Rotating Mural #03 - Artist Adolfo Hernandez

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1 Rotating Mural #03 - Artist Adolfo Hernandez STATEMENT I have chosen to paint a female in the center of the collaborative wall. I feel the city of Savannah and its metro area brings that warm motherly feeling when you walk its streets and sites. The humidity is like she hugs you sometimes a bit to tight and never lets out of her site. Vines and leaves decorate her headpiece like the gardens and parks decorate her living room and bring you pleasant aromas as you walk by her kitchen. I feel seashells bring mystery to her and the thunderstorms that come and go represents her passion. Adolfo Hernandez was born in Northern Mexico s Ciudad Juarez, and both the city and country remain major influences in his work. Both the rich, colorful culture of Mexico and the dreadful violence that has consumed his hometown have had a strong impact on his work. Adolfo s introduction to art began at a young age; while running errands with his mom he d study the array of murals that cropped up in neighborhoods around the city. Later, his family moved to El Paso, and what had been a hobby into a teenage profession, painting commission pieces. His pursuit of art led him to the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2002, where he studied Motion Graphics and continued to paint regularly. Adolfo became involved in Savannah s bustling arts community, showing his work often, including events like DeSoto Strut (a semi-annual gallery hop in the city s Starland District), Taste (a daylong celebration of Savannah s art and music communities), and the Savannah Urban Arts Festival (a multi-day annual event held every spring). His unique use of form and color draws inspiration from comic books, religious iconography, and the intricate designs of the Meso America. His subject matter spans an equally broad spectrum; slick abstractions or gritty explorations of the violence endemic to the US-Mexican border region. Gallery representations: Agora Gallery, NYC Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2 PROPOSAL FOR MURAL at Habersham & 34th Street September 2012 The artist proposal for the existing Habersham/34th mural project includes the artists female representation of of the welcoming warmth the city of Savannah brings. Several iconic representations of Savannah will be represented here, ie. seashells, and other nautical themes. With his Meso-American painting style he will incorporate the color pallet that was already started by Katherine Sandoz landscape. Adolfo has experience doing similar large murals around the country. He is involved in the Savannah community and is a painting instructor at the YMCA and is apart of Savannah s A.W.O.L. (All Walks of Life) program where he also teaches painting. We will begin painting mid September. This is at the 34th and Habersham mural wall, so this will stay up for approximately 4 months until the next artists proposal to paint over this mural. (example images following)

3 Examples of Adolfo Hernandez Work

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5 Education Motion Media Design at Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA) El Paso Community College (El Paso, TX) Solo Exhibitions 2011 Seed Eco Lounge (Savannah, GA) 2011 Second Line Art Second Line Restaurant (Savannah, GA) 2010 Mezcla Mezcal III: The Unknown Hangfire Bar (Savannah, GA) 2009 Mezcla Mezcal II: Talavera Para Mi Hangfire Bar (Savannah, GA) 2008 El Conejo En La Gallery Espresso (Savannah, GA) 2006 Mezcla Hangfire Bar (Savannah, GA) Group Exhibitions 2012 AVANCE's Toma Mi El Camino Real Hotel ( El Paso,TX ) 2011 The Artist's The Soda Shop Gallery (Savannah, GA) 2011 All Hands on Little Beasts Gallery ( Savannah, GA ) 2011 Kalavera Studio ( El Paso, TX) 2011 Borde Manifiesta (El Paso, TX/ CD. Juárez, Chih. MX) 2011 Artists In-Residence (Savannah, GA) 2011 Change for Change Art Show (Charleston, SC) 2011 Taste Art Event ll (Savannah,GA) 2011 Kulture Klash Festival 7 (Charleston, SC) 2011 Un Grito Al Vacio: Border Senecu Gallery (El Paso, TX) 2011 Fresh Indigo Sky Gallery (Savannah, GA) 2011 Savannah Urban Arts Festival (Savannah, GA) 2010 Kulture Klash Festival 6 (Charleston, SC) 2010 Art,Beats + Lyrics Civil Rights Museum (Savannah, GA) 2010 Savannah Urban Arts Festival (Savannah, GA) 2010 DeSoto DeSoto Row Galleries (Savannah, GA) 2009 Chuco Kalavera Studio (El Paso, TX) 2009 Kulture Klash Festival 4 (Charleston, SC) 2009 MHK: Most Black Orchid Tattoo (Savannah, GA) 2009 Taste Art Event(Savannah, GA) 2008 Block 80 (Miami, FL) N.O.L.A. Preservation Society (Jersey City, NJ; New Orleans, LA) 2006 Revival The Underground Mansion (Savannah, GA) 2005 Movimiento Hunab Ku Events (Savannah, GA; El Paso, TX; Cd. Juárez, MX) 2001 Hunab Ku Mural Unveiling and Senecu Gallery(El Paso, TX) Honors and Special recognitions 2002 Savannah College of Art and Design Scholarship 2001 Texas V.A.S.E El Paso Art awards - Congressional Art Honorable mention 1999 Jose Cisneros Art award