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Alberto
Padilla
Born in El Fuerte,
Sinaloa, México. Since early
age, he defines his inclinations towards art,
his
surroundings, a small and humble typical; these images gave
him his first motives to
express himself; a great river, abundant vegetation; town the crops, the
cobblestone
streets
its main Mexican plaza, its
colonial big houses and the people spirit
Fulfilling him of
reasons of which he frees thru his paintings.
His backgrounds, his town, his
family; with a
poet as a grandfather, and a mother that
used to transform the
every day and
common items into art items;
they supported him,
they understood him, they aimed him to meet his first teacher, the artist Raul Aguilar in
Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico(1970).
Later, he moved to
the second largest city in
Mexico; Guadalajara, Jalisco: His purpose
was to
continue his academic studies at the same time to develop his first
skills, painting,
conducted by the prestigious artist Jesus Posada (1973).
He graduates from the
architecture faculty of
the University of
Guadalajara being to
recognized represent
the logo that identifies his
generation 1978-1983. The
Combonian
Seminary assigned him on the task of making the main image for
their chapel, an
interpretation of the "Virgin of Guadalupe"
with all the
abstract knowledge that this job
needed (1983).
He travels to the
southeast part of Mexico, to
research the Mayan culture and
its
architecture, creating 18 oil paintings of The visual identification of
each Mayan site, making
this (investigation) his
actual thesis of
architecture, being exposed, as well, in Paris, and
receiving a recognition (1985).
A study journey begins in Vancouver, Canada where he
creates a logo sign for "Le Rail Car"
Restaurant. He travels to
Cairo, Egypt, making graphic sketches of this culture; being
Jerusalem
next in turn where he studies the holly city (1989).
Afterwards, he decides to return to Mexico contributing master pieces to
the art auction
"La Escalera Gallería Café" in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México. During this
time he worked as
architect (1994).
Alberto’s artwork caught the attention of
one of the biggest masters in the Mexican Art
Armando Anguiano, he interviewed Alberto for the
newspaper “El
Occidental’’ in
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México (2003).
During the time he lived in Texas
he was in several exhibitions all around Texas (2007).
Actually he
lives in San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, México. And dedicates his time to
art and architecture.