Mark Piñón
Artist
A native of Houston and graduate of the Art Institute of Houston, Mark Piñón derives artistic inspiration from the Mexican American/Chicano collective consciousness in works that reflect social histories spanning from contemporary times to the indigenous past.
Working primarily in acrylics and multi-media on canvas, his paintings depict beauty, spirituality, the quest for freedom and justice and the vitality of Chicano culture.
Pre-Columbian symbols and primordial imagery figure prominently, recalling ancient myths and cosmology and invoking spiritual and mystical aspects of life. Historical and contemporary symbols link the past to the present as reflections of cultural continuity. Such works contrast with the artist’s colorful and vibrant pop art featuring iconic images marked by humor, clever social commentary and creative expressions of irony.
Piñón’s art is featured in Triumph of Our Communities: Four Decades of Mexican American Art and in Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture, and Education published by Bilingual Press, Arizona State University. His fine art and graphic design appears in many literary works published by University of Houston’s Arte Público Press.
contact
info@markpinon.com