Servando

Born in Mexico City in 1971. Started photography at the age of 12 under the guidance of my mother who was a professional photographer. Joined the “Club Fotografico de Mexico” till the age of 17. I took many courses in photography and composition. At this same time I joined the “Academia de Arte” in Mexico City to learn pencil drwaing and sketching. This complemented my engineering drafting courses in college later on. I continued to do art and photography in my spare time as a hobby while I received my degree in Mathematics, a degree in Aerospace Engineering while in the Air Force, and then a Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Business. Worked for Lockheed Martin for four years and for NASA at Michoud Facility (New Orleans) as my last years as an engineer. Now full time artist and writer I dedicate most of my time to travelling, reading, excersising and working on my newest collection of artworks.

The human body is nature’s maximum achievement of beauty. The black male form is the highest expression of masculinity in the human race. Its over-accentuated features provoke an unrestrained admiration in me towards their built, size, smoothness of skin and definition of musculature that makes me curious and fascinated at the same time. Being a Latino it is no surprise that I have many things in common with Blacks. Their affinity and friendliness has always kept me close as a friend and partners to them. It is this reason I began making sketches of them early in my college years. One thing I found about Blacks is that they are so comfortable under their own skin that a sketch, painting, or a photo-study of them is a fun and interesting activity they always welcome without a hesitation. As my collection increased in size I began defining my own nieche and soon realized how little there was on Black American art. Mostly odd was having someone from another race depict Blacks in an artistic, non-exploitive manner. I am one of a kind in the Black Arts field because of my background. It is a priviledge to me, then, to uphold the beauty, heart, and the spiritual apsects of the Black male and make a show to the world what is right under their senses, yet have not made that great leap in beauty and admiration to their fellow darker skin brothers.

at the heart of Northwest Arkansas during all autumn 2007