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elow E-sicle, 2008, 16 x 12, acrylic, spray paint on wooden panel Artist Statement   My work is inspired by the various representations of regular urban life, such as toys, wallpaper, Graffiti, recycled paper, wrappings, and the sometimes forgotten urban art.  The center of my work contains the radiance of popular culture that evokes meaningful pieces in time and space of my life as an artist.  Using ideas, characters, and history as a concrete departure, the excitement of the unknown provokes the imagination to take my work to a final destination unveiling images never seen or imagined at the beginning of such work.  The way I see life unfolding before my eyes is not more shocking and inspiring than the way I see how people see life, this is one of the reasons for me to use not only regular “art supplies”, but also mundane materials, such as, carton boxes, fast food paper bags, shoe boxes, etc.  The life and waste of today’s society turned into pieces of art.  Childhood memoirs are also projected in my artwork.  The reminiscence of a happy and gracious, but also ferocious and dangerous, childhood is also present in the form of a psychological therapy disguise.  The disguise? An artwork. Resume   2008 Brawler Popsicles, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2007  Summer Survey, Group Show, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles 2006 Popsicle X3, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles 2005 “Crafting the Los Angeles Experience”, TarFest juried art show, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles “4 more”, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles 2004 TarFest Art Show, Lawrence Asher Gallery, Los Angeles Facing Forward Foundation/TarFest Benefit, BGH Gallery, Los Angeles “About Women, About Men”, De Colores Gallery, Pasadena 2002 “Group Show”, Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles      2001                “Student Show”, Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles “LA Bombs”, Red Devil Cafe, Monterey Park 2000                “Student Show”, Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles “Brewery ArtWalk”, Studio 601, Los Angeles 1999-1997       “Student Show”, Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles “Solo Show”, Hijo del Cuervo, Mexico City “Mas Arte”, Estilo Cafe, Norwalk “Group Show”, Noa Noa, East Los Angeles

 

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