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Artist Statement:
By embellishing pre -Columbian
imagery with contemporary and
personal elements, I strive to
embody the intersection of
Mexico’s history, in all its
depth and beauty, with the
lived contexts of my era. I
ground my work in Mayan
iconography, using richly
textured backgrounds and a
chromatically satisfying
palette of complimentary
colors to draw viewers into
the world of the painting.
The life of each painting,
however, is concentrated in
the figure’s eyes, as if the
spirit of the heritage that
inhabits me looks back from
the world behind the canvas...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITS
2008 Ancient
Ofrenda, Arizona State
University Museum of
Anthropology
Tempe, AZ
2008 A Seat in
the Imagination the Chair,
Howeeduzzit Gallery,
Alhambra,
CA
2008 Silent
Auction and Exhibition, Los
Angeles Municipal Art Gallery,
Los
Angeles, CA
2008 El Dia De Los
Muertos, Museum of History and
Art, Ontario, Ca...
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Heriberto Luna Biography:
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Age
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32
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Art - (1910 - )
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
me
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| Favorite Work of Art |
diego rivera
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
my selg |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in Mexico City in 1976, he immigrated to the United States a year after. Of 6 children, he is the second to the youngest. Heriberto Luna comes from a colorful background. His grandfather was one of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata’s soldiers, and his father was in the Mexican army. His grandmother was a Mayan shaman, fluent in two indigenous languages.
Graduating from Franklin High School, in Los Angeles, Luna was surrounded by gangs but found his salvation at age 16 as a volunteer for ARTScorpsLA (ACLA). At La Tierra de la Culebra, an urban art park in North East LA, he developed his skills as an earth sculptor and painter. Combined with his passion for performing Aztec dancing as both a dancer and a drummer, the artistic exposure gave him focus and strengthened his resolve to rise above the bad circumstances around him.
During his years at La Culebra, as the park is affectionately called, Luna assisted on major mural projects with L. A’s most influential muralist team the East Los Streetscapers, and Paul Botello. Luna met Los Angeles master artist Margaret Garcia and in 2002 he apprenticed with her and with New Mexico master artist Pola Lopez
The result of all that hard work is clear, as Luna has exhibited in twenty institutions thus far, among them such prestigious locations as: The Santa Monica Museum of Art, The National Mexican Fine art Museum in Illinois and The Museum of History and Art in Ontario, California. Beyond that, Luna’s works have become part of major art collections at Arizona State University and Cal state Northridge, and in 2006 Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa presented him with an award of recognition for his accomplishments in the arts; Luna has also been awarded two artist-in-residence grants from the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs department.
As his art career continues to bloom, Luna remains dedicated to the organizations that influenced his youth and young adulthood. He teaches free community arts classes and serves as a mentor to the young people in his neighborhood. Heriberto Luna’s success is measurable on many different levels yet what makes him most proud is seeing the young people that he has worked with turn to the community and become mentors themselves. Some have gone on to achieve gallery and museum showings as well.
Withal, Luna’s bold colors juxtaposed with ancient inspiration and strong commitment to the future of his community bring a powerful and profound statement to the art world and beyond.
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