On His New Show "People & Things" with Emilio Villalba | AD 208
Emilio Villalba is a Mexican-American painter living in San Francisco. Born in Chula Vista and raised in Southern California, he grew up interested in drawing and art. He created a career in Los Angeles as a visual effects artist where he animated television commercials and films. After 2 years in the industry, he left for San Francisco to study fine art. He\u2019s now focused on exploring painting figuratively, pulling inspiration from both old masters and contemporary artists\u2014from Vel\xe1zquez to Alice Neel and Basquiat.\xa0
Emilio\u2019s latest exhibition, \u201cPeople and Things\u201d will be on view at Hashimoto Contemporary in New York from Saturday, July 17th to Saturday, August 7th, 2021.
Show Notes:
- 00:03:12 - Emilio\u2019s latest body of work
- 00:06:50 - Exploring new visual avenues
- 00:13:33 - Self-awareness of one\u2019s work
- 00:20:30 - Saying vs. doing
- 00:32:42 - The psychology of reward systems
- 00:36:03 - Identity / fitting in
- 00:42:40 - The conceptual basis of Emilio\u2019s newest body of work
- 00:53:37 - Owning who you are
- 01:03:33 - The painter's alphabet
- 01:25:42 - Wrap up