![]() ![]() ![]() But I guess that’s a sign of truly successful artwork…when it makes the viewer ask questions! Are those cigars? Or blunts?! Is this a group event or an intimate meeting of smoking buddies? Are they romantically involved with one another or are they merely co-workers or casual acquaintances? They might even be siblings or some other familial relationship. I also am curious what they are smoking and what kind of gathering they are attending. I would love to know if Tom and Jenny are inspired by real people or if the artist simply conjured them in a half sleep state. I can find no other information about this work except that it was sold. Tom and Jenny is a 2022 acrylic and oil painting on canvas, measuring 48 x 68 inches (122 x 173 cm). In March 2022, he sold every painting he had exhibited at Art Palm Beach in one day and he has recently caught the attention of Forbes magazine and the London Times. In 2021, he was featured on Good Morning America and his entire body of work sold out on opening night at Art Miami. He has been hugely successful in the past two years with his works catching the attention of art collectors and media outlets around the world. Ideas often strike him as he is falling asleep which results in late night painting when he will sometimes work on multiple canvases at a time. He often begins a piece with a small sketch but then allows his creative force to take over once he begins work on the large canvas, always relying on his color wheel for guidance. He paints, studies art history, and sculpts in his home studio on a daily basis. He uses a combination of oil stick and oil and acrylic paints to create his boldly colored and “wildly imaginative fragmented facial compositions.” He said that he is drawn to artists based on their specifically unique styles. Valencia is strongly influenced by George Condo, Pablo Picasso, and Cubism but he also cites RETNA, Richard Hambleton, Raphael Mazzucco, and Salvador Dalí as influences since his father began collecting their works seven years ago. Valencia is also an avid military history buff and this interest shows through in some of his more profoundly insightful works like Invasion of Ukraine. These are works of art by a highly skilled and educated creative who has been studying art history for as long as he could read. But these aren’t just colorful paintings done by a kid. He began his large scale, colorful works when he was just 5 years old and often needs a step ladder to paint his prodigious canvases. ![]() American art prodigy Andres Valencia was born in 2011 in San Diego, California, to parents who fostered his early interest and talent in painting. He is called Little Picasso and he has very much earned that distinction in his 11 years of life. The Artwork Tom and Jennyby Andres Valencia (Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2022) The inspiration artwork was curated by me. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week! The Inspiration Artwork Just be sure to tag Salazar, Terri, and Shelbee or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. You don’t have to be a blogger to join! You are invited to share your images on Instagram or other social media platforms. The following day, Wednesday, the curator will share all of the submissions on her blog. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the curator by 10:00 p.m. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as curator, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Terri of MeadowTree Style, and Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge. ![]()
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