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Oscar Garcia
 
 
About the Artist



Artist Statement:
Painting, like mythology has become for me a vehicle for self-discovery. It allows me the space to launch my own search, using myths as a starting point.





"A man's either an artist or a flat tire and what he does need not answer to anything, I'd say, except the energy of his creation"__Charles Bukowski


"The more artificial the world becomes, the more one is forced to experience the world and the world of relationships through a TV or computer screen, and the more extreme is the need for a human surface. Painting is uniquely placed to offer that." __Sean Scully

 
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Conversion A

2008
acrylic on vinyl tile
30 x 30 cm

Conversion A

Red Ascend

2006
mixed media on canvas
91 x 91 cm

Red Ascend

Courtesan Quartet B

2008
acrylic on vinyl tile
30 x 30 cm

Courtesan Quartet B

Babylon C

2008
acrylic on vinyl tile
30 x 30 cm

Babylon C

3 Beat Blues A

2009
acrylic on vinyl tile
30 x 30 cm

3 Beat Blues A

Chroma 3

2009
mixed media on canvas
51 x 41 cm

Chroma 3

Juego

2009
mixed media on canvas
60.9 x 76.2 cm

Juego

Eros

2009
91.4 x 91.4 cm
mixed media on canvas

Eros

Cabana
(Urban Scape Series)

2009
acrylic, oil pastel on wood
60.9 x 60.9 cm

Cabana<br>(Urban Scape Series)

Bungalow
(Urban Scape Series)

2009
acrylic on masonite
60.9 x 60.9 cm

Bungalow<br>(Urban Scape Series)

Crimson Veil

2009
mixed media on canvas
76.2 x 76.2 cm

Crimson Veil
This painting is part of a new series exploring the visual poetry abstraction is capable of. The meaning if any, should be left up to the viewer, however for myself the Crimson Veil is a memory of sensual experience from youth. The artist, now middle-aged, looking through the veil of past sensual encounters with a wistful feeling.

Crimson Veil 2

2009
mixed media on canvas
76.2 x 101.6 cm

Crimson Veil 2

Argo
(Mythos Series)

2009
mixed media on canvas
50.8 x 50.8 cm

Argo<br>(Mythos Series)
Argo in greek mythology, was a ship used by Jason in search of the golden fleece. A metaphor for a journey in self-discovery. Painting allows me the space to launch my own search, using myths as a starting point. "Your sacred space is where you find yourself again and again"____Joseph Campbell

Riverstone

2009
mixed media on canvas
50.8 x 50.8

Riverstone

Corvo
(Mythos Series)

2009
mixed media on canvas
50.8 x 50.8 cm

Corvo<br>(Mythos Series)
Corvo-italian for crow which in Native American mythology was a trickster or shape-shifter and harbinger of death in European myths. The inspiration for this composition came from perusing my "Field Guide to Birds of Texas"
 
Education and biography
Bio/Exhibition History

2009:

"Babylon and Chroma Series" exhibit, Casa Margarita
Gallery San Antonio , Tx June- August
“Courtesan Series” exhibit, Casa Margarita
Gallery San Antonio Tx, April-June
Receives invitation to exhibit at Estense Castle - Ferrara, Italy
from Italian curator Paola Trevisan, Trevisan International Art


2008:

April-OGman Art Blog created.
May 9th-June 8th series of paintings on vinyl tile.
Second art hiatus prevails the rest of the year.

2007:

March 5th, artist's father passes away
Association with Jewelry Box Art Gallery ends.
Art hiatus begins.

2006:

"Nuevo Abstractions" Aug 4th-Sep 30th, Jewelry
Box Art Gallery San Antonio TX
First Friday Group Shows: Jan-July 2006, Jewelry Box Art Gallery and
Casa Margarita Gallery, San Antonio Tx
Receives invitation to exhibit in 2007 Florence Biennale by Arte
Studio, Florence, Italy
One Man Show: "New Abstractions" , El Sol Bistro Gallery, SA, Tx
Represented by ArtSA Gallery, 206 E. Nakoma SA, Tx
Group Show, Aug 2006, ArtSa Gallery, SA, Tx

2005:

Represented by The Jewelry Box Gallery 734 S Alamo, SA, Tx
First Friday Group Shows: Jan-Dec 2005, Jewelry Box Art
Gallery, San Antonio TX
Group Shows, Casa Margarita Gallery, 730 S Alamo, SA, Tx:
" Foto Septiembre 2005", "Caballos y Corazones"
" Chulos y Chulas ", " Erotica ",
Group Show: "Mujeres", Centro Cultural Atzlan, SA, Tx
Group Show: " Art In The Hood " Southtown Art District, SA, Tx
Receives invitation to exhibit at Grupo Vituart, " Feria del arte
2005 " Barcelona, Spain.

2004:

Owner/Artist of Stardream Art Gallery, King William Art District,
San Antonio, Tx
Interviewed on NBC affiliate, WOAI Television Broadcast of
"San Antonio Living" segment on "Southtown Village First Friday
Art Walk"
Travels to Barcelona, Spain
Receives invitation to exhibit in 2005 Florence Biennale by
Arte Studio , Florence, Italy. Receives invitation to exhibit
at Galerie Gora, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Receives
invitation to exhibit at Montserrat Gallery, NYC, NY
Begins experimentation with abstraction

2003:

Group Show: " I Am An Artist", Centro Cultural Atzlan, SA, Tx
Exhibits/Sells Artwork Online under TexArtBrut Studios- art sold
to private collections throughout the U.S.

2002:

One Man Show: " Western Noir Series ", SK Rodeo Designs Art
Gallery Bandera, Tx.

2000:

One Man Show: "Oscar Garcia ". Southtown Emporium, SA, Tx
One Man Show: " Metaphor & Magic ", Southtown Realty Gallery,
San Antonio, Tx
One Man Show: " Oscar Garcia, New Paintings ", Alamo St
Market, San Antonio Tx


1997:

Adeline Garcia, artist's mother passes away.

1994:

One Man Show: "Art of Oscar Garcia", AT&T CityView Bldg,
SA, Tx

1993:

Curator/Artist for Group Show:" AT&T Summer Art Exhibit,
AT&T Center, SA, TX.

1991:

Experiments with photo-based art tableau

1990:

Fire destroys eary art work

1988:

Group Show: "AT&T Art Employee Art Exhibit" AT&T Center,
San Antonio, Tx

1987:

Group Show: "Black History Month Art Exhibit" AT&T Center,
San Antonio, Tx

1986:

Experiments with mixed media

1985:

Studies painting with artist Miguel Cortinas, Guadalupe Cultural
Art Center, San Antonio, Tx.

1984:

Studies drawing with artist Tom Willome, San Antonio College
San Antonio, Tx.

1978:

Begins journey into art

1958:
Born June 17th San Antonio, Texas
 
Future shows
"Amante Series" Casa Margarita Gallery San Antonio Texas September 2009
 
Website:  www.ogarcia.net
 
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