GUILLERMO GÓMEZ
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Guadalajara, Guillermo often comes to the coast for inspiration. He comments, "Although I live in Guadalajara, it’s in Puerto Vallarta that I really feel alive." Many of his past sculptures have a coastal theme, such as "The Old Man and the Sea" and the "Musical Seashells."
The second of nine children in a traditional Mexican family, from a very early age he was busily recording his ideas and impressions through drawing and painting. His school years included filling notebooks with drawings and cartoons of companions and teachers.
Since his first exhibition here in 1988 he has been extremely well-received. He has completed numerous commissions for public works, four of which grace the Malecón in La Paz, Baja California. "When you are fortunate to get the attention of the public, it becomes important what you say. You have a certain responsibility. Your work becomes a testimony to that community." At 27 years old, after completing 2 degrees, he made the decision to dedicate the rest of his life to sculpture, to finding and speaking a new language through his art.
Guillermo spends years creating some of his sculptures - an idea for a sculpture begins to form, but sometimes the total picture does not conceptualize completely for two years. We can safely say that Guillermo is a perfectionist. One of the fascinating concepts of his sculptures is his amazing combination of different mediums, often combining bronze with silver, wood, metal, coins, chains, rock or gold.
Galleria Dante has proudly represented Guillermo in Puerto Vallarta since 1997. Claire and Joe are not only proud to represent such incredible works of art, but are also honored to have the privilege to work with such an honest & ethical young man and his family.
His 2008 line, takes us back to our youth when we, as early teenagers, had little or no responsibilities. He perceives these teenagers as angels playfully romping through the heavens: surfing on a comet, rollerblading on a cloud, sitting on the moon... He feels in these economic times that we all need to remember what made us smile and hold on to our dreams.
The second of nine children in a traditional Mexican family, from a very early age he was busily recording his ideas and impressions through drawing and painting. His school years included filling notebooks with drawings and cartoons of companions and teachers.
Since his first exhibition here in 1988 he has been extremely well-received. He has completed numerous commissions for public works, four of which grace the Malecón in La Paz, Baja California. "When you are fortunate to get the attention of the public, it becomes important what you say. You have a certain responsibility. Your work becomes a testimony to that community." At 27 years old, after completing 2 degrees, he made the decision to dedicate the rest of his life to sculpture, to finding and speaking a new language through his art.
Guillermo spends years creating some of his sculptures - an idea for a sculpture begins to form, but sometimes the total picture does not conceptualize completely for two years. We can safely say that Guillermo is a perfectionist. One of the fascinating concepts of his sculptures is his amazing combination of different mediums, often combining bronze with silver, wood, metal, coins, chains, rock or gold.
Galleria Dante has proudly represented Guillermo in Puerto Vallarta since 1997. Claire and Joe are not only proud to represent such incredible works of art, but are also honored to have the privilege to work with such an honest & ethical young man and his family.
His 2008 line, takes us back to our youth when we, as early teenagers, had little or no responsibilities. He perceives these teenagers as angels playfully romping through the heavens: surfing on a comet, rollerblading on a cloud, sitting on the moon... He feels in these economic times that we all need to remember what made us smile and hold on to our dreams.
