240 - TERÁN (Chile, 1974) AND ALBERTO CAVAZOS (San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, 1939).

TERÁN (Chile, 1974) AND ALBERTO CAVAZOS (San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico, 1939). "The Circus and the Rain." Acrylic and oil on canvas. Signed by both artists in the lower portion. Dimensions: 130 x 190 cm. This work is the result of a collaboration between the Chilean artist Manuel Terán and Alberto Cavazos. Both artists have completely different styles that come together in this piece, where each artist’s individuality is evident, yet within a harmonious framework in which the two styles coexist pictorially. The figures in this *Circo y lluvia* feature the fluid lines of Cavazos’ characters while retaining Terán’s realism, as does the background—where several circus tents can be seen—which aesthetically evokes the polished finishes characteristic of the Chilean artist’s work. Terán is a Chilean artist living in Spain. With a degree in Fine Arts, Manuel Terán has developed his creative work in the field of visual arts and new technologies applied to art. Since gaining recognition in 1995 at the Salón de Otoño del Círculo de Bellas Artes in Santiago, Chile, he has held solo exhibitions and participated in group shows and art fairs in Latin America and Europe. He has received awards such as the Real Academia de San Carlos de Valencia (2004). Mexican painter and sculptor Alberto Cavazos began his training at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad de Nuevo León, later completing it at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Luis Potosí, and finally specializing in engraving at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Madrid. Since his debut in 1959, Cavazos has exhibited his work in Latin America, the United States, Germany, and Spain, and has participated in various competitions, winning, among other awards, First Prize at the November Art Salon in Acapulco (1980, 1987).