Teddy Cobeña Loor

Style: Expressionism; Figurative Expressionism;

Place: Portoviejo

Born: 1973

Biography:

Teddy Cobeña Loor, also known as Teddy Cobeña, is a figurative expressionist sculptor with a surrealist component. He was born in Portoviejo, Ecuador, in 1973 to David Cobeña Vinces and Judith Loor Rodríguez. He began his studies in medicine in Guayaquil and completed his formation in Barcelona as a radiologist and in preventive medicine. Simultaneously, he pursued a formation in sculpture at Massana School, Barcelona Academy of Art, and Florence Academy of Art. His bronze work 'The dreams' is in the Palazzo Panciatichi in Florence, Italy. He has received several international awards, including the 'Leonardo Martínez Bueno' Medal in Spain, the 'International Bronze Price Aigle de Nice' in France, and the 'International Prize Hyogo of Art' in Japan. His work is characterized by a figurative style, initially influenced by Jean-Baptista Carpeaux and later by dalinian surrealism. He combines patinas in many of his bronze sculptures, resulting in a range of colors.