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2007, one shot paint and acrylic on canvas, 21 x 40 inches |
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Pierre Obando’s work explores
the many designs in history of famous advertising logos. He starts with
the original logo and tests the possibility of making an abstract painting
out of a very recognizable design. The paintings become something very
different in the end as the artists’ focus is always on the craft
of painting.
Pierre Obando was born in Belize City, Belize, and is living and working
in New York. He completed his MFA at Hunter College (New York) in 2001,
and his undergraduate degree in Painting from the University of Florida
in 1997. Obando has been showing his artwork since 2000. His most recent
exhibitions include: “Queens International 2006” at The Queens
Museum of Art. Obando received a Grant from ‘The Museum of Chinese
in the America’ to photographically document the community of Flushing,
Queens. He also received a Barbara White Full Fellowship to the Vermont
Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont.
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