Fernando Velazquez

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Fernando Velazquez lived and worked in Los Angeles and San Francisco before moving to the UK.
Fernando finds inspiration in the art of the Italian Renaissance.
Fernando is a self taught artist.

Born in Seville, Spain in 1966, Fernando Velázquez is a contemporary abstract artist working primarily in oils to create expressive and ethereal paintings. Exploring themes of light, time, imagination and the human condition, Fernando sees art as a means of perceiving and making sense of reality. Ranging from small to large scale pieces, Fernando adheres to a neutral palette, which in turn works to capture his interpretation of reality in its purest form. Fernando’s art is characterised by dynamic swirls and palpable energy. His layering of both texture and meaning gives a real sense of depth to his art.

Education and Career

Fernando embarked on his career as an artist in the late 80s. After living in California, Fernando moved to London in 1996 for six years before later relocating to Dorset. He currently resides in Dorset, where he paints in almost total seclusion. Throughout his career, Fernando has shown in fairs and exhibitions all over the world and has held solo shows in London, New York and Madrid. Regularly receiving commissions for public and private collections, Fernando has collaborated with The Ormeley Dinner, The Aspinall Foundation, Rosenberg & Kaufman Gallery and Universal Records, to name a few. In 2018, Fernando won the International Art Prize Artzine and the Dorchester Open Exhibition Prize.

Fernando Velázquez’s Collections

As Fernando’s career has developed, so has his artistic language. With the 2019 collection, In the Beginning, which marked his 12th solo exhibition in the UK alone, Fernando honed in on light as a way of commenting on creation. Echoing the shapes of landscapes and the movement of the sea, this collection delved into the idea of beginnings with a monumental and tangible sense of vitality. Fernando’s 2020 paintings are reflections upon nature and the imagination. In works such as Aeon and Floating Mount Fernando explores the power beyond the physical and the light in the emptiness.

Fernando Velazquez Artworks

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    Floating Landscape by Fernando Velazquez
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    Floating Landscape by Fernando Velazquez

    Floating Landscape

    Paintings - 100x150 cm
    Flight by Fernando Velazquez
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    Flight by Fernando Velazquez

    Flight

    Paintings - 100x120 cmRent for $275 /mo
    Bird song by Fernando Velazquez
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    Bird song by Fernando Velazquez

    Bird song

    Paintings - 100x150 cmRent for $405 /mo
    Notre Dame de Lumiere by Fernando Velazquez
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    Notre Dame de Lumiere by Fernando Velazquez

    Notre Dame de Lumiere

    Paintings - 100x100 cm
    Floating Gate by Fernando Velazquez
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    Floating Gate by Fernando Velazquez

    Floating Gate

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
    Above by Fernando Velazquez
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    Above by Fernando Velazquez

    Above

    Paintings - 100x120 cmRent for $270 /mo
    White Shadow by Fernando Velazquez
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    White Shadow by Fernando Velazquez

    White Shadow

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
    Cloudgate by Fernando Velazquez
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    Cloudgate by Fernando Velazquez

    Cloudgate

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
    Storm, bridge and lights by Fernando Velazquez
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    Storm, bridge and lights by Fernando Velazquez

    Storm, bridge and lights

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
    Light floods by Fernando Velazquez
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    Light floods by Fernando Velazquez

    Light floods

    Paintings - 40x100 cm
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    Land of caves and lights by Fernando Velazquez

    Land of caves and lights

    Paintings - 40x100 cm
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    Climbers by Fernando Velazquez

    Climbers

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
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    Natura by Fernando Velazquez

    Natura

    Paintings - 61x81 cm
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    Growing forms by Fernando Velazquez

    Growing forms

    Paintings - 81x61 cmRent for $110 /mo
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    Colossus by Fernando Velazquez

    Colossus

    Paintings - 81x61 cm
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    Bridge broken by Light by Fernando Velazquez

    Bridge broken by Light

    Paintings - 61x81 cm

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