Self-Help Graphics, Dia de Los Muertos/Teatro Campesinos. Photo by Guillermo Bejarano
Guillermo-William Bejarano was born in San Diego, CA. William and wife Pamala have dual residencies at Todos Santos, Baja Sur, Mexico and Laguna Hills, CA., USA.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
The Job Corp., Gary Center, Tx. Graduated In commercial arts, photography and painting. I was employed by the North American, Space & Information Systems Division (NASA APOLLO).
I am a founding member of the Mexican American Muralist Movement of the US. My artwork can be found at the Latino Art Museum in Pomona, Ca. And Smithsonian, Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art in Washington, DC.
I received a BA in Painting/Fine Arts from the California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and a second degree in Mexican American Studies. During my time at CSUN, I was given the opportunity to study in a Ôspecial electiveÕ internship in Mexico City under the direction of David Alfaro Siqueiros, a renowned muralist artist. My study of the Visual Arts of Òlas AmericasÓ was a testimonial to my achievements in American Arts (USA).
After my graduation from the CSUN, I was an Art Director for several commercial and literary magazines. 1989: I attended the University of Southern California, School of Business. I was the owner of a graphic arts, printing, website and marketing business. I was Regional Technical Service Representative for A.B. Dick Co. (An international manufacture of printing equipment)...Retiring, I pursued the fine arts in painting. I was offered Artist-In-Residentship at the California Museum of Photography and awarded honors with distinction in digital arts. My wife Pamela and I moved to Todos Santos in September 2010. We still have limited residence in Laguna Hills, Ca.
I enjoy off-roading, hiking, tennis, gardening, arts, photography and travel but my passion is painting. My medium is acrylic and occasionally I use oil. My artistry has many aspects (The Long Beach Newspaper arts reviewer critic described my paintings as archetype (in Jungian psychology) a primitive mental image inherited from the earliest human ancestors, and supposed to be present in the collective unconscious which evoke conception of deep emotions. My latest artwork represents mining mountains, environmental climates, and various motifs of abstract-figurative representations.
Abstract-figurative
My approach to painting is a recognition to varied factors in archetypes that are mystical, obscure and has individual or collective subjectivity as of the following:
"I begin into abstraction into figurative artistry. An informal construct to compose Art. Something more natural to me to a language of geo-forms and transits in space."
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Arts Organizations: I was a member of Taller de Gr‡fica Popular, Mx.,The Los Angeles Organizations: "Mechicano Art Center", El Jardin de Flor y Canto, Centro de Arte Publico (CAP), and The Public Art Center. Art Director of a state-wide publication called Chismearte..
We received financial support by the California Council for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Coordinating Counsel for Small-Press Publications, and from City and the County of Los Angeles.
VIDEOS
In 2013, I was one of several presenters in the video presentation on the life of David Alfaro Siquerios. The video presentation can be seen at the El Pueblo Historic Monument in downtown Los Angeles. The Siquerios Legacy was sponsored by the Getty Conservation Institute project on the conservation of the SiqueirosÕ mural American Tropical (Los Angeles, Ca.).
In 2012, KCET-TV did a presentation on the history of Highland Park, Ca., called Departures. I was invited to share my involvement with the Public Art Center (late 1970Õs to early 1980Õs) in a video presentation which can be found at their KCETÕs website.
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California State University: Artwork 1969Ð1975
Todos Santos: Home, Art studio, Travels
Guillermo-William Bejarano naci— en San Diego, CA. William y su esposa Pamela tienen residencias dobles en Todos Santos, Baja Sur, MŽxico y Laguna Hills, California, EE. UU.
BOSQUEJO BIOGRçFICO
The Job Corp., Gary Center, Tx. Graduado en artes comerciales, fotograf’a y pintura. Fui empleado de la Divisi—n de Sistemas de Informaci—n y Espacio de AmŽrica del Norte (NASA APOLLO).
Soy miembro fundador del Movimiento Muralista Mexicano Americano de los EE.UU.. Mi obra se puede encontrar en el museo de arte latino en Pomona, CA. Y Smithsonian, Nuestra AmŽrica: El Latino Presencia de Arte Americano en Washington, DC.
Recib’ mi Licenciatura en Pintura / Bellas Artes por la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge (CSUN) y un segundo grado en Estudios MŽxico-Americanos. Durante mi tiempo en CSUN, se me dio la oportunidad de estudiar en un internado 'especial electiva' en la Ciudad de MŽxico bajo la direcci—n de David Alfaro Siqueiros, un reconocido artista muralista. Mi estudio de las artes visuales de ÒLas AmŽricasÓ fue un testimonio de mis logros en Artes de AmŽrica (USA).
DespuŽs de mi graduaci—n de la CSUN, yo era un director de arte para varias revistas comerciales y literarias. 1989: Asist’ a la Universidad del Sur de California, Escuela de Negocios. Yo era el propietario de una de las artes gr‡ficas, impresi—n, web y marketing de negocios. Retirarse, persegu’ Bellas Artes en la pintura. Me ofrecieron artista en Residentship en el Museo de Fotograf’a de California y concedi— honores con distinci—n en las artes digitales. Mi esposa Pamela y yo movido a Todos Santos en septiembre de 2010. Todav’a nos queda limitada residencia en Laguna Hills, CA.
Como me gusta el senderismo, por la carretera, tenis, jardiner’a, artes, la fotograf’a y los viajes, pero mi pasi—n es la pintura. Mi medio es acr’lico y de vez en cuando utilizo aceite. Mi œltima obra representa mining monta–as, climas ambientales, y varios motivos de representaci—n abstracta-figurativa.
Resumen-figurativo
"Mi enfoque de la pintura es el reconocimiento de diversos factores en los arquetipos que son m’sticos, oscuros y tienen subjetividad individual o colectiva a partir de lo siguiente:
"Comienzo a la abstracci—n en el arte figurativo. Una construcci—n informal para componer arte. Algo m‡s natural para m’ en un lenguaje de formas geogr‡ficas y tr‡nsitos en el espacio".
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Organizaciones art’sticas: Fui miembro de Taller de Gr‡fica Popular, Mx., Las organizaciones de Los çngeles: "Mechicano Art Center", El Jard’n de Flor y Canto, Centro de Arte Pœblico (CAP) y The Public Art Center. Director de arte de una publicaci—n estatal llamada Chismearte.
Recibimos apoyo financiero del Consejo de las Artes de California, el National Endowment for the Arts, el Consejo Literario de Nueva York para publicaciones de prensa peque–a y de la ciudad y el condado de Los çngeles.
VIDEOS
En 2013, fui uno de los varios presentadores en la presentaci—n en video sobre la vida de David Alfaro Siquerios. La presentaci—n en video se puede ver en el Monumento Hist—rico El Pueblo en el centro de Los çngeles. El legado de Siquerios fue patrocinado por el proyecto Getty Conservation Institute sobre la conservaci—n del mural de Siqueiros American Tropical (Los çngeles, CA).
En 2012, KCET-TV hizo una presentaci—n sobre la historia de Highland Park, California, llamada Departures. Me invitaron a compartir mi participaci—n con el Centro de Arte Pœblico (finales de 1970 hasta principios de 1980) en una presentaci—n de video que se puede encontrar en el sitio web de su KCET.
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