BIO
A little about myself!
Thanks for stopping by and having a bit of visual intercourse with my artwork. I refuse to write about myself as a third person, so you might find the following a bit blog-ish. My name is Jorge Macswiney and I make Pop Surrealist art under the name Macsorro. I was born in October 1981, in Michoacan Mexico.
Where do I get my inspiration? Everywhere and everyone. My wonderful wife and challenging children, people's kindness, rudeness and problems. My technique? From old and new contemporary masters; Pieter Breugel, Anthony Von Dyck, Agnolo Bronzino, Aostino Carracci, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Mark Ryden and Chet Zar. Art for me is a never ending evolution, and when it stops I believe...so will my heart. So, untill then my clothes will all have some kind of paint on them and my family will grow older with me.
Two friends got me started showing my artwork in galleries, James and Mictlan, I haven't stopped ever since. I work mostly out of a cluttered and badly lit studio, emerging now and then for tacos, a cold coke and the latest issue of Jux. I live in Los Angeles, it's weird, gorgeous and challenging, I love it. I'm an observationalist of life, that's what inspires me and that's what I paint about so LA is the perfect place for that. I hope you enjoy my art.
I am a resident artist at The Hive Gallery and Studios. It's located at 729 S. Spring St. Los Angeles CA 90014. There not only will you see my newest work, but you will also see some of the work that perhaps is "unlike" what I normally do. Ever wonder what happens to the pencil studies before the paintings? How about portraits? Still Live? Sculptures? They end up in my studio for sale. Come check it out. This gallery is unlike any other gallery you've ever been to.