Mateo Blanco

Mateo Blanco (born 1981, Miami) is an American 2D and 3D artist. Blanco uses non-conventional items to create art. Many of Mateo's creations are acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not. The Boca Raton Museum of Art and The Museum of Art - DeLand is home to some of the world's most iconic pieces of art by Mateo Blanco .Mateo lives in Orlando, Florida and is also an American tenor. He recorded an album titled Mateo Blanco 7:24.

Early life and education
Mateo Blanco commenced his formal training under the supervision of Débora Arango in Medellin, Colombia. He studied with Arturo Estrada Hernández, Jesusita Vallejo de Mora and Lola Vélez. Further, Mateo studied Goldsmithing and Jewelry in Medellin, Colombia and studied commercial music at Florida Atlantic University. Mateo received a training on classical opera singing, performed in La traviata, Rigoletto, Don Giovanni and Il Trovatore. Blanco was a part of Opera house in Colombia. Blanco has also make presentations accompanied by Aretha Franklin and performed for former president George H. W. Bush at his birthday dinner.

Key Art-Works

 * Credit Flag by Mateo Blanco, 42 credit cards 2024
 * Native Flag by Mateo Blanco ,Textile 2023
 * Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice by Mateo Blanco, Textile 2023
 * A 78X55 inches Jennifer Lawrence's portrait with 9,658 Planters peanuts
 * A portrait of Tennessee native Dolly Parton made of piece of clothes without paint
 * A series, “Joseph, Coat of Many Colors”, as an honor to Jewish history
 * Cheetah sculptures made from Cheetos Puffs
 * Portraits of singer Madonna, with wooden slits carved over her image for a 2D effect
 * A 3D replica of a FedEx truck with dog hair
 * A 3D sculpture of Sofía Vergara using feathers

Books Metion Mateo Blanco
-2018	"Odd is Art." Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

-2019	Meyer, Edward. "Buying the Bizarre: Confessions of a Compulsive Collector."

Films About Mateo Blanco
2021	"Caged Bird" (film about Mateo Blanco), Fusion Fest; Orlando, Florida