{"id":13972,"date":"2017-04-05T12:32:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T19:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=13972"},"modified":"2017-04-05T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T19:42:46","slug":"luis-valle-painter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/luis-valle-painter\/","title":{"rendered":"LUIS VALLE, PAINTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

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It is often said that the United States is a place where people from all the over the world contribute their social, religious, artistic, and culinary pathways to the great American melting pot. Luis Valle (aka El Chan Guri) is one such contributor. His paintings and murals\u00a0are a mixture of his interest in other cultures and an embodiment of his Central American roots.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cMy work is a blending of different cultures and different iconographies and include animals and animal spirits,\u201d said Luis.<\/p>\n

Luis came to the United States from Nicaragua as a young child, settling in the Kendall area with his family. He received a bachelor of fine arts from Florida State University and his master\u2019s degree from New York University. He began living in New York just two weeks before September 11, 2001. Living in the Big Apple was another strong influence on Luis\u2019 work. Access to some of the finest works in the city\u2019s museums and the highly diverse art scene in Brooklyn added to his interpretation of art.<\/p>\n

\"\"After five years in New York, Luis returned to Miami, where he became very active in the Miami art scene. Today, his distinctive murals can be found in local businesses and as street art pieces in Wynwood and around south Florida. One of his murals, \u201cCherry Blossom Peacock,\u201d adds motion and life to the walls near the fountain at the Shops at Sunset in the City of South Miami.<\/p>\n

Luis has worked with video, metal fabrication, and used live female models as canvases. His paintings and murals have moved in a decidedly more surrealistic direction. A dedication to spiritually, shamanism and self-realization imbue his art. Recent work uses\u00a0patterns and dots to give form to frequencies, vibrations, and kinetic energy.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cArt is always evolving; it is what you sometimes don\u2019t see, the unknown,\u201d said Luis.<\/p>\n

The artist learned a lot about the business of art in his roles as assistant, consultant and curator to local art galleries. He manages his own art sales. He relies on social media, the internet, pop-up art shows, referrals and word-of-mouth to market his work. Recently,\u00a0he found a location in Little Haiti that serves as his studio, gallery and home (where he lives with his rescued stray dog \u201cGallery\u201d).<\/p>\n

\"\"His personal style has been shaped by his spirituality, concern for a healthy lifestyle, yoga, friends and clients. He is involved in the community, working with organizations such as Arts For Learning Miami, the Miami Children\u2019s Museum, The Miami Dade Library System, Boys and Girls Club of Miami, The Overtown Youth Center, Dade County Public Schools, The Art Experience, Giants in the City and Irreversible Projects, among others. He also works with art galleries and studios to put on exhibits\u00a0and events. Luis was co-founder of Brisky Gallery Miami.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is satisfying and gratifying to be a part of the community and an honor to have my work seen by thousands of people,\u201d said Luis.<\/p>\n

For more information about Luis Valle and to see more examples of his work, please visit his website
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It is often said that the United States is a place where people from all the over the world contribute their social, religious, artistic, and culinary pathways to the great American melting pot. Luis Valle (aka El Chan Guri) is one such contributor. His paintings and murals\u00a0are a mixture of his interest in other cultures<\/p>\n

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