Photograph of Artist VANESSA BERNAL
VANESSA BERNAL
Las Vegas, Nevada - United States



Original Artworks (20)

Vanessa Bernal; Las Vegas, 2008, Original Painting Acrylic, 24 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art, Modern, Fine Artred, yellow, orange, black, las vegas, mixed media, maroon, fantasy, illustrative, iilustration, acrylic, gambling, sin city, white, green, bright colors, vivid art                ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2008
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Love Is In The Air, 2010, Original Mixed Media, 24 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art, Modern, Fine Artred, yellow, orange, pink, love, mixed media, hearts, fantasy, illustrative, iilustration, wash,            ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Mixed Media, 2010
24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; 3 Graces, 2010, Original Painting Oil, 24 x 36 inches. Artwork description: 241   Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art,              ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Oil Painting, 2010
24 x 36 inches (61.0 x 91.4 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Red Planet, 2007, Original Painting Acrylic, 24 x 30 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art,             ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2007
24 x 30 inches (61.0 x 76.2 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Indio Rojo, 2010, Original Painting Acrylic, 30 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art,            ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2010
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; El Sol, 2004, Original Painting Acrylic, 20 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241   Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art, Fantasy, Nature           ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2004
20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Fire Dragon, 2010, Original Mixed Media, 36 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionist, Abstract, Modern Art, Fantasy          ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Mixed Media, 2010
36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Red 6, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 14 x 11 inches. Artwork description: 241  Female Figure,  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art, Female body         ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Mixed Media, 2011
14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Dog Planet, 2010, Original Painting Acrylic, 16 x 20 inches. Artwork description: 241   Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art,         ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2010
16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Blue World, 2008, Original Painting Acrylic, 7 x 5 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art,        ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2008
7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Untitled , 2006, Original Painting Acrylic, 10 x 8 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art,       ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2006
10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Madonna Without Child, 2006, Original Watercolor, 8 x 10 inches. Artwork description: 241  Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art, Cubism     ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Watercolor, 2006
8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Adrogyny, 2006, Original Painting Acrylic, 11 x 14 inches. Artwork description: 241  Expressionism, Modern Art   ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2006
11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Borgs, 2009, Original Painting Acrylic, 18 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241    Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art, Sci- fi    ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2009
18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Mujer Morada , 2008, Original Painting Acrylic, 18 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241   Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art,    ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2008
18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Elephant, 2010, Original Mixed Media, 36 x 36 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art, Urban Art   ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Mixed Media, 2010
36 x 36 inches (91.4 x 91.4 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Horse Head, 2010, Original Painting Oil, 36 x 18 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art  ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Oil Painting, 2010
36 x 18 inches (91.4 x 45.7 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Volcano, 2011, Original Mixed Media, 36 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241  Abstract Expressionism, Expressionism, Abstract, Modern Art ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Mixed Media, 2011
36 x 24 inches (91.4 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; Lost And Found, 2007, Original Painting Acrylic, 30 x 24 inches. Artwork description: 241   Modernist, Abstract, ...
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2007
30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm)
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Vanessa Bernal; City View, 2007, Original Painting Acrylic, 36 x 18 inches.
Vanessa Bernal
Original Acrylic Painting, 2007
36 x 18 inches (91.4 x 45.7 cm)
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Artist Statement

Artist’s statement:

My earliest childhood memories are those of painting with my grandfather and frequently visiting the Art Institute of Chicago where we would spend countless hours together. He taught me that everything we come in contact with has the potential of becoming a work of art. My grandfather and I would take walks together to hunt for “treasures” of discarded objects that later he would turn into beautiful collages and assemblages. It is those lessons I carry with me and –today- in my work I see his influence.

I have never been comfortable with expressing myself verbally. I am not one to strike up a conversation with a stranger, nor do I feel comfortable speaking to a group of people. Visual expression comes naturally to me; it is through this means I can best communicate with others and feel the most comfortable.

At a young age I became aware of the injustices being perpetrated in the world and was deeply disenchanted with the political process as a means of creating effective change in our global community. For me, becoming an artist was inevitable. Through the visual arts not only did I communicate my life’s passions, my fears, but I was also able to create a refuge from our world and temporarily dwell in a reality that was otherwise unattainable outside the realm of my art.

We all know that art has the power to communicate at the deepest human level, to move, disturb, provoke, inspire, and create change. My works are an offering, a communication on a visual level with you: the other or the audience. My style of painting is best described as “Neo-expressionism.” I choose to work with acrylic and watercolor; both of these mediums feel most appropriate. Acrylic allows me to use my fingers, to manipulate the paint, and because of this immediate and direct contact I am able to feel intimately close to my artworks. Watercolor allows me to travel back in time; the fluidity of the medium leads me to a Zen like state where –sometimes-I may find myself at the park with my grandfather painting landscapes and I am wishing that someday I could be as fine an artist as he is.

My art is about our humanity, our longings, our sufferings, our joys, and our frustrations. Sometimes it is a celebration of some particular aspect of life and sometimes an indictment of the complexities of modern urban life. Sometimes it is primal and sometimes conceptual, ancient and contemporary. My paintings are always inspired by my vision, driven by a sensual desire or impulse, conceived by a love of form, shaped by 20th century masters and executed with a reverence for bold, symbolic color, and expressive brushstrokes.
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