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Joe Velazquez - 2010 Fall Arts Festival - Artist Of The Year |
 Joe Velázquez began his journey as a creative thinker very early in life. While his father was away from home during World War II his mother would treat him with crayons and paper when she returned from her shopping trips. His penchant for art was reinforced throughout his high school years as he was sought after by acquaintances to create drawings of family members, sweethearts and movie heroes. Joe earned money for college by creating architectural delineations for local builders. This endeavor would play a significant role in his future as a professional fine artist. The accurate creation of the visual representation of a proposed building from floor plans gave Joe a succinct understanding of perspective and an object’s relationship to its environment.
Joe attended Colorado State
University in the early 60’s and
was significantly influenced by
one of his instructors, John
Sorbie. Sorbie was a tremendous
motivator for the serious
student of art. "When I took his
courses it was as though he lit
a rocket and I was riding it",
says Joe. Joe’s creative passion
is the exploration of the human
spirit whether it is a bygone
moment in history or a snippet
from yesterday’s fare. His
personal challenge begins as he
envisions the role light, shadow
and shade will play in the
accurate depiction of the scene
emerging from his canvas or clay. The
play of light is what causes the
mystery of form and shadow to
become a visual feast and an
emotional experience. Joe’s use
of color depends on the ambiance
of the story to be told;
sometimes his color usage is
very bold and brilliant and
other times it is soft and
monochromatic. According to Joe, his paintings and sculpture are more than the telling of a story. They remind him of the fragility of the world and its people we treasure. When a painting is complete Joe judges its success by the emotion it evokes from the viewer. Joe’s paintings and sculptures are held in collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. The Bennington Center For The Arts, in Vermont, the Glenbow Museum in Canada, the Morris Museum in Georgia, the Leanin' Tree Museum and the Palm Springs Museum in California have also acquired Joe’s artwork for their permanent collections. |
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