Sunbathing at the Club Painting

FERNANDO SUCRE is a Venezuelan-born artist now residing in Miami, Florida. He studied graphic design and painting at the Neumann Institute of Design and the Federico Brandt Institute in Caracas and at the University of Miami School of Fine Arts. Working within the "pop" genre for the last several years, Sucre has gained attention and recognition for his creative blending of this very American tradition with his distinctive Latin American sensibilities. His neo pop style combines vibrant colors with an upbeat, humorous point of view for a result that is fresh, fun and full of life. His work has been exhibited in the U.S., Europe and throughout Latin America and is included in private and public collections worldwide including Venezuela's Children's Museum in Caracas, Lia Bermudez Maracaibo and Ateneo del Tachira. Sucre claims to have started painting "seriously" at age four when he developed an unusual fascination with comics books, cartoons and superheroes. Growing up in the excessive social scene that was Caracas of the 70's and early 80's, Sucre soon translated his taste for comics into a new style of caricature filled with satire, humor and playful parody. He has become known for his wild characters, neurotic bar scenes and colorful interpretations of the rich and famous. Sucre's recent artistic achievements include solo exhibits at Art Miami in January 2002 sponsored by and in conjunction with MAC cosmetics, the International Art Exhibition in Caracas, Venezuela in November 2001, and Fia Caracas 2001. He also participated in a special exhibit featuring four of Venezuela's leading new artists at the Venezuelan Consulate in New York in March of 2001. Fernando was recently featured in an extensive interview and article about his work in Ocean Drive Magazine's Caracas Edition. Following the lead of many of his most important contemporary pop artists, Sucre has been selected and commissioned to apply his artistic vision to several major product campaigns including Absolut Vodka, Kent cigarettes, McDonald's, Coca-cola, Polar Beer, and Columbia Pictures. Influenced by the works of pop pioneers like Warhol and Liechtenstein, Sucre is always reinterpreting, reinventing and expanding on the stylistic horizons of "pop" to find new ways to invite his audience to laugh, to join the party and be entertained. PHONE 305-3238478