Cam Villar
About
As a child/teen I spent a lot of time perfecting realism in my drawing techniques. I became quite good at it. I did many pencil drawings of photographs (ruined abbeys and monasteries) but I was also getting into comics and comic art. Eventually my love of music and graphic illustration pushed me to more stylized drawing such as Roger Dean. Upon entering the Fine Art program at Pensacola State College, under the leadership of award-winning painter Carl Duke and artist and poet Allan Peterson, I pivoted away from drawing altogether and took up painting.
At the age of 21 I visited The National Gallery in Washington, where I saw the exhibition "Kandinsky: Improvisations", as well as large paintings by Matisse, Motherwell, Gottlieb and others. That experience opened my eyes and mind to an appreciation for modern art. My main artistic influencers are Kline, Soulages and de Kooning, but I also love De Chirico, Magritte and Whistler. Really too many to name. Every year I continue my journey exploring and developing my own form of contemporary art.
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Cam Villar
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Person
I'd have to say Clyfford Still, who has an extraordinary museum dedicated to his work in Denver. He was just an incredibly focused artist, he meticulously cataloged his entire life's work, he didn't give a damn what people thought, nor did he care to explain or even give his paintings names. A true defender of the artistic mind.
Place
My mind. My subconscious. The dream state. Besides that it would be the many museums and art galleries I've visited during my travels. Probable favorite would be Leighton House in Holland Park.
Object
That would have to be the book I found in my grandparents attic. It was printed in the turn of the century and full of large, crisp photographs from around the world. It was in this book that I saw the ruined abbeys and monasteries for the first time. They captured my imagination and sent me on a journey that took me far away from drawing motorcycles and tanks!
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