Synopsis
EN VIVO PORTRAITSA podcast by international contemporary artist Cruz Ortiz.These are raw recordings combining oral history documentation and live portrait painting sessions. This is an attempt to present not just the visual representation of badass people but also the audio fireside chats that happen between the sitter and the artist. These conversations offer folks a unique opportunity to engage into what goes on in an artists studio while painting a portrait using direct observation. Hopefully the presentation of the portrait process helps us become even more curious in how we view art works from Art History.Most of these of recording sessions take place in my studio. My studio is located in an old train station deep the heart of an old spanish colonial historic district located on the Southside San Antonio, Texas. At times throughout these sittings an occasional visitor, the shuffling of studio assistants, my neighbors Roy or Luis, and even a loud blaring train might disrupt the recording. But these are not interruptions but the sounds of a real artist studio in Texas. The portrait sittings usually take up to 2 hours.
Episodes
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![8: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X DIEGO BERNAL]()
8: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X DIEGO BERNAL
01/03/2021 Duration: 01h03minEN VIVO PORTRAITS in discussion with Diego Bernal, Olivia Ortiz, painted by Cruz Ortiz
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![7: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ALEJANDRO DIAZ]()
7: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ALEJANDRO DIAZ
01/03/2021 Duration: 01h54minEN VIVO PORTRAITS in discussion with Alejandro Diaz, painted by Cruz Ortiz
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![6: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X LAURA MOLINAR]()
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![1: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ELAINE ARADILLAS]()
1: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ELAINE ARADILLAS
25/01/2019 Duration: 01h33minElaine is an old family friend and a journalist working in Nueva York for People magazine - i painted this crime reporter in the studio on the last day of the 2018-- this is pretty choppy recording with totally random tangents so hold on!
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![5: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ROSIE CASTRO]()
5: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X ROSIE CASTRO
24/01/2019 Duration: 01h20minRosie Castro has dedicated her life to LA CAUSA. She is a native to the westside of San Antonio. She started her political activism young by being involved with The Free Angela Davis campaign, the Raza Unida Party, and of course with the Committee for Barrio Betterment. In 1971 against all odds ran for city council with CBB, only to come in 2nd place among 4 other candidates. In this episode Rosie talks about the history of how this city functioned under white-rule and the struggle for equal representation. Rosie is also the mother of 2 men who are making huge waves to bring integrity to the nation. It was a huge honor to have her in the studio.
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![4: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X LORENZO GOMEZ]()
4: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X LORENZO GOMEZ
24/01/2019 Duration: 02h01minThere are handful of folks working hard to boost the cool factor in Texas, one of those folks is cobra attacker Lorenzo Gomez. He is the CEO of Geekdom and on team with the 80/20 Foundation. Of course he has his hands in other projects, but whatever this is involved in just know it’s gonna be super RAD!!! This recording was A M A Z I N G!!!! In this audio taping you’ve got Game of Thrones analyzations, Hemingway approaches, along with strategies on how to survive Tafolla middle school----GO TOROS!!!!! Also this is the episode where we address the comment by Olivia ----‘Oh good they finally get that pimp!”
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![3: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X CELINA MORENO]()
3: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X CELINA MORENO
24/01/2019 Duration: 38minThe state of Texas is a hot bed for politics -- especially if your of Mexican descent -- Celina Moreno is seasoned civil rights lawyer who shares her time in the trenches with MALDEF (mexican american legal defense fund) ----also this recording was done in the back corner of OCHO at the beautiful Hotel Havana in San Antonio, Texas --- we had the huitlacoche quesadillas---super yummy papita
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![2: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X MARISA BONO]()
2: EN VIVO PORTRAITS X MARISA BONO
24/01/2019 Duration: 01h02minI invited Marisa Bono a year ago to sit for portrait and the conversation was mind blowing- Unfortunately i did not record her - but the convo was so enlightening that i had to invite her back with the intention of recording this ‘alley cat’ fighter--- Marrisa Bono is a lawyer under the office of San Antonio’s Mayor Ron Nirenberg
