Brownsville
ART STYLE:
Visual art. So far drawings and paintings of my ideas, thoughts, dreams, life, feelings, perspectives, religion, culture, reflections, reactions, reality and everything else I didn’t mention. As an artist I consider everything and nothing in order to make any sense. So far it’s worked out.
BIO:
I am the fourth of five brothers, born in Brownsville, TX and raised in both Brownsville and Matamoros, Mexico.
My greatest memories as a kid were living in front of Edlestein Park on Polk and 12th Street in Brownsville where we lived for a long time and I met all my friends. We were heavily in to skateboarding and building ramps. When we weren’t sk8ing we were listening to rock and punk music, playing guitars and forming bands. Traditionally, don’t get me wrong, the family parties were still accordion conjunto music, quinsieañeras, piñatas and tamales. It was a diverse lifestyle that I am proud of.
The earliest memory I have of creating art is in second grade, but on a more serious level since 1995-1996 — right before I met Carlos Gomez of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT:
I am a big believer of the idea that art should have no limits and should exist with or without museums or galleries. The purpose of making art should be greater than where it is to be exhibited.
If art sells and you feel a success because it pays the bills or buys things, there should be nothing wrong with that. A plumber, carpenter or doctor will feel the same way for the work has served its purpose for its success.
FAVORITE PLACE TO EXHIBIT ART IN THE RGV:
Well if you see my artist statement you can get an idea, "everywhere". I will say that I have exhibited at the UTB-TSC Richardson Art Gallery, Imagenes Art Studio at Brownsville’s Paseo Plaza, The Brownsville Museum of Fine Art’s International Art Show, Amigos Artistas Art in the Park show, IBC El Ranchito Park, the new Dean Porter Park event center, Galeria 409 (Brownsville), Bellula Park Antique and Flea Market (Port Isabel), The Brownsville Latin Jazz Festival, Capital Theatre and Jacob Brown Event Center (Brownsville) and last but not least the Brownsville 77 Flea Market.
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