El Frijol by Carlos G. Gomez AbsoluteArts.com:
Brief Biography
Born in Mexico D.F., Carlos G. Gómez found his first artistic expression in the “Tex – Mex” culture of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville where he was raised. “Brightly colored buildings and the surreal atmosphere of the Mexican border towns gave me the first appreciation of color, line, and the generalization that my chosen images would have to be bold and realistic," explains Carlos. He obtained his B.F.A. at Pan American University and attended Washington State University for his M.F.A. in painting and drawing. In the course of his studies he went, from an interest in Renaissance style art to social-abstract-surrealism and is currently exploring multi-technique painting.
He has received positive critical reviews from the media where he has presented
exhibitions. Most recently, he was included in Arizona State University Hispanic
Research Center publications; Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art Work: Artist,
Works, and Education and CHICANO ART FOR OUR MILLENIUM, and a textbook:
K-8 Spotlight on Art, published by Pearson Scott Foreman.
Notable exhibitions include: The 24th exhibition of Painting and Sculpture held at Barnegat Light, New Jersey, which included monumental artist like: Ben Shahn, Leonardo Nierman, Betty Wesson, Samuel Rattner, and others. Other note worthy exhibitions he has participated in, include the 70th American Annual at Newport in Rhode Island, the Second National Jury Exhibition in Washington DC, The Latin Spirit of the 80's in Houston, the Art in Nature at the Museum of Natural History in Austin, Cara on Cara: Texas Faces in San Antonio, Tres Proyectos Latinos, Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, and the Eight Parkside National Small Print Exhibition held in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He has also exhibited with such notable artists as: Jasper Johns, Luis Jimenez, Benito Huerta, Cesar Martinez, Sam Coronado, John Hernandez, Leticia Huerta, Jesse Amado, Isben Espada, Pedro Rodriquez, and many others.
Currently, he is a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Brownsville, where he teaches a wide range of classes in painting and drawing. He has also served as a volunteer wildlife illustrator for the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge and the Gorgas Science Foundation.
Other exhibitions of merit were at Texas A&M Kingsville, where he exhibited 20 paintings in a One Man Show, the University of Houston Down Town campus O'Kane Gallery in the national group exhibition titled "El Quinto Sol: Chicano (a) Perspectives" sponsored by the Museo Guadalupe Aztlan, a three person show at the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center curated by Kathy Vargas in San Antonio, followed by a group exhibition in Fort Worth, and several exhibitions in the Rio Grande Valley many of which were one man shows. Among them were “Provenance” at the Rio Grande Valley Museum in Harlingen Texas, “Pseudonym” at Richardson Art Gallery, “Serendipity” at STCC, and three group shows in Wichita Kansas, Boise Idaho, and Norm Okalahoma, among others. His latest and note worthy was a two-man show with renowned Chicano artist Cesar A. Martinez; “Dos Caras Del Sur de Tejas” at the Brownsville Historic Museum. Other one-man shows are “Presence” at La Pena Gallery in Austin, “The Human Condition” in Brownsville, “Orale” in Mexico, “Unplugged: Gomez on Paper”, with several on going group shows and group traveling shows around the US.
One of particular importance is the upcoming exhibit “Chicana/o Art for our Millennium,” a partnership between the Mesa Southwest Museum in Phoenix and the Hispanic Research Center which is based on the two volume book “Contemporary Chicana/o Art: Artists, Works, Culture and Education”. . In conjunction with the exhibit, Bilingual Review Press will produce an oversized catalog and resource guide with all of the 95 pieces featured in the exhibit complete with artist’s bios.
Aside from exhibiting his work, Carlos also is a very active curator and has curated more than one hundred shows. He is latest a project “Four from Brownsville”, an exhibition that documents a regional influences in extreme South Texas—mainly Brownsville. The exhibition was held the spring of 2006 at the Kellogg Gallery at Cal Poly Tech in Pomona, California.
VISIT: www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/carlosggomez
39 comments:
A BIG and LARGE TEX- MEX BORDER V..........?
how you figure?
