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== YESID GOMEZ (Disey Zemog)  Artist

Yesid Gomez / Disey Zemog, is a Contemporary Visual Artist, with a philosophical concept that transforms a range colors and surreal poetic shapes in real movements, reflected in the canvas of life; forming a colorful style mix of metaphors and lifelike compositions that bring to life the artwork of the artist. Perhaps, thinking of childhood presents memories of an idle drifting freedom that is never captured as an adult. Gomez remembers dreams, people and the color of a boyhood in his native South America, Colombia; as a growing boy, immersed in the sounds, smells, tastes, and feel of his home life, he wanted to replicate what he saw, Painting in the streets thus was his starting point for art expression, a desire that today has come full circle by drawing and creating upon both real and imaginary experiences, a visual delight of form, texture and reflection. The artist draws upon years of formal education that started at age 14 in his native country Colombia, at one of the most prestigious academic art schools in Medellin city the Instituto de Bellas Artes (Beaux-Arts), where he received his certification as a leading painter; Arriving to the United States in the year 1987, the opportunity to learn more artistic techniques, came along when he meets his mentor Gino Giannaccini, an Italian sculptor, who owned an art foundry Pietrasanta Fine Arts in Tribeca, New York City, which gave him a unique blend of service, excellent craftsmanship, attention to detail, consistency of work creativity ethic, and practical application; brought demands for his growing skill, Yesid Gomez worked together alongside world-class artists creating sculptures of small dimensions to grand proportion while perfecting the techniques of present masters to mention Bruno Lucchesi, Eric Fishl, Barry Flanagan, Giancarlo Biagi, Nina Akamu, Mark Gero, and many international artists, his great passion for art induces him to learn more about other artists. In 1989 Gomez receives a scholarship to continued his studies at the Art Students League and the Center of the Arts (New York) pursuing his dreams in drawing, painting and sculpting fields. While finishing his studies, his great artistic achievements and experiences in the art field has been seen by a prestigious company Russell Art Restoration (New York), Gomez get an offer from this company and he accepted immediately, this was the moment when the artist decide to explore the world of art conservation, readying for the demands of a growing movement towards restoration business. Working for this organization is been commissioned to restore artistic works by renowned world-class artists such as Henry Moore, Willem DeKooning, Helen Sardue, David Smith, Dorothy Dehner, Botero, Evelyn Beatrice Longman, Erte, Frederic Remington and many more. In the winter of the 1997 Gomez receives an offer to work in Pennsylvania for another company Art Research Enterprises, he relocated at this location and became the new home to search for new horizons and other causes to continue in the magical art world. This was not end for his climbing artistic career, in 1998 Gomez decided to combine his high quality training with fellow artist Wilfer Buitrago a partner and cousin, together they created a major merger and formed their own Art Foundry Castello Dell’ Arte, thriving "on the scene" clientele and a desire for the next step where the growing demands for Bronze casting and art Conservation were provided. At this new adventure Castello Dell’ Arte, the duo were gaining reputation among not only local artists but also from Philadelphia, New York and other cities, with the quality of the projects done, they produced the largest crucifix made in Pennsylvanian St. John Newman Church, Maryland (Fiber Glass Casting, and mahogany wood cross), the famous sculpture of Joe Paterno and the Nittany Lion were design from conception to bronze casting for Penn State University, the Grizzly Bear was completed and cast for Kutztown State University, and another quantity of works. Years of collaboration brought a change in their work and different paths were taken. In 2003 Yesid Gomez emerged as a solo artist, blending the past with his current life; The year 2004 marked a great achievement when he became a featured artist at Cow Parade in Harrisburg, Cow Parade is the largest and most popular art exhibit in the world. It features life-size reinforced fiberglass cows that are painted by local artists from major cities; He also added mural painting at the International House (Harrisburg), state wide arboretum landmark and goodwill fundraising projects to its long list of accomplishments, now Yesid Gomez currently work from his Azzurro studio in reading Pennsylvania at Goggleworks Center of the arts, where hi mentors, teaches and produces contemporary art in various mediums. He is extending a painting process beyond the canvas into the creative processes of promotion and performance.

“I believe that the power of art can create solutions to many of our problems, Art brings people together, the symbolism and the belief of the idea will cause people to reflect on the message of peace, making the world a better place for all of us”  Disey Zemog / Yesid Gomez