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Camilo Velasquez, Painting Instructor,
Senior Faculty Camilo has more than twenty years of teaching experience. In 1987, he graduated first in his class at the National University of Colombia where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a specialization in painting. He went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts from the New York Institute of Technology, where he later taught drawing, sculpture and design before returning to Colombia to teach at the University of Cartagena. His artwork has been exhibited internationally. In addition to his work at Crealdé, Camilo currently teaches at the University of Central Florida and Valencia Community College. Artist's Statement "Ever since I can remember, I have perceived the experience of life and that of history (i.e. the story of life in general) as parallel developments of elliptical form--in opposition to straight timelines-- somewhat like the orbit of the planets. But both life and history are determined by time, and time is a text that must be interpreted, even though periodically part of that text is missing (palimpsest). One of the ways through which the complexities of life and its different realities can be understood is through art. Fortunately, art has no unyielding rules; at times the artist is compelled to change or make them up as he or she goes along. Materials may have symbolic meaning; a given word or phrase may conjure up a long forgotten experience; an image or an object may express a traumatic or euphoric event; and even a specific smell or color may transport the spectator into a different time or place in life. Most art is autobiographical in nature, whether we realize it or not. A short time ago, in a museum, I saw a Native American marriage dress; it produced in my mind a cascade of images and stories from my childhood related to my family's arrrival in this country. This was pure synesthesia at its best." |
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