegazeresilience1.blogspot.com

3-Weaves: Tamara arroyo.by abdel Hernández San Juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082994521616&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Spanish

1-An scriptural reading: Luis Alberto Hernández. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://anscripturalreading.blogspot.com
https://aninscripturalreading1.blogspot.com

2-A second memory, reinscribing inscription/lihie talmor. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://asecoundmemory.blogspot.com
https://asecoundmemory1.blogspot.com

3-Invisible transparencies: screen and imagery in earlier Hernández diez. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://invisibletransparencies.blogspot.com

4-Ethic bodies: Antonieta sosa.by abdel Hernández San juan
https://antonietasosa1.blogspot.com

5-Image as literary correlate: Roberto salas. By abdel hernandez San Juan
https://imageasliterarycorrelate1.blogspot.com

Resúmenes/resumes
1-research on art curriculums
https://researchonartcurriculums.blogspot.com
research on art resume
https://researchonartresume.blogspot.com

2-Semiótic of art resumen
https://semioticofartresume.blogspot.com
https://semioticonartcurriculum.blogspot.com
https://semioticofartcurriculum1.blogspot.com

Art theory author books

1-The subject in creativity: essays in the sociology of art. By abdel Hernández San Juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083422956965&mibextid=ZbWKwL

2-The conceptual epistemes. By abdel Hernández San juan
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087398381835&mibextid=ZbWKwL