Artist Bio
Adrian Sanchez (b.1970) Raised in Sombrerete Zacatecas, Mexico, immigrated to the Untied States in 1995 to peruse a career in interior design. He lives and works in Los Angeles CA, where he obtained an MIA from Cal Poly Pomona (Pending). He has a certification as a color consultant from IACC-NA
Adrian Sanchez, begun his interested in art through the practice of interior Architecture, where has had ample room to experiment, as a result of that, he begun private teachings of art with a Los Angeles prominent artist, Tom Wudl for several years. Propelling him to pursue a BFA to further expand his knowledge.
Artist Statment
A primary source of inspiration for me has been the aesthetics and iconography of the Catholic Church. Specifically the erotic portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus and the torment of the martyr San Sebastian, in the form of sculpture and painting, as well as the ostentatious decorative architecture of the retables (the site of ritual display located behind the altar).
My work explores the complex relationship between power, violence, beauty, sex, and pleasure. The psychic fragmentation and sense of shame that can develop within people sexually abused as children are qualities present in modern and contemporary life and can readily be found in art. For example, I see the work of Rodin and his ideas about the use of spare parts and fragments to construct a sculpture as emblematic of the process of self-realization.
Artist Resume
EDUCATION
2017 BFA, Otis College of Art and Design
Fine Arts, Sculpture and New Genres Emphasis
2006-15 Private Instruction, Tom Wudl
2011-13 International Association of Color Consultant IACC-NA certification
2004 MIA, (pending) Interior Architecture, Cal. Poly Pomona
GRANTS
2015 Otis College of Art and Design scholarship, based on merit
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Senior Exhibition, Liminal, Otis College of Art and Design
2016 Group Exhibition, Apocalypse, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Group Exhibition, Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art
2009 Group Exhibition, Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art
2007 Tom Wudl group open studio, Los Angeles, CA
LANGUAGES
Spanish
English
COLLECTIONS
Michael Osterman Malibu, CA
Robert McCray West Hollywood, CA