Mario Cespedes

" Lady with a cat"

2023

The portrait of a young lady with a colorful background is an intimate connecction between her spiritual approach to Nature This artwork has an exquisite technique of blending subtle hues, a color combination on a heavy impastos, spontaneous brush strokes over Arches watercolor paper. Palette knife, brushes, a satin finish extender gels, help to create this genuine and unique art gem. Its rendering and color balance, in the background enhances her delicate semblance. Mario was born in La Paz, Bolivia, he lived in Sao Paulo-Brazil as a teenager. During his art career, he is exhibiting his artwork in museums, art galleries and art events in many countries. He won several local and international awards. His bibliography includes newspaper articles, TV interviews and art magazines reviews. One of is awards, was to represent Brazil in two international art events, the XIII and XIV International Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Some of is public artworks, could be seen at the murals located at the building of Graham Library and the bus shelter program in E. Los Angeles, CA., commissioned by the City of Los Angeles, CA. Other of his public artwork is the mural for the Art Corridor Program in San Fernando Valley, CA., this art project was commissioned by the Valley S. Regional Arts Council, N. Hollywood, CA. His artwork research includes the project " Art for the blind" a tactile art...

Archaic Hercules Skinning a Rabbit, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 53.14 H x 55.11 W in. 135 H x 140 W cm In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and his numerous far-ra...

Gyre acrylic, spray paint on canvas 80" x 96" 2022 Part of the New Minority Series Dennis Jones was first introduced to the use of a bidet while being extremely ill in Hurghada, Egypt. He has played the game of ‘Jenga’ with prostitutes in Phuket, Thailand. Once he hiked down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon from the North Rim and back in twelve hours. Jones has also visited fifty US National Parks. The work of Dennis Jones is growth oriented. There is diversity among his oeuvre and much risk in such an approach. Eschewing a ‘signature style’ that he considers to be boring, creatively limiting and market driven, he prefers to consider how method and expression intermingle and form a conceptual basis. A cursory glance may consider his prodigious output to lack focus, but a deeper reading reveals that he remains true to himself and allows his work to take him where it needs to go. There has always been the presence of a figure in his work, either implied, or directly visible. One can trace several years of development from his interest in figurative and cartoon-like imagery in, Toyland (2006), through his foray into text based work (2007-13) and a later influence of abstraction (2012-18). Following this trajectory brings one to his current body of work that combines figuration, cartoons and abstraction. He is a visual artist, educator, and architect. Each of the ‘hats’ he wears directly influence his work. He states that ‘a fascination with an integration of material, process and expression, truth of emotion and visually communicating thought are what sustain and drive him as an artist. Jones has participated in over seventy solo and group shows that include local, national and international venues. His creative output includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, videos, photos, books, teaching and residential architecture. Jones’ work was selected to be included in the New American Paintings 2019 Midwest Competition Publication, juried by Staci Boris, Associate Director of Exhibitions, School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, his focus is on a growing body of paintings, in mixed media, on canvas that combine abstraction, figuration and cartoon imagery. Jones had a one person exhibition at the University of Michigan in September through December of 2018. A review of the show can be read on the page titled, Candyland Review. Earlier the same year, He curated an exhibition titled, SIX, that opened in January of 2018, at The Janice Charach Gallery; a five thousand square foot space, located in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The exhibition featured the work of six Detroit artists and provided adequate space for each to show a body of work…essentially six individual shows in one space. Selected venues that have shown Jones’ work include: The OK Harris Gallery, New York; Galerie Protege, NY; The Mary Washington Galleries, Mary Washington University, Fredericksburg, Maryland; The Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago; The Drift Gallery, Portsmouth, NH; The Project Room, Lincoln, NE; The Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Canada; Artcite, Windsor, CA; The Thames Gallery, Chatham, Ontario, Canada; The Kenderdine Art Gallery, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, CA; Definitely Superior Gallery, Thunder Bay, ON, CA; Gallery Lambton, Sarnia, ON, CA, WKP Kennedy, North Bay...

Javier Calleja El Pan De Cada Día (Everyday Bread), 2013 is a stunning work that exemplifies the artists interests and influences in cartoons and comics that are imbued with creative...

David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 71 inches by 81 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Keywords: red, abs...

The painting is part of the MUSIC series and is dedicated to American CINEMA. Made on a rigid panel, it is a unique piece authenticated by the artist Acrylic enamels on panel measuri...

Checkmate is an original acrylic painting realized by the Italian artist Salvatore Petrucino in 2015. Hand-signed on the lower right. Technique, dimensions, and date are written on ...