Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Colombian, b. 1953
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world. Castro’s labor-intensive, photo-collage works of drug kingpins, smugglers, hitmen, countrymen, street vendors, soldiers, paramilitaries, kidnappers, and pimps pose showing with pride their erect penises to the voyeuristic viewer. They look back at us with a shameless stare. They play the game that moves between vanity and seduction.
Celso Castro was born in Valledupar, Colombia. He has a BFA from the Pratt Institute and has exhibited extensively in Latin America and the U.S.
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Artist: Celso José Castro Daza
Pensando
recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Duchándome, May 28th, Watercolor Diptych, 2018
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Jose el velezolano, Sabado 25 de junio. Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Cardboard
Pedro Pablo, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Marañones Lunes 23 de mayo, Still-life Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Pencil, Paper
Untitled, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
The Old Man from the last Expo. Crayon pencil on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
Pensando en ti, Marzo 13, Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
The Boys- Penis. Carbon Pencil on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper
Untitled- Penis. Aquacolor Crayon on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Watercolor, Paper
Duchándome en Cuerpo Ajeno May 30th. Watercolor and ink on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Jose antonio, Martes 7 de julio, Figurative painting
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
Camilo. Figurative, Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon, Paper
Ana Adelaida. Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Paper
Untitled- Portrait. Pencil or archival paper drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Poncho viernes 27 de mayo, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pastel, Paper
Duchándome, June 5th, Watercolor Nude, Pastel and Ink on Archival Paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Duchándome. Nude watercolor on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Recordando el gran artista Alberto Riano "Mangos" Marzo, Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic, Paper
Edwin. Figurative, Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Pencil, Paper
Edwin Carrillo, 24 de junio. Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Charcoal
Taxi Driver, June 14 Diptych. Watercolor and ink on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Jaider Portrait. Watercolor, Ink and Pastel on Archival Paper.
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel, Paper, Ink
Poncho Jueves 26 de Mayo, Framed Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Paper
Edwin, Marzo 14, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Paper
Untitled Women and man. Pencil on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Carlos. Martes 24 de Mayo, Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Pencil, Paper
Barca de Refugiados, Figurative Drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
1990s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Crayon, Pastel, Paper
Pedro. Figurative Watercolor and ink on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Duchándome May 28th. Watercolor and ink on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Duchándome, May 22nd and Duchándose, May 27th, Watercolor Nudes
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Jairo- Portrait. Watercolor and ink on archival paper drawing
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Ink
Pity June 4th. Nude watercolor on paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Duchándome and Pity June 4th Watercolor Nudes on Paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pastel, Paper, Ink
From the Duchándome, Nudes Series. Set of 4 Watercolors on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents.
Throughout his artistic career, Castro has exalted the figure and genitality of the Latin American man, putting into tension the limits imposed by the sex/gender system that are part of an unquestionable patriarchal and phallocentric order. The majority of those portrayed are inhabitants of the Colombian coast, also constructing alternative ways of conceiving Latin American identity. By breaking taboos about corporality and male sexuality, his work has been censored on numerous occasions due to public accusations of immorality and pornography. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo foray into the underbelly of Colombia’s drug world.
From the Duchándome Series
Ink, pastel and watercolor on cotton paper
1. Duchándome
2. Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Ragazzo for Boys, Boys, Pride, Triptych. Watercolor figurative
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Paper, Ink
Taxi Driver, June 13, Figurative Watercolor and ink on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Bodyscape, June 24th and 25th Diptych. Watercolor and ink on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Boys, Boys Pride! Watercolor and ink on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents.
Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Celso José Castro Daza Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
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