Love the dude's use of colors. Very electric. Not too sure about the apparent nautilus turned vagina, though. Hmmm.
This is so Southwestern Surreal stuff, can We get a copy ?
It is important that artists / painters develop carreer decisions early in their own , rather than wasting time for something to happens. The chances are so remote that you will find the perfect agent or to be introduced to galleries through a art - world - figurative - referral system, and the - so called artist referral system is virtually nonexistent, because all artists / painters are too paranoid, jealous, selfish and so envious to refer each other.
I agree, but why does it have to be like this? The almighty dollar, the idea of becoming one of the imortals? Al least the AOB tries to promote and has a venue for open discussion. El frijol painter, and people like him do help and promote the area and the artistic movement of S. Texas. I am aherad becaused he pushed me and did not allow me to fall victim of exterior influcences contrary to who we are. The question now is: what are you you doing to help others and not yourself?
You do realize this is very "old Gomez" work. He is supposed to be working on a big production for next year. One of them was submitted for the 38th at the BMFA a shock if you ask me.
Not really he's getting old, Needs to hurry up with the younger folks - artists .... He has a very strong Character and personality --- So rare nowadays with men, Thought ! and that my fellow painters, Is Respect for Mr. Gomez.
I had a beer with him a few weeks ago at his studio, I think it’s the other way around; he averages over 50 pieces a year and has all sorts of things going on. By the way his current project is the Handsome Pepper body of work. He told me it’s about the beauty and the issues going on with how immigrates and Mexicans in general are looked upon in the US today. Some of it is not your typical Gomez, but all of it is based on the circle, he didn’t say why.
The diversity of the market for buying art is very weak at home.Specially for any Hispanic, Chicano, Mexican - American, Latino,Tex - Mex, Border - Pocho , etc.. etc.
Art consultants and agents who sell art to corporations and individuals. If work is sold or commisioned through the efforts of an art consultant, the artist / painter must pay a commission.
Anyone can become an art consultant. like gallery dealers, art consultants are unregulated. The occupation of an art consultant is often confused with art advisor, and often these job titles are used erraneously and interchangeably. Most art advisors are members of the Anglo - Saxon - White - Caucasian Dominant group.
true
.. But Why ?
' Cause They conquered us, again.
your not paying attention to the census, slowly it's becoming mexican
From time to timeI am contacted by a family member of a deceased artist / painter requesting advise and sugestions for the disposition of large quantities of artwork they inherited. Unfortunately, many artists do not address their spouses, life partners or children.
There are organizations that can be of assistance, but not nearly enough to tackle down the vast amount of artwork available.
So gomez is in bad health?
A prominent artist from NY came to my studio. He herd of my work and wanted to meet me. He saw my work and without hesitation said that he thought it was very good and wanted to know where I was showing and who was my gallery representative. I told him that I did not have one and that I show my work whenever I can. A month later I saw in a magazine an advertisement for a NY artist in a big gallery. It was my idea, my work. Careful who you talk to and who you show your work to. If you are a no-body, or an artist just trying to make a show, the sharks are out there. Internet posting robbers are the biggest criminals of art and your ideas, your creativity are there for the taking. So abusado.
Are You telling us that You were fooled again ?
No it's true that does happen. Many articles have beern written about that and more instances where small artist are victimized. Copyrights are important know a days.
I still believe in the Chinese Zodiac ... They Rule !!!
The prominent artist form NY story has lots of merit. If you look closely in this blog and pay attention to the work that is being posted, you will see that there is much taking from others and it is really obvious. Just scroll down the list of imageries and you can see it. There is nothing that came from the head of the artists. This is both the good and bad of the internet and readymade information. Need to see a Mexican commando, Google it. Need to see folk art, just Google it. Need to see pop imageries, just Google them. So that post is very valid. Sometimes the most creative and innovative art comes from those who have no school, no contact with the world and just make things based on that isolation. The pros are obvious, it’s like going to Albertsons food mart; take what you need. It’s there so I might as well take advantage of it. That post was right on.
Where and What's the name of that "prominent artist" from New York City?
His name is Every Quey
Thanks Cool Dude !!
