Art by M. Armijo - ProfilesArchive

About Me

More of an Auto-Biography, really.
My origins all root to the land of Enchantment. As a kid, waking up and walking outside to find hot air balloons right above my backyard was basically the usual for me. I do and always have gotten a lot of my inspiration from the city I live in. It's sort of impossible not to soak up your surroundings and spit them back up in visual form as any artist, really.
People always ask the question "When did you start drawing?" I always find it strange to answer that question because there is no answer really. Similar to asking someone, "When did you start eating?" As if you might have any recolection of a time and place you truely began.
What I've done and who I am go hand in hand, but they are very seporate things. I appreciate anyone who finds time to view my work. I appreciate anyone who finds time to communicate their ideas and insight with me. I haven't lived enough or died enough to have a Bio, I think.
I paint, I draw, I am a purest at heart. But my first love will always be comics and illustration.
I want to create art that makes you think.
Through much of my recent work, I have strived to unwind a very exstensive concept : The Human Condition. My exploration in this field varries from raw pencil portraits to surreal illustration pieces that deal much more with symbolism and metaphores.
My latest concentration expresses my fascination with the social climatic gap between the late 50's and early 60's. The barely present transition from Beaver Cleaver and poodle skirts to doing cocaine danicng on tables half-naked. It's a very pivotal moment in American History and yet is hardley heard of. http://www.myartspace.com/artistInfo.do?populatinglist=home& amp;subscriberid=76kwjslps9y45ba1

My Interests

I love human beings.

Painting, drawing and photography, graphic arts, prints, etc.

I'd like to meet:

Other Artists.

Music:

It influences me.

Movies:

They influence me.

Television:

It exists.

Books:

Poetry by Edward Gorey, candide, better than running at night, memoirs of a geisha, Obasan, to kill a mocking bird, sociology of religion, abnormal psycology, a prayer for owen meany, In your face: a picture of beauty and you, dante's inferno, bound, feed, give a boy a gun, yoga for wimps, the three incestuous sisters, One flew over the Cuckoo's nest, Ceremony, etc.
COMICS: A Dying Art-Johnny, batman-the long halloween, ronnin, omac, ultraman, dick tracy, spiderman, wonderwoman, im huge on jeremy tinder right now and the modern artists who use aspects of comic illustartion as a fine art, etc.
manga-Inyasha, Ceres, chobbits, meru puri, furi kuri, fruits basket, dragon ball, sailormoon, kare no kano, moon wish, love hina, hana kimi etc.

Heroes:

Andy Warhol

"During the 1960s, I think, people forgot what emotions were supposed to be. And I don't think they've ever remembered.

My Blog

DIARY

ambiguos diary piecesthe indescribable insides i hold
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:09:00 PST

Two new One forgotten

i guess i never put these uptwo new and one forgotten; ’forgetten how’ i suppose.this was the first day we spent alone. it was rainy and beautiful.he was... or maybe he never was... ...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:09:00 PST

The Science of Being

i like science but i dislike scientists.i like the fact that science is the study of... and it could be anything really, all for the gain of knowledge and understanding of something on and off the ea...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:33:00 PST

Wine Women and Art

so of course i should have had the knowledge to understand, that after every great time in life, an equally harmful time follows. it always allows me to appreciate our humaness and also, being a human...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:04:00 PST

New Sketch Book

so heres the first drawing in my new sketch book i got thanks to the prizes at the art show. hes not done, most these arent but i'll comment as we go. heres a friend of mine.. drew it friday night/sat...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:26:00 PST

Etching Series: Women

the etchings i did last year, a self portrait. "WOMEN" as far as i know, theres like two missing from the series so i'll try n get them up soon. ...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:57:00 PST

Comic Assignment

this is a comic i did for my computer graphics I class last year, the criteria was a two pager, the style is manga, so PLEASE READ RIGHT TO LEFT!!! pg 1! ...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:46:00 PST

Fan Art Illustrations

heres some fan art illustrations i did for this comic i really dig. its all done in color pencil, and my scanners a wreck so bare with the horrible pictures... the original character design belongs to...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:16:00 PST

Harwood entries: paintings (my series)

The First piece... addressing animal cruelty the second : adressing Peace and War the thrid, : womens role in society. thazit for now... check back later....
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:53:00 PST

Harwood Entries : Prints and Mixed Media

please bear with these horrible pictures for now. this is my mixed media piece. its pretty abstract but its based off a map of texas. i hate texas..... here is a monoprint, yeah... not one of my favo...
Posted by Art by M. Armijo on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:47:00 PST