GREGORY SAINT AMAND |HFAF

GREGORY SAINT AMAND

GREGORY SAINT AMAND, also known as GOGO, is a contemporary and figurative American and Haitian artist. He was born in New York but spent much of his early formative years growing up in Haiti. His perspective on what speaks to human consciousness and understanding, the visual lexicons that influence our communication and culture, is gentle but observantly powerful in its nature. He displays his conversation with art, loving to paint in layers to open the canvas and its limits, bringing about a never-ending exploration. His signature vision is evident in the work, which uses bright colors, inks, and other intriguing mediums and details. He plays with ideas that carry weight and then juxtaposes them with more light-hearted subjects. GOGO attended and graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art. His work has been shown at LA Art Show, Scope Art Show, Art on Paper has been featured in multiple venues and publications such as the ARTNEWS, Huffington Post, The Grio, Crème, Art Voice, 101 Top Artist, and MILK mag, to name a few.

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My newest body of work is a continuation of my PLAYTIME series. Mixed Media pieces on cardboard, collaged with handwritten notes layered across the works like emotional fingerprints. They offer viewers insight into my thoughts during the creative process. “The writing captures what visuals sometimes lose,” and “Each piece is making me as much as I’m making it.” The goal is to have the work appreciated even more as gems would be unearthed by viewers, piecing together parts of the story of my childhood and journey of self-discovery.

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GREGORY SAINT AMAND

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