About the Artist:

Vico was born in Mexico. His involvement with the arts includes: Bribiesca Art School, jewelry designing, artwork in advertising. His travels to the highlands of Central Mexico and to Jamaica, Haiti and other Caribbean countries provided him with a varied cultural environment that influenced him.

The images created by Vico are subtly conjured into magic by the power of his inner vision. It is this freshness of vision which gives to his paintings their immediacy, their sense of delight in life. His works generate in us surprise and wonder. The art of Vico has no direct message or symbolism. It is a manifestation of pure joy and a positive response to life.

Ärtist Statement:

" I try to evoke gaiety and playfulness with color, shape and texture, almost always containing the human figure. I try to produce work that is visually exciting and interesting."

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How The Gorditos Were Born:

"About three years ago I decided to try the chiaroscuro technique of Dutch painter Rembrandt: dimly lighted subjects emerging from a dark atmosphere, rendered with a strictly reduced range of pigments. My subjects were deliberately disproportioned, yet they transmitted tenderness and a timeless sense. People seemed to like it. Me too. Gradually, I realized that accentuating both the volume of my subjects and the tonal values of the work, while adding primary and secondary colors, the result improved a lot more. Then, over the time, I added one more contrast to my paintings. I augmented the volume of my subjects' bodies, arms and legs even more. And at the same time I diminished their head size. It satisfied me and surprised me. People began to identify my art works simply as Gorditos!" Vico

Contact the Artist:
vvicoso@hotmail