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Drawing, Charcoal on Paper
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ABOUT THE ARTWORK
The artwork belongs to the exhibition called CHARROS, held at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts (November 20 and December 28, 2019). The process began with the study of the subject through charcoal. Charcoals allowed me to analyze lights and shadows while learning charro outfits and parts of their saddle. The evolution of Charro was first drawn in 2016 under the title Charros using compressed carbon. When I revisited the image, I thought it could be improved using soft charcoal that would allow me to represent more details, but especially the tones that go from black to gray. The artwork is so suggestive that I love to see it frequently. The theme represents the idea that a charro can only evolve like a charro. He was born as a charro, and will die as a charro. With the pride and passion of having been a charro. Why? As a Spanish poet said long ago: "Dressing like a charro is dressing like Mexico."
DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS
Drawing:
Charcoal on Paper
Original:
One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:
12 W x 18 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:
Not Framed
Ready to Hang:
Not applicable
Packaging:
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Juan Velez
United States
Born in Brownsville, Texas (USA), 1962. Raised in Madrid (Spain), I returned to my hometown, Brownsville, after fifty years to get to know it better. The unique melting pot of cultures, unique to Brownsville since its founding, is a constant source of inspiration and a positive influence to know other places, new challenges. I work with watercolors by placing the paper vertically and in different ways. The wet-on-dry technique allows me to control the pigment, while I achieve chance through semi-transparent layers and or dripping using the wet-on-wet technique. My watercolors are traces of a life in the exceptional place where I live, where limits and potentialities coexist. I want to awaken memories and moods in the viewers. velezjuan (Instagram) juanmanuelvelezsalinas (Facebook) Public Collections Brownsville Museum of Fine Art Brownsville Historical Association. Private Collections: Wells Fargo Advisors McNair Family
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