These stuff looks a lot like Andrew Saldivar's Artwork.
Is that you? Saldivar was 8 years old when all but the last painting was done. Saldivar, Palmenez, Garza, Barbosa, Martinez, another Barbosa, E. Trevino, a couple of others were part of a group of student painters who were gifted and worked with el profe' All are still painting and all are still making good paintings. This is old stuff anonymous, you must be in your 40'ies.
I am 69....
A consingnment agreement and a consignment exhibition agreement are the most common types of contracts between an artist / painter and a gallery owner / art dealer. Many artist mistake a consignment sheet for a contract. A consignment sheet should be attached to a consignment agreement or consignment / exhibition agreement; it provides an inventory of the work in a dealer's possession and states the reatil value of each art piece. a consignment agreement should cover basic issues, including the length of time the contract is in effect, wheter a dealer is limites to selling your work within a specific geographic region, where in the gallery your work will be displayed, the range of sales commissions to be awarded a dealer under various circumnstances, transportation and packaging responsabilities of the artist and dealer, financial arrangements for rentals and installment sales, artist payment - due schedules, and gallery discount policies.
Sorry to hear that you are so close to death.
we all are dear
So True... Hay los wacho gachos !!!
cool bean
el gomez
any idea what the second and third peices r made of?
Something you can say true about Gomez is that his work comes from his hand and heart. You can't accuse him of tracing projected images or following trends. I never saw him as a Chicano painter, or a person that didn't listen when you talked. He was always an artist, one that i listened to closely as he was the first to point out that art was something to know about ; to take pride in. i draw every day, create in all mediums, but wonder what this guy would think about this idea or that. Gomez, you told me that the world is filled with haters. This is true, man I wonder if it was a good choice to bring my son in this mess. There is good though, creating is one of them.
So to hell with all you haters, meet me with a pencil and a paper and I will show you who I am. Don't talk about Andrew or Noel without the expierience of being next to them at an easel. Rigoberto gonzalez, man , competition there--makes me nervous..
J. Miller
" All these years.... I had assumed that in art, if nowhere else, seeing is believing. well ----how very shortsigthed ! "
" Not 'seeing is believing '... but ' believing is seeing ', for Contemporary / Actual / Modern Art has become completely literary: the paintings and other works exist only to illustrate the text. "
Pontificating the smug, and pretentious prose that is published about art is nothing new in magazines, newspapers, and catalogs has become a norm in art -world communication.
The fact of the matter is that an artist / painter can have a substantial and sustaining career with or without reviews.
Artists / painters are NOt alone in equating reviews with career success. Some dealers, curators, art collectors don't think an artist exists unless the artists name is in print.
not really. depends of the market value of the artist or what he/she brings in. it's really about money. the concept of art dosen't matter. if it does, it only matter ot the artist.
Gomez like a few other Professors deserve a retrospective at BMA or IMAS. They have contributed greatly to the arts community in this great Rancho or Ejidote.
J Miller
would like to see your work. Competition is a good thing. Send me an email. ribera73@yahoo.com
Rigobert A Gonzalez Artista Ejidatario de Diaz Ordaz.
These are the funniest blog conversations I have read in some time! My eyes teared up from laughing so hard!
But seriously now...
Artist Carlos Gomez is truly a remarkable professor within and outside the boundaries of academia, politics, geography and culture. His persona drawing from a clear and strong sense of identity, innate artist curiosity, intellectual intro/retrospection reflects vividly in his artworks as in his personal communications.
As both professor and artist, Carlos Gomez has intervally, albeit unknowingly, through his teachings, teaching philosphy and methods, been moderately the catalyst and deus ex machina of a dynamic and innovative new arts movement influenced and mentored in Texas by the late visionary Artist/Professor James Pomeroy -a movement existent to date in the active artworks of artists such as Ed Tannenbaum, Sean Capone and many others.
Art and teaching or learning is what you make of it like -el frijol (the bean)- you can either discard it or use it, appreciate or critize it, eat it and nourish yourself or grow it and nourish others.
Thank you Carlos Gomez for your contributions to art, artists and the community. sn
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