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Artist Exhibitions:
solo exhibitions:
2001
The 21st Century
Artist,Brownsville Museum of
Fine Art,Brownsville TX
2004
Emerging Vision,
tinSoupArtspace, Brownsville
TX
2006
Flowerville, The Loft, McAllen
TX
2008
VIVO MAS!, Brownsville Museum
of Fine Art, brownsville TX
group exhibtions:
2002
Barrio Pop, Sala Arte, McAllen
TX
Los Dos Lados del Rio, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Austin Galleries
1219 W. 6th Street
Austin,TX 78703
512.495.9363
www.austingalleries.com
Albertina Galeria Municipal de
Arte
calle 7 y Morelos esquina
Matamoros Tamaulipas, Mexico
8.12.22.99
Dimensions Cultural Decor &
Fine Art Gallery
6733 weber rd. suite 2
corpus christi tx, 78413
361.855.0442...
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Artist Reviews:
The Modern Rhapsode
Art, Literature, and News
Brownsville TX
Oct./Nov. 2000
"The New Renaissance Man"
The Brownsville Advocate
April 2002
"A call to Arts"
The Monitor (Festiva)
McAllen, TX
September 20,2002
"Barrio Pop"
The Pulse Magazine
September 2002
McAllen TX
"Barrio Pop Mass Culture"
Mesquite Review
International,Literature,...
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Collections:
Atty. Conrad Bodden,
Brownsville, TX, USA
Dr. Archer Crosley, McAllen,
TX, USA
Alfonso P. Romero,
Brownsville, TX, USA
Teresita M. Pagan-Hemer, M.D.,
Mission, TX, USA
Dr. Ramon de Leon, Harlingen,
TX, USA
Mr. Mrs. Juan Carlos Swarez,
McAllen, TX, USA
Ms. Ann Moore, McAllen,TX, USA
Romeo F. ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Statement for Cande Aguilar Jr
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"As an artist, it's important for me to give the viewer the opportunity to become one with sensitivity, in time, this art will reveal a truth that conveys an existence that is unique to our world in the 21 st century. In my art, the mixed media technique opens the doors of dimension, allowing me to abstract from the primitive, modern and contemporary state. I believe that music and art is an abstract through which we can channel ourselves, consciously or subconsciously, to experience the universe of life. I am a studio artist, the main source for my materials and inspiration comes from the streets and highways, the windshield of my vehicle is like portal which allows me to capture bits and pieces of the passing landscape...before 911 I was mostly painting still life and portraits, after 911 I was drawn to paint that which was outside of myself, outside my door, giving me, my own true sense of the abstract. In early 2002 I painted my first series of works in mixed media, "Barrio Pop", depicting and celebrating street icons from the south-most barrios of Brownsville TX, such as Taco stands, 99 cent stores, used tire shops, food vendors, that go around in vans etc. At the end of 2002 my first child was born resulting in an unexpected change in direction, inspiring me to finally accept and paint the abstract. In 2004 "Mixta Nueve" a work which brought together my internal-external views in a representation of what could be a wall in an ally way or the unfinished painted walls of a house, in a barrio. "American Scape" is a work of art that sums up my interpretation of today's urban environment; broken glass, sprayed walls, deteriorating billboards, and pop color.
In my recent works "Freeway" and "Next Right" I have traveled into an imaginary city called "Flowerville" where I am currently reflecting, and moving on......
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