Biography.

Birthplace: Eureka, California.
One lovely son, Michael Duval, birthplace: Rota, Spain.
Five years I lived and studied art in Seville and Porto de Santa Maria, Spain. The opportunity afforded me the experience to engross wholly the masterful art housed at the Prado Museum of Art, Madrid, as well as other museums in Spain.
My art has been presented in numerous galleries and museums in USA as well as internationally ( Germany, Mexico, and Spain).

Statement of Intent.

Appropriation. Art history is the primary point of origin for my art. Universal and personal symbology, as well as personal iconography are the second sources.
All great artists have studied the work of their predecessors and borrowed from it, if they have felt the need and or the desire. Art history is the means of learning - learning to see, learning about styles and techniques - as well as stimulating the imagination.
Thusly, my appropriation of art history, with the interjection of universal, personal symbology and personal iconography present a new and unique visual statement.
I create my art with these objectives in mind. Whether the end results are assemblages, paintings or sculptures.

Education.

1987-1990 - Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, Bachelor of Fine Art: Distinction
1983- 1987 - San Diego Community College , San Diego, California
1978- 1983 - Lived and studied art in Seville and Porto de Santa Maria, Spain.