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Justin Bua Paintings |
El Guitarista
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The D.J.
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Piano Man II
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Gallery Description
For the last ten years artist Justin BUA has been making a mark in the art world with his urban flavored paintings. His combination of graffiti-esque style, distorted realism and urban themes has made his paintings some of the most popular art among young people today.
At age 13, BUA was accepted on an art scholarship to the High School of Music and Performing Arts where he studied visual art. In addition to his studies in school, he continued his "education" on the streets writing graffiti and break dancing. At age twenty, Bua was accepted to the Art Center College of Design where he learned the technical skills that allowed him to unleash his creativity. Bua explains his metamorphosis as an artist thus: "Before I went to Art Center I had a lot to say but I couldn't express myself. After I graduated I was able to articulate my art more clearly. It all started to come together for me. My style became a visually distorted expression of my childhood memories. The passion I had for break dancing started to come through in my art. I began to bring the rhythms of the streets and break dancing into the designs and compositions on canvas. Like in PIANO MAN 1, the geometric stylizations of his jacket and the piano are very similar to the movements of breaking."
Justin Bua's art is a phenomenon among the youth. He is actually the number one selling living artist among college students. They can relate to his perspective of the world. Recently, he has painted several new pieces including COMO NO, a portrait of a man born from the loins of the streets, EL GUITARISTA...a musician dreamily playing his guitar at sunset in the city, and DEL CORAZON, a man playing his heart out on the congas. Bua has just released THE DJ, a piece that he describes as "my best work ever!!"
Our gallery brings you these and more Justin Bua Paintings.
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Sunday, October, 12 th
2008
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