TO BE AN ARTIST ENTITLES MORE THAN CREATING ART, IT DEMANDS A COMMITMENT TO LIVE AND DIE WITH GREAT STYLE AND EVEN GREATER SADNESS. TO WAKE EACH MOURNING WITH A FEVER RAGING AND KNOW IT WILL NEVER BE EXTINGUISHED EXCEPT BY DEATH. YET TO BE CONVINCED THAT THIS SUFFERING CARRIES A UNIQUE REWARD. THE ARTIST IS THE PRIEST OF THE INVISIBLE. THE ARTIST MAKES HIMSELF A VISIONARY THROUGH A LONG AND BOUNDLESS SYSTEMIZED DISORGANIZATION OF ALL SENSES, ALL FORMS OF LOVE, OF SUFFERING, AND OF MADNESS: HE SEARCHES HIMSELF. HE EXHAUSTS WITHIN HIMSELF ALL POISONS AND PRESERVES THEIR POWERS. WITH UNSPEAKABLE TORMENT, HE BECOMES OF ALL MEN...THE GREAT ACCURSED!!!

MY WORK IS LIFE, MY WORLD IS ART. IT IS FORCE OF LIFE AND ITS DURATION, ITS DEFINITE EFFECT. SAME WORD, SAME ACT FOREVER TRAPPED IN NOW... ABRAXAS. THE DIM RIVER OF SELF-REFLECTION, HOW POWERFUL THE MIRROR IS...ART.

24 YEAR OLD SELF TAUGHT ARTIST BORN IN THE CITY OF COMPTON ON THE DATE OF JULY 5TH 1980 RAISED IN POVERTY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CURRENTLY RECIDING IN SILVERLAKE AND LIVING A WORKING CLASS LIFE STYLE SERVING THE RATRACE. HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ARTS SINCE CHILDHOOD AND HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING THE WORK SHOWN THROUGH OUT LOS ANGELES INCLUDING THE WORLD RENOUNED "CASA DE SAUZA" GALLERY.GRADUATED FROM ART SCHOOL BY THE AGE OF 22 (2002) WITH A DEGREE FOR COMPUTER ANIMATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

IF YOUR INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ORIGINAL "KORTEZ ART" OR IF YOU WANT THE WORK TO BE DISPLAYED AT YOUR GALLERY,EMAIL AN OFFER.

NEWS!!!

"THE UNVARNISHED TRUTH" SOLO SHOWING @ PART ONE GALLERY 2314 PICO BLVD., SANTA MONICA, CA 90405 TEL: 310.452.8839 SEPTEMBER 11 - NOVEMBER 6. ARTIST RECEPTION: SEPT/10/2004 5-9pm

THREE ORIGINAL KORTEZ ART PIECES FEATURED ON THE WEB SITE CALLED "THE ART HOUSE".( www.freewebs.com/arthouse )

PRINTS OF THE WORK ARE NOW AVAILABLE!!! 4x6in $10, 8x10in $20. Includes shipping...

 "URBAN ART DEALERS" IS CURRENTLY DEALING ORIGINAL KORTEZ ART PRINTS.  @ www.urbanartdealers.com

THE FASHION LINE BY THE NAME OF "BABY CAKES" HIRED KORTEZ AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR THE COMPANY. DESIGNS FOR SHIRTS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED. ( www.babycakesware.com )

SEPT/ 3/ 04...WEBSITE UPDATED: "METROPOLIS: The city of lost angels" collection has been posted. A Collection to be displayed next year with over 200 orginal photographic images of LOS ANGELES.

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