Bryan Domínguez
Nacido y criado en Chicago, IL
Su interés por convertirse en artista comenzó cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria. Cuando Bryan comenzó la escuela secundaria, se convirtió en parte del programa de Artes Visuales de Senn, lo que lo ayudó a mejorar sus habilidades de pintura y dibujo. Durante la escuela secundaria participó en un programa llamado Advance Drawing and Painting en Gallery 37. En el verano de 2019 participó en un programa preuniversitario en Maine College of Art. Actualmente asiste al California College of the Art en San Francisco, CA con especialización en pintura y dibujo.
La mayor parte de su trabajo reciente consiste en comprender la idea de ser mexicoamericano como primera generación. Bryan está descubriendo su tradición y cómo valorarla a través de pinturas de paisajes y pinturas de Naturaleza muerta.
Artist Statement
Dominguez explores concepts of death, time, trauma, and spirituality. He explores death due to the spike of death count he had encounter during the pandemic and . Dominguez has wonder about moments in time where ha can not remember his childhood due to his medical history. He tunes in with his spirituality by asking the following: Where does a spirit live when we don’t think of them? Are they aware where the living is taking them? What are some blockages in his life?
Dominguez focuses on storytelling, painting , drawing , screen printing, and installation work. Their paintings and drawings are a way to visually document a narrative of his life. Some of his installations are focused on making an altars for Dia de los Muertos inviting people to have conversation on how to speak to an ancestor. Being Mexican-American allows Dominguez to experience the old and modernize culture upbringing one might experience in the United States of America.