José Unda has been featured in many publications over his over 6 decades as an abstract artist. Here is a list and a brief description of some of them.
Washington Iza, Durango Jacome, Nelson Roman, José Unda | The 4 Muskateers 1993
This book speaks about their becoming extremely influential in the Modern Art movement in Ecuador. For three years they clarified ideas and concepts and learned how to challenge each other. They created a new way of seeing art and became well known art celebrities in South America.
José Unda | Arcane Codes 2006
Arcane Codes’ is made up of 85 works painted on cloth or paper support, with mixed techniques. These paintings were created between 1992 and 2006, a period when he explored 5 different series:
- Jaguars Series
- Constellations Series
- Andean Geometry Series
- The Emerging Virus
- Erotic Zone.
José Unda | The Confines of Art 2010
This 95 page book, heavy in illustrations, addresses the relation between art and nature, a theme he explores in many of his paintings. Learn more on his Youtube channel (Click here)
Marco Antonio Rodriguez | Painters Word | Artists of America 2011
Marco Antonio Rodriguez writes about the works of many ‘renowned artists’ in the latin american art world including José Unda. The writer makes reference to the artistic work of the painters, but also to the personality of each one and how it has influenced his artistic career.
José Unda | Time & Space 2012
Human beings must be aware of the time in which they live. Also, that the same time passes without realizing it.
That is why in the series Labyrinths of Tao, he asks the eternal question:
“How should human beings live?“
To which the artist responds:
“Man must live according to his environment, respecting himself and living in harmony with his environment.”
José Unda | The Secrets of the Void 2015
The artist invites the viewer to delve into each of his works and investigate the infinite and unknown dimensions of space, color and matter.
José Unda shows that the void does not have a separation between positive and negative but:
“only the possibility of creation and imagination .”