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Brandon Maldonado:
Artist’s Statement
The visual language of art has the ability to communicate beyond the confines of spoken language. I believe this quality is the essence of visual arts and is the medium’s greatest strength. Throughout the course of humanity art has been used to inform civilizations, functioning as a powerful propaganda tool with great success. With this in mind I pick up my paintbrushes and attempt to use art as a vehicle for inspiring change. American artist Jackson Pollock stated, “Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.” The process of making a painting in itself is a meditation for me. I discriminately choose the themes of my work, making certain that each concept is ultimately something I believe is worth saying and contemplating. These are often associated with the many aspects of human experience, from life’s joys, sorrows and struggles, to the mysteries of our mortal existence. As I meditate on these concepts through the process of painting I strive to understand them and in return, bring that understanding into my life with the intention of making myself a better individual. My goal as an artist is for my work to direct the viewer beyond the technical aspects of the imagery and toward a more profound, emotional and metaphysical experience of the concepts to which the images are merely references. I hope that the end products which you see here may serve as visual affirmations of these concepts to all who view my works.
Brandon Maldonado Bio
Brandon Maldonado was born in 1980. He resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, an environment rich in hispanic arts and culture. As a child, he was introduced to the fantastical realm of Star Wars and the monsters of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which first sparked his artistic imagination. In his teens he turned to graffiti, an influence that still can be seen in his works to this day. Maldonado holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from the College of Santa Fe with a focus in Philosophy and world religion he also holds an associate’s degree in fine art but considers himself to be a primarily self taught artist whose most essential technical development was based on the independent study of the paintings of the old masters including Jan Van Eyck, Dominique Ingres and Rembrandt among others.
Brandon Maldonado is represented exclusively in Santa Fe, NM at POP Gallery. Contact us for availability of original and graphic art at 505.820.0788.
Brandon Maldonado SOLO EXHIBITIONS
October 2007 Show of Limited Edition Prints at Masks y Mas, Albuquerque, NM
May 2007 Solo Show at Perihelion Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Oct. 2005 Of Ego & Soul Show Solo show at Masks y Mas, Albuquerque, NM
August 2005 Solo Show at The District Bar & Grill, Albuquerque, NM
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
March 2008 "Draw" Group Show at Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK
October 2007 Halloween Group Show at Windup Gallery, Mesa, AZ
April 2007 Picks of the Harvest group show at Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
March 2007 Draw group show at Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX
January 2007 2 Person Show at Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY
November 2006 Drawing Group show at Perihelion Arts Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
November 2006 Day of the Dead group show at Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, FL
November 2006 Draw group show at Fuse Gallery, New York, NY
December 2005 Holiday Group Show at Oro Fine Art Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
September 2005 Group exhibition at Expo New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
February 2004 Group exhibition Skeleton Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2007 Designed Artwork for the New Mexico Department of Transportation's You Drink, You Drive, You Lose Ad campaign against drunk driving.
Which was used for banners, t-shirts, drink coasters and handbills.
2005 Cover artist for Albuquerque's Weekly Alibi newspaper Halloween Issue.
2005 Received Inspirational award and 1st place in painting category at the Expo New Mexico group show in the Hispanic Arts Gallery.
2004 Selected as feature artist to design a poster for the annual La Cosecha Conference for New Mexico dual language educators.
2004 Self-Published The Book of the Dead a portfolio retrospective of my Day of the Dead themed artwork.
I went on a book signing tour which included Albuquerque, NM, Santa Fe, NM, San Jose, CA, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and San Antonio, TX.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelors of Humanities (Philosophy & Religion), College of Santa Fe 2006-2007
Associate of Fine Art (studio concentration), Central New Mexico Community College, Albuquerque, NM 2005-2006
Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts, Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, NM 1999-2002
High School Diploma, West Mesa High School, Albuquerque, NM 1995-1999
Brandon Maldonado's original art, graphics and book are available exclusively in Santa Fe, NM at POP Gallery. Contact us directly to add work by this prolific artist to your collection at 505.820.0788.
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