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TOP 200 ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY TO NOW
TIMES READERS AND SAATCHI ONLINE VISITORS VOTE FOR THEIR FAVOURITE ARTISTS
AFTER 1.4 MILLION VOTES WERE CAST, HERE ARE YOUR LEADING 200 ARTISTS:
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| - | Marcel Duchamp |
| - | Henri Matisse |
| - | Jackson Pollock |
| - | Andy Warhol |
| - | Willem De Kooning |
| - | Piet Mondrian |
| - | Paul Gauguin |
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| - | Martin Kippenberger |
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| - | Pierre Bonnard |
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| - | Cindy Sherman |
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| - | Tracey Emin |
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| - | Henri Rousseau |
| - | Chaim Soutine |
| - | Arshile Gorky |
| - | Amedeo Modigliani |
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| - | Eva Hesse |
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| - | Joan Miro |
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| - | Frank Stella |
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| - | Dan Flavin |
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| - | Brice Marden |
| - | Maurizio Cattelan |
| - | Sol LeWitt |
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| - | Edward Weston |
| - | Joseph Cornell |
| - | Karel Appel |
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| Oscar Garcia |
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born 1958 San Antonio, Texas
Contemporary artist, Oscar Garcia has been pursuing his art obsession for over thirty years. The driving force of this creative endeavor has always been a love for the exploration of color, form and texture with a stream-of-consciousness approach to technique. From California to New York-the artist’s work can be found in private collections across the United States.
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| 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 |
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Red Ascend
2006 mixed media on canvas 91 x 91 cm |
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Courtesan Quartet B
2008 acrylic on vinyl tile 30 x 30 cm |
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Babylon C
2008 acrylic on vinyl tile 30 x 30 cm |
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3 Beat Blues A
2009 acrylic on vinyl tile 30 x 30 cm |
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Chroma 3
2009 mixed media on canvas 51 x 41 cm |
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Juego
2009 mixed media on canvas 60.9 x 76.2 cm |
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Eros
2009 91.4 x 91.4 cm mixed media on canvas |
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Cabana (Urban Scape Series)
2009 acrylic, oil pastel on wood 60.9 x 60.9 cm |
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Bungalow (Urban Scape Series)
2009 acrylic on masonite 60.9 x 60.9 cm |
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Crimson Veil
2009 mixed media on canvas 76.2 x 76.2 cm |
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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 |
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Argo (Mythos Series)
2009 mixed media on canvas 50.8 x 50.8 cm |
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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 |
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Corvo (Mythos Series)
2009 mixed media on canvas 50.8 x 50.8 cm |
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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" |
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| 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
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| "Amante Series" Casa Margarita Gallery San Antonio Texas September 2009 |
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