mark rodriguez | Artist

Godriguez

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Artist Statement


People often say to me, " i wish i could get inside your head and see things the way you do" - to which I usually reply, "good luck, as there isn't much room in there with all my different personalities - and it is with that eclectic mixture of personas that brings forth my art.

My images are predominantly self-portraiture in nature and i have no issue throwing myself into any scenario that I feel the need to portray in order to create the vision I see in my head. Pop culture, humor, horror, and all points in between often collide, yet somehow blend in conceptual bliss.

My art is at times steeped in story and hidden meanings and they frequently juxtapose the familiar with the unexpected in what I like to call "approachable darkness".

Biography


Mark rodriguez (a.k.a Godriguez) is a self portrait artist born and raised in Tampa florida. in 2001 he received his BFA in graphic design from the art institute of Altana and uses that teaching to interject story-telling and problem solving into the art he creates.

along with his other artistic disciplines of 3D printing, illustration, and woodworking he creates props and set creation and he brings all f this together in photoshop to create often unreal images yet believable images that have earned him the tagline "i am not a god, but i play one n photoshop"

Exhibition History (CV)


2024
Nightmare on 7th Ave
House of Shadows
October 2024
Paint it Black
House of Shadows
August 2024
Rituals
House of Shadows
June 2024
Not Your Father's Art Show
Tampa Bay Society of Photographic Artists
May 2024
Resurrection
House of Shadows
April 2024
SHADES OF BLUE @ Five Deuces Galleria
Five Deuces Galleria
April 2024
ALL THINGS FLORIDA (3) @ Five Deuces Galleria
Five Deuces Galleria
February 2024
2023
MIXED MEDIA @ Five Deuces Galleria
Five Deuces Galleria
June 2023
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE + DIGITAL ART @ Five Deuces Galleria
Five Deuces Galleria
April 2023
UNREAL SURREAL @ Five Deuces Galleria
Five Deuces Galleria
March 2023
Sweet Death
House of Shadows
January 2023
2022
Adornment - Tattoo Culture
House of Shadows
November 2022
A Nightmare on Kennedy II
House of Shadows
October 2022
Cock: Deconstructing Masculinity
House of Shadows
June 2022
This Thing Called Life
House of Shadows
March 2022
2021
A Nightmare on Kennedy
House of Shadows
October 2021
Cool World
House of Shadows
August 2021
The Invented Self
House of Shadows
June 2021
Out of the Dark
House of Shadows
May 2021
2020
Ego: A Creative Self-Portraiture Showcase
Tampa Bay Society of Photographic Artists
July 2020
Thresholds: An Exhibition of Form and Structure
Tampa Bay Society of Photographic Artists
June 2020
2019
Project Dark Arts Reborn
Roügue Productions
September 2019