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Henry Asencio
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Henry Asencio
Contemporary painter Henry Asencio has emerged as one of the
most intriguing young artists working today. His work blends the
classical ideals of figurative painting with a unique style. The
artist states, “Painting for me is very cathartic and is the
most articulate way for me to express my passion.” Merging
introspection and visual spectacle, Asencio’s personal
investigations of the figure, spirituality and abstraction
possess the power to transform today’s ideals of elegance and
sensuality. “Abstract expressionism” or “abstract realism”,
Asencio’s work cannot be categorized by style or semantics. His
open brushwork, sweeping color, use of texture and precise
drawing has resulted in a body of work that has earned him
international accolades. In 1996, Asencio was sponsored by an
art supply company, Thayer and Chandler, which resulted in
exposure in exhibitions as far afield as Germany and Paris. In
1998, Asencio’s work was recognized in the Amsterdam Art
Competition. Earning the prestige of being a first time artist
dually awarded with gold and silver medals in two separate
divisions, he was acknowledged for self portraiture in oils and
a figure in the acrylic medium. Excelling in his chosen
discipline, Asencio graduated with honors from the San Francisco
Art Academy in 1998. He was a chosen finalist in an Artist’s
Magazine competition that same year, again for his work in
portraiture. Although he earned a living as a portrait artist
early in his career, today Asencio is “more concerned with
creating a mood and pushing the aesthetic opposed to replicating
a scene, “I want people to feel what I am doing - not just see
what I am painting.” The artist refers to the current content of
his work as “sublime figures with aggressive application”. He
claims to be “naturally drawn to paint the human figure for its
timeless sensitivity” and he adds, “nothing inspires me more
intensely than the female form.” Noted for the sensual vitality
of his work, Asencio endeavors to “extract the essence of a mood
and create work that is striking and simple yet, sustain its
integrity through the subtleties.” In the end, it is the
impulsive approach to his art that compels the viewer and evokes
their emotions. Asencio proclaims an admiration for artists who
have chosen their own path, those who are inspired to follow
their muse. And it is this path that he has chosen for himself
as a fine artist. Inspired by the works of British artist Lucien
Freud, the grandson of Sigmund Freud, Asencio claims, “his work
of the flesh is unsurpassed”. He is also motivated by the
“unbelievable vision, work ethic and unrelenting passion” of
Pablo Picasso. Other notable inspirations include Wilhem de
Kooning for, “making every stroke of the brush different” and
Gustav Klimt for, “making decorative painting with integrity”.
Using life as a vehicle to produce his art, Asencio’s work
translates an impulse into his own reality on canvas and other
surfaces. He has recently begun to paint on board, as the
surface is more resilient to his aggressive paint style. The
artist prefers to work in oil as “nothing compares to the
richness and workability of the oil medium and it fits my
technique perfectly.” He frequently works with live models or
photographs. He will begin a painting with a gesture drawing and
then begin to mix color and apply the paint according to his
temperament. Asencio applies the thick paint with a palette
knife thereby transforming a traditional painting into one
possessing his “cutting edge signature style”. A native of
California, today the artist lives and works in his studio near
San Jose, north of his birthplace of Los Angeles. The artist’s
reputation and exposure in the marketplace continues to grow.
Recently signed with Crown Thorn Publishing in LaJolla,
California, Asencio’s work is now available in limited edition
format for international distribution. It is the power of the
artist’s vision that gives his work its own reality and makes it
interesting to the viewer. Asencio’s work is influenced by
themes of transformation and spontaneous beauty and has fast
become the artist’s hallmark in creating the excitement of his
masterful works of art.
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