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Sigmund

Contemporary Mixed Media Studios

About Me

I try to find Inspiration in everything I see and everything I do..So if you catch me looking at you and seem kinda bewildered, do not freak out..LOL I like looking at things from different perspectives even if it means looking at it with one eye open..lol I love the smell of my dark, damp, cold painting studio ( believe me, it sounds more prestigious than it looks..LOL) I love the smell of my Paints, The pulsations and the vibrations of the grinder under my skin.. like electricity, it flows through me fueling my creative impulse into an almost uncontrolable balance of chaos.. yet at peace with the end results.. which seems random till the final coat of paint is applied.. ( i think it's th paint fumes talking.. llol) I am fascinated by the female figurative, especially when it is combined with dance more specifically Ballet and Flamenco.. I also love sketching the female figurative and I am very lucky to have willing models.. ( hey I should be grateful but i let them keep my sketches LOL) ARTISTS' STATEMENT: My paintings allow figurative exploration through Mixed Media. They are an attempt to capture a snapshot of a trivial moment. To immortalize what initially seems insignificant. Creating visual tangibility through the textures I generate, Making them accessible for all who want to see. We all take the risk of having our emotions out in the open for judgement. Understanding how vulnerable we are. As artists, we are much more prone to such scrutiny. Yet shedding that vulnerability will leave us clothed and comforted. We are no less prone to that type of thinking but, still afraid regardless of what other people say. Through the juxtaposition of styles I have been experimenting with and the results that I have achieved, I find that sometimes the truth that we hold as artists can be bent and even broken.
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My Interests

..I LOVE THE SMELL OF PAINT.. ohhh wait!!! you are not supposed to sniff these things..lol Snowboarding, Rockclimbing( Getting back to it).. oh yeah and Partying like a ROCKSTAR VEGAS STYLE!!!! Dancing my ASS off.. to Electronika BABY!!! but i can hold my own when it comes to Salsa, Tango , ( yeah those required cultural classes at school really paid off LOL)

Music:

Electronika BABY!!!! We just saw Dj Tiesto New Years' Eve..( the Best!!!) PVD, Sasha, Digweed, Dj Vibe , James Zabiella ( Mad Scratching on the decks), Timo Maas, Donald Galude, Infusion, Satoshi Tomiie, Dj Dan, Kaskade, Rabbit in The Moon, Andy Caldwell...... the 80's yeahhhhhhh!!! Duran Duran, Tears for Fears, U2, The Police, Sting, AEROSMITH the Classical Itazk Pearlman, Vivaldi ( great Painting Music), Bethoven, Mozart, Jazz- Miles Davis, John Coltrain, Ella Fritgerald, Billie Holliday, Neo- Flamenco, Nocy , Benise, Ottomar Libbert Tori Amos, Alanis Morisette, Sarah Mclaughlin, Fionna Apple , Jewel( yeah the chick phase) The Blueman Group, The Cirque Du Soleil CD's,( I have seven LOL), Sarah Brightman, The Buena Vista Social Club, David Lanz, Jim Chappel ( Nightsongs and Lullabies- highly recomended for you Insomiacs out there) LM pagano, Train, GOO GOO Dolls, Matchbox 20, Prince ( don't you just love Prince?)

Movies:

Great Exectations/ Basquiat/ Pollack/ Surviving Picasso( hmm noticing a trend here?).. The Crow, Titus ( GREAT MOVIE), Frida, Once upon a Time in Mexico, Desperado, The Usual Suspects, A Kinght's Tale, Troy, Star Wars , Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Harry Potter Movies ( yeah.. i have to thank my sister for that) Amelie, City Of Lost Children, Fifth Element ( Leeloo Dallas multipass!!!) Spirited Away, Disney Movies( Alladin, Hercules, Goof Troop), Wallace and Gromit, Old Jackie Chan Movies, O Brother Where Art Thou, Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2, King Arthur, Anchorman, Napoleon Dynamite, The Pofessional, The mask, MAXX, X-men and X-2 & X-3, Spiderman1,2,& 3, Sin City, Daredevil, Transformers, Batman and Batman Begins( yeah, i nerd out sometimes)..Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The 13th Warrior, Save the Last Dance( Don't Ask)..the Cirque Dvd's, Forrest Gump, Blue Velvet ( MOMMMIE!!!) Mullholland Drive , The Shawshank Redemption, The Pincess Bride, Little Miss Sunshine ( SUPERFREAK!!!), Constantine, 300, Pan's Labirynth

Television:

Television rots the BRAIN!!! ( hahahahahaha) not really .. CSI, Lost, Alias, Jack and Bobby, Extreme Makeover Home edition (sob).. Made, Wildboyz( i swear to God, one day someone will loose an eye or a finger..lol) Friends( yeah yeah .. that's MISS Chanandler Bong!!).. The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Project Runway,Top Chef, Queer Eye ( yeah the Metroexual), Carnavale, Band Of Brothers, Six Feet Under, Penn & Teller Bullshit, Rescue Me, Prison Break ( yeah they CAUGHT ME-LOL), Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Bones, HEROES, anything on OVATION CHANNEL, Entourage, John from Cincinatti ( my words are my fathers')

Books:

Hey those are the things that have words in it right?..LOL Griffin and Sabine, The Doh' of Homer ( hmm i never thought western Philosophy would be sooo interesting), The Da Vinci Code, If Only it were True..( Don't Ask), Angels And Demons, Grendel... Do Art books COUNT? ......

My Blog

Jacob Quin

Born Feb. 25, 2008  7lbs. 3oz. @ 20 inches ...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:43:00 PST

Death in the Family

  OK.. so it has been a week and I cannot sleep a wink, So I decided to dedicate all this free time to update my blog, I haven't done this in a while so what perfect timing.My Nanay ( filipino wo...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:37:00 PST

who made you

Some people, while you don't think about it, affects your life in ways that you do not yet comprehend. I am fortunate to have those moments. "When a person is taken form us. The only way to keep them ...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:10:00 PST

ACCEPTED

One of my work has been accepted in a national online competition, In which the winner will be featured on a billboard in NYC in October.I am in the process of entering another piece as soon as I get ...
Posted by Sigmund on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:26:00 PST

New Sketches same inspiration

Everybody wants to know the progression of my work Here is how my sketches come aboutthank you very much and Enjoy!!!!~S`~ ...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:20:00 PST

New Sketches!!!

I have been experimenting with a new media - Digital Drawing- I am just getting used to the intricacies of the program which is kinda awesome but my 5 minute sketches turns into 10 sometimes 20 mins.-...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:59:00 PST

It's not cold in New York

ITS ARCTIC!!!! brrrrrrrrrit rained last night do at least it cut down on the chill factor a little bit today.Just got back from a movie..lol yeah I needed a couple of hours to rest my feet.. MAN I did...
Posted by Sigmund on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:04:00 PST

Cirque Series- First Painting

Finally!!! my first painting is done whew!!!!Haven't worked in oils in a long time, This is a first of a series of paintings that I am working on inspired by Cirque Du Soleil and this first painting...
Posted by Sigmund on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:22:00 PST

3.....2.....1.......0

    As you all well know that my website has LUNCHED.thank you James for taking the time to work with me on this project:) KUDOS to YOu...So now there is no rest for the weary.. gonna g...
Posted by Sigmund on Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:12:00 PST

And NOW for my NEXT Trick..

    To everyone who has supported me and believed in me.. It has begunJust booked a show in Los Angeles and a date has been announced- It's going to be a group show but hopefully one of...
Posted by Sigmund on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:16:00 PST