Cande Aguilar
BMFA installation view, Confetti in a Bag (2016) Ni de Aqui, Ni de All (2019)
Describe your artistic style in three words.
Authentic, STX-border, ART.
What's inspiring you right now?
I'm always absorbing everything: sight, sound, thoughts and feelings; lately I've been listening to the philosopher Alan Watts.
What do you do when you're feeling uninspired?
“Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.” ― Pablo Picasso
Tell us something unique about your process.
As I do in many of my paintings, I juxtaposed mainstream pop culture icons, and/or appropriate from art history to form a sense of belonging because, in this region, we are not really considered “American” or even “Mexican”… it's kind of like living in a cultural limbo.
What advice do you have for other artists?
Trust your inner self, go with what you feel you want to create and figure out how to best execute your vision. Work, work, work!
Anything else you’d like to share?
During these times of uncertainty, lockdown, and social unrest, I've become more in-tune with my intuition. I am currently putting the finishing touches on a show that will be exhibited on the virtual gallery app (D Emptyspace) The exhibition will consist of nine paintings all painted on found signage panels. Very excited about these works, I feel they are particularly relevant to our lives at this moment. Visit barrioPOP.com and click on "The Last TACO, Now Open" icon or visit the app store and download the virtual gallery app (D Emptyspace).
Santa Casa, 2019, multimedia assemblage with transfers & found object on panels, 31 x 30 in.
La Lucha, 2019, Multimedia painting with transfers on panel, 60 x 76 in.
Rooster that likes to Sleep Late, 2017, Assemblage, 29 x 20 x 16 in.
Now Open, 2020, Spray paint, solid marker, ink marker, fabric paint on coroplast, 48 x 48 in.
The Last Taco, 2020, Acrylic, oil, solid marker, fabric paint, ink marker, and melted crayon on found sign panel, 95.5 x 48 in.
2 parties, 2020, Acrylic, oil, glitter paint, solid marker, spray paint, on found panel, 23.5 x 44 in.
Inside Job, 2009, Multimedia painting on panel, 65 x 96 in.
Gallery view barrioPOP at the McNay 2018 - 2019
Madre y Mickey, 2019, Multimedia painting with transfers on multipanel, 33 x 28 in.
Cande Aguilar (b.1972, Brownsville, TX) solo exhibitions at 81 Leonard Gallery, New York, NY, The McNay, the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art. His work has been included in group exhibitions at 500X Gallery; Boecker Contemporary, Heidelberg, Germany; La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, MACLA Museum, Alexandria Museum of Art, 2017 TX Biennial.