Mateo Blanco

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Mateo Blanco
Mateo Blanco y Debora Arango.jpg
Mateo Blanco with Débora Arango
Born1981
Miami
Known forusing non-conventional items to create Art

Mateo Blanco (born 1981, Miami) is an American 2D and 3D artist. Blanco uses non-conventional items to create art. Many of Mateo's creations are acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not.[1][2][3] Mateo lives in Orlando, Florida and is also an American tenor. He recorded an album titled Mateo Blanco 7:24.[4][5]

Early life and education[]

Mateo Blanco commenced his formal training under the supervision of Débora Arango in Medellin, Colombia. He studied with Arturo Estrada Hernández and Lola Vélez. Further, Mateo studied Goldsmithing and Jewelry in Medellin, Colombia and studied commercial music at Florida Atlantic University.[6] Mateo received a training on classical opera singing, performed in La traviata , Rigoletto, Don Giovanni and Il Trovatore. Blanco was a part of Opera Blanca de Colombia. Blanco has also make presentations accompanied by Aretha Franklin and performed for former president George H. W. Bush at his birthday dinner.[7][8]

Key Art-Works[]

  • A 78X55 inches Jennifer Lawrence's portrait with 9,658 Planters peanuts[1][9]
  • A portrait of Tennessee native Dolly Parton made of piece of clothes without paint[10]
  • A series, “Joseph, Coat of Many Colors”, as an honor to Jewish history[11]
  • Cheetah sculptures made from Cheetos Puffs[12]
  • Portraits of singer Madonna, with wooden slits carved over her image for a 2D effect[13][14]
  • A 3D replica of a FedEx truck with dog hair[15]
  • A 3D sculpture of Sofía Vergara using feathers[16]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "The Nuttiest Jennifer Lawrence Portrait". HuffPost India. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  2. ^ La gente se comía pedacitos de sus obras: el inconveniente de crear arte comestible - CNN Video, retrieved 2019-04-23
  3. ^ Mateo Blanco | Season 2015 Episode 170 | WUCF Artisodes, retrieved 2019-04-23
  4. ^ "Artist Mateo Blanco honors strong women in Boca Raton gallery debut". www.ellatino.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  5. ^ Editor, Jennifer DiDomenico | Entertainment. "Local musician Mateo Blanco celebrates 10 year anniversary of debut album with re-release". Osceola News-Gazette. Retrieved 2019-04-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Artist Mateo Blanco Honors Strong Women in Boca Raton Gallery Debut". www.bocaratontribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  7. ^ "Mateo Blanco: American dreamer turned successful American tenor". floridant.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Mateo Blanco". Rosenbaum Contemporary. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  9. ^ Perez, Chris (2015-04-17). "Artist uses 10,000 peanuts to create J.Law portrait". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  10. ^ PR, Ripleys (2016-06-09). "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aquires [sic] One-of-a-kind Dolly Parton Portrait". Ripley Entertainment Inc. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  11. ^ Sedam, Lauren (2018-04-30). "Artist Mateo Blanco pays tribute to Jewish history in his new work". Miami's Community News. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  12. ^ O'Brien, Kayla. "Artist uses thousands of Cheetos to make sculpture". OrlandoSentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  13. ^ "Mateo Blanco's art is on display at Cinco Tacos + Tequila in Winter Park". Food & Beverage Magazine. 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  14. ^ Diaz, Johnny. "Miami artist pays homage to Madonna in Coral Gables exhibit". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  15. ^ "Artist creates FedEx truck out of dog hair". WMC Action News 5. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  16. ^ "Pulgas casi arruinan escultura de Sofía Vergara hecha en plumas". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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