Victor Raul Garcia
New York based artist Victor-Raul Garcia incorporates color, movement and texture to represent moods, personalities and human emotions in his abstract fairy tale-like creations. With the use of acrylics, spray paints and pastels, these fantastical characters are brought to life by a subconscious energy that figuratively and literally explodes on to the surface. He may initially have physical control of his hands, but after that, the storytelling is taken over by his protagonists. And these theatrics are performed without a paintbrush. His non-traditional instruments include squeegees, palette knives, plastering tools and his own fingers. In our modern non-social, info-overloaded, work-driven communities, the human experience is losing its life force. He hopes the viewer can reconnect, via his paintings, with what it truly feels to be human. Welcome to his circus of beautiful creatures.
Victor-Raul was born in Lima, Peru and moved to the United States when he was 6 years old. His work has been shown at the Tamulka Gallery (Munich, Germany). Lanyon 36 Gallery (NYC), Boswell Mourot Fine Art Gallery (Little Rock, Arkansas), Katie Gingrass Gallery (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Maison10 (New York City), Maison Bergogne (Narrowsburg, NY), and multiple Saks Fifth Avenue stores nationwide. His work has appeared in Hyland Magazine, Domino Magazine, New York Spaces Magazine, and many others. He divides his time between New York City and the Upper Delaware River Valley region of upstate New York.
Background:
Born in Lima, Peru, 1968
Raised by his maternal grandmother with whom he immigrated to the US at age 6
Education:
1986 Rutgers University (New Jersey)
1992 Hunter College (New York City)
Showings/Commissions:
2021 – present
Maison10, New York City, NY
Maison Bergogne, Narrowsburg, NY
2016 – present
Saks Fifth Avenue -
5th Avenue, NYC
Vesey Street, NYC Greenwich, CT
Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA
American Dream, East Rutherford, NJ
Bal Harbour, FL Huntington, NY
Tysons Corner, McLean, VA
2014
Boswell Mourot Fine Art Gallery (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Michael Dawkins Home (NYC)
Lanyon 36 Gallery (NYC)
Arleen G. Becker Fine Art (NYC)
2013
Katie Gingrass Gallery (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
2012
Featured Artist, Raul Carrasco Showroom (Miami, Florida)
2011
Featured Artist, NEST (NYC)
Featured Artist, Raul Carrasco Showroom (NYC)
2010
“Arte Latino” Group Exhibition, Mills Pond Gallery (St.James, NY)
Featured Artist, A Rudin Showroom, D & D Building (NYC)
2009
Featured Artist, Soho Integrative/Mezzanine Spa (NYC)
2006
“Think Pink” Solo Exhibition, Tumulka Gallery (Munich,Germany)