David Gerena

Friday, April 6, 2012

A new article on my cigar art is out. The story of my cigar paintings can be seen at Cigar Advisor. http://www.cigaradvisor.com/news/cigars/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-cigar-smoker

Video of my latest painting titled "Time Flies"http://youtu.be/CTUNiYZN08Q

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David Gerena: As a self taught artist, Marvel Comics and The Flintstones were my tutors as a child. Later as a teenager graffiti spray-paint cans became my pallet and my passion The subjects in my work maintain a somewhat flat appearance yet cast shadows. My shapes dance between 2D and 3D, large flat plains of color coexist with chiseled surfaces.The distinction between the two is occasionally blurred. My paintbrush strokes are mostly squared and rarely do I use more than three different size brushes in one painting. The colors change with each stroke as much as possible. In some small areas of my paintings I like to leave the canvas unpainted. I also use a dry brush, the paint catches the weave and shows the texture of the canvas. The different application techniques of materials add another dimension to the painted image”. In life there are roots, in my style of painting; those roots lay in Graffiti, but one must grow”. Nowadays I prefers oils and canvas as my medium. Brushes and oils have allowed me to branch out and extend the reaches of my vision beyond the spray-can. Those visions are sometimes distorted, other times crystal clear, yet they always tell a story.

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