The Transparent Truth
- Mon, Dec 1, 2025 - Wed, Dec 31, 2025 9am - 5pm On View
Silver Street Studios | West Gallery | Door 42000 Edwards Street
Artist Rodrigo Aguilera presents The Transparent Truth. This new solo exhibition uniquely focuses on Aguilera's exploration of color and form within watercolor.
The fourteen works on view in The Transparent Truth speak to three primary subjects. The first is about academia and fine art. The second is a grouping of beautifully rendered squashed soda cans. Meant for recycling their meaning changes when painted. The third grouping is a tribute to our city of Houston and its culture. Aguilera writes about his process: "My personal experience in the art of painting, is about painting abstract designs in parts, but ending in realistic approach."
Join the Aguilera for a public reception on December 13, from 6:00 - 8:00pm in the gallery.
About the Artist:
Rodrigo Aguilera was born in Bogota, Colombia. As a young child, he remembers replicating an image of Mickey Mouse and becoming obsessed with drawing. His passion from a young age led him to pursue his degree in painting from the Superior Academy of Arts of Bogota (ASAB) in 1984. The next year Aguilera moved to Houston, eager for the American dream and determined to expand his art career.
The local art culture inspired Rodrigo, and he soon decided to utilize his graphic design knowledge in order to help promote the arts in Houston. The experiences relating to artists, museums, and what was current and trending, helped develop his own creative process. From 2006 until the present he has continued to pursue his career as an artist painter and has participated with the prestigious Hunting Art Prize of Texas 2007 and 2009. He has also appeared in the 2007 Gala Night at the Museum of Latin American Artists (MOLAA) in the Lawndale Art Center. In 2012, he had a solo show with D.M. Allison at Gallery-Houston’s Gallery Row on Colquitt St. Most recently, he participated with “Latino Art Now 2019” with CAM Fort Bend Museum.
He is been active artist in Silver street Studios (Studio #210) since 2020, also supporting the community with his publication, “Aplauso”.