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Luis Aponte

June 21, 2012 in Artist Bio

Luis Y. Aponte, from Carolina, Puerto Rico. Some years ago I made the decision to follow my passion as a career, and I feel blessed that I’m on track to earning a living doing what I love.  I draw and paint in different medias such as charcoal, acrylic, aerosol, pastels, watercolors and others, also I’m developing my skills in other areas such as sculpting and some printmaking techniques. Even though I try to achieve a high level of realism in most of my works I still maintain a pretty diverse style of painting. I’m currently on my senior year of college at Ringling College of Art and Design in the Illustration major, and also apprenticing as a tattoo artist in Trap Ink Tattoos in Sarasota, FL.  I’m available for different types of fine art comissions such as paintings, drawings, or other types of Illustration works; and I’m also available for large scale mural projects.

Photo gallery from the Mixon’s Mural

May 31, 2012 in Article, Event, Featured

The weekend of the 25th, VMI Media Group set out on a 3 day art project. The goal was to turn a 1,500 sq. ft., corrugated aluminum wall at Mixon’s Fruit Farms, into a piece of art. With local artist Luis Aponte in the creative lead, we started Friday, finished Sunday and changed the landscape of east Bradenton. Read the rest of this entry →

An early view of the live mural painting at Mixon’s Fruit Farms

May 29, 2012 in Article, Event

Originally posted on on Enlightened An[ART]chy, an arts & culture blog by local writer Jessi Smith.

VMI Media Group, which began as the publishing hub for The Village of the Arts’ Village Magazinein Bradenton, is making big moves throughout town in the form of vibrant public art projects aimed to brighten the community and raise awareness for the arts. Read the rest of this entry →