Artist: JC Pino

Medium: Acrylic, Gold leaf, Sequins

Size: 36" x 36"

Artist Bio:

"TO BECOME AN ARTIST WAS NEVER A PART OF MY FAMILY MASTER PLAN "

BORN IN VENEZUELA UNDER THE COMFORTABLE PROTECTION OF A VERY TRADITIONAL FAMILY , JC RECEIVE THE ALMOST MILITARY INFLUENCE OF HIS FATHER TO FOLLOW THE CARRER IN THE OIL INDUSTRY AND WHERE HIS MOTHER ALWAYS SHARE HER PASION FOR THE HISTORY OF ART AND DESIGN , ALWAYS SURROUNDING HERSELF OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
ART WAS PART OF A PHILANTHROPIC ASPECT OF LIFE, THAT YOU MAY DEVELOP AFTER YOUR RETIREMENT. WITH A VERY WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION HE FOLLOWED THE ESTABLISH PATH , GRADUATING WITH A MBA ALLOWING HIM TO ACT ON DIFFERENT FIELDS FROM WINERY TO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPING AND ADVERTISING AGENCY , HE REMEMBER THAT HE WAS VERY HAPPY TO SPENT EXTRA HOURS WITH THE CREATIVE PEOPLE AT THE STUDIO WHEN DEVELOPING A NEW CAMPAIGN FOR A CLIENT .
THE MOMENT CAME WHEN HE HAD TO LEAVE A COMFORTABLE LIFE AND LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND TO ESCAPE THE COMMUNISM OF VENEZUELA, "NOT ANOTHER CUBA", SO EXILE WAS THE NEXT .
IN USA, HE FOUND HIS NEW COUNTRY , HAVING AN AMERICAN SIDE IN HIS FAMILY HELPED HIM TO ARRIVE AND START TO THINK ABOUT THE FREEDOM OF OPTIONS , THE MASTER PLAN HAS TO BE REDESIGN, NOW BY HIM . GOOD FOOD WAS ALWAYS A PASSION SO HE STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF THE RESTAURANTS BUSINESS AND HE WAS PLEASED BUT AT 39 HE TOOK THE CHALLENGE TO RECREATE A CLAUDE MONET PAINTING AS A GIFT TO A BROTHER, AS SOON HE START WITH CONSCIOUS FEELING HE REALIZED THAT THE TIME STOPS WHEN HE WAS PAINTING , HE UNDERSTOOD THE AMAZING MIX OF TECHNIQUES , COLOR AND COMPOSITION , THE VEIL ROSE FOR HIM . 12 YEARS HAS PASS FROM THAT MOMENT , HE STUDY A SELF GUIDE TOUR ABOUT THE PAST AND PRESENT TIME , HE IMMERSED HIMSELF INTO THE DETAILS OF THE EVOLUTION AND WHY AND HOWS OF THE 10 MASTERS THAT HE CHOOSE AS THE ONES THAT MAKE HIS HEART JUMP.
FROM MONET,SARGENT , KLIMT AND PICASSO HE FELT THAT HE IS AT HOME AT THE IMPRESSIONIST HOUSE,ALWAYS EVOLVING AND WATCHING A REMEMBER PICASSOS WORDS" WE DONT STEEL , WE WATCH AND WE LIKE IT , WE TAKE IT AND MAKE IT BETTER "
TODAY , THERE ARE MORE THAN 3000 CANVASES AND GALLERIES AND BIG STORE STARTED TO BREAKE THE CIRCLE OF COLLECTORS , HE BELIEVE IN LEAVING A GOOD NAME AND MAKING THE VIEWER HAPPY THRU THE IMAGES AND MESSAGES , HE LIKES TO EXPLORE THE FEMININE SIDE OF EARTH, THE CONNECTION OF THE WOMAN AND NATURE AND ALWAYS PROUD OF THE ICONS OF HIS SPANISH HERITAGE EVERYTHING UNDER A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH TO CONNECT TO OUR TIMES .
" I AM VERY HAPPY TO SURROUND MY SELF WITH BEAUTIFUL LADIES , BULLS AND HORSES" JC PINO .