FELIX MORELO: ARTIST DOSSIER · 2009. 7. 19. · DOSSIER Born in New York City on December 14,...
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FELIX MORELO: ARTIST DOSSIER Born in New York City on December 14, 1971, Felix Morelo spent his early childhood in Cartagena, Colombia. At age 11 he returned to New York, where he remained until 2000, when he moved to the Quad Cities area of Illinois. After a period of seven years, Morelo returned again to New York and currently resides in the Bronx. Educated in both traditional and non‐traditional methods of creating art, Felix’s work first gained attention for a series of boxes painted on all six sides. These boxes were meant to be both observed and handled, blurring the lines between the traditional disciplines of painting and sculpture. These, along with more conventional works, were displayed at his first solo exhibition, “Mystery Boxes,” in Rock Island, Illinois in 2004, receiving local media exposure. Morelo’s more recent works include miniature paintings composed on small‐size baseball cards which he plans to publish soon in book form, and a book of drawings regarding relationships between individuals and architectural structures (inspired by life in New York City) titled “The State of the Empire.” Themes of his current work include the depiction of the individual, the dynamics that occur between couples, and the idea of the group as a family unit, portraying basic tensions and complexities of shared human experience in society. In addition to his visual artwork, Morelo performs as drummer in the band Bog’s Visionary Orchestra and provides a popular “Free Advice” service in Union Square Park. He has recently taken up rock climbing as a hobby which has served as an aesthetic influence on his recent work. Solo Exhibitions: “My 2 Cents” | Bucktown Center for The Arts • Davenport, IA • 2007 “Mystery Boxes” | The Peanut Gallery • Rock Island, IL • 2004
Selected Group Exhibitions: “CoExistance” | Quad City Arts • Rock Island, IL • 2007 “The Artist in You” | Quad City Arts • Rock Island, IL • 2006 “21st Century Art” | The Peanut Gallery • Rock Island, IL • 2005 “Triad” | Quad City Arts • Rock Island, IL • 2005 “Valentine’s Auction” | Quad City Arts • Rock Island, IL • 2004 “Arrival” | The River Center • Davenport, IA • 2003 “Unity” | Brooklyn Community Center • Brooklyn, NY • 1998 “Inside Outsiders” | Zone Gallery • Bronx, NY • 1997 “Assorted” | Gubala Gallery • New York, NY • 1995 “Parsons Senior Thesis Show” | Parsons Gallery • New York, NY • 1994
Press: “The Frugal Traveler” | nytimes.com • 2008 “Life and Times” | PBS • 2007 “My 2 Cents” | River Cities Reader • 2007 Art Talks | Augustana Public Radio • 2005 “Mystery Boxes” | River Cities Reader • 2004
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Selections from The State of the Empire, clockwise from upper‐left: “Ready to Fight,” “Separated,” “Rowing,” “Driven.”
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“Miniature Pictures 6”
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