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December 17, 2008 · 0 comments
The Artistry of Jazzamoart
Charlie Parker & the Philosophy of the Saxophone (2005)
Artwork by Jazzamoart
Artwork is a crucial part of jazz.com. Ever since the site launch in December 2007, jazz.com has looked for creative artists who are able to capture the essence of jazz in visual form. These works are featured in online galleries housed in the Visual Jazz section of our site, and also enhance the interviews and other articles on jazz.com.
Sound and Signs Trio (2004)
Artwork by Jazzamoart
Few artists have a more expansive vision of jazz art than Jazzamoart, whose jazz.com gallery is officially opening today. To some degree, Jazzamoart is representative of the Mexican painters of the 1950s generation, but he also taps into the spirit of jazz in his striking and often iconoclastic works.
Over 30 years ago, Javier Vazquez changed his name into Jazzamoart, drawing on the words for the three passions in his life: jazz, amor (love) and arte (art). Since then he has created thousands of works of art, the vast majority of them inspired by jazz.
Jazzamoart has shown his art work in more than 320 exhibitions in Mexico, USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Japan. His artwork is prominently featured in important public and private collections. Jazzmoart has collaborated with diverse publications, curators, and record labels, and has participated in a number of workshops and conferences. He was member of the Art Creators of the National System (CONACULTA) from 1993 until 2000.
Drummer (2006), artwork by Jazzamoart
You can see more of Jazzamoart's work here. While you are visiting the jazz.com Visual Jazz galleries, take some time to check out the work of the other artists featured on the site. Inquiries about purchasing or licensing these works should be sent to galleries@jazz.com.
This blog article posted by Ted Gioia.
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