JOHN "ZENDER" ESTRADA
What's in a name?
Zender One was Born Juan Daniel in East Los Angeles in the mid 60's, Raised in South Central LA in the early 70's acquired the nick name Danny Boy. He learned from the streets, his first teachers were Gang members and later his mentor was Hip Hop. In the 1980's He was an active B-Boy, Break dancing with the Dynamic Crew in Maywood, and rocking the mic under the name Shake-E-Dee at the RadioTron. His greatest passion was Busting Graffiti art in the river beds with Bomb City Boys and B.A.D. Inc. Under the name Phaze 52 which later was changed to
Zender One.
PAINTING.
My personal easel paintings:
I often incorporate elements that move the viewer from the macro to the micro, just like a microscope. My work delves into the middle of the psyche, the motivations, and the heart. What is the structure of hope? the texture of bondage? the shade of temptation? My work reveals the wonders, words, and creations of God and aims to glimpse and portray small truths of the nature of our universe as we travel on our way. As I create, I am continually confronted with the reality that paintings have their limitations yet greatly relish the challenge of placing physical, emotional, and eternal concepts on small areas of space.
I believe that God exists outside of time and space and that the pure essence of God’s presence, heart, and will can be grasped and known through prayer, through music, through words, and through art. When God allows me to study and see but a tiny glimpse into the realm of the spirit --small truths about the nature of our universe are revealed. This is the essence of the message of the art that I am compelled to produce, the Art of the Spirit.
John Zender.
MURALS:
Surviving in Los Angeles as an artists with a felony gives very little choices.Murals gave me a way to make a living and use this art form to cultivate and nourish my artistic abilities.
CHICANO ART:
I like most artists began doing art with what I know and what I remember of my childhood, mi cultura.To purchase Chicano art by Zender click image
GRAFFITI ART:
I was influenced by graffit art in 1982, I had already done gang style graffiti so this new art form had more color and meaning. Hip hop came with it and changed my life so I guess I owe more than just art to graffiti.
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