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  Date / Time: 5/21/2009 4:21 PM UTC

  Spanish Fly's Elstabo chats with PRSUN Radio
  

  My upcoming guest on PRSUN Radio is artist Alexander Aviles aka Elstabo who has self published a book titled Elstabo's Spanish Fly series, a collection of portrait paintings depicting women of Puerto Rican heritage. We'll chat on his art, why he self published a book and more.

  
  

  Here's his bio:

  
  

  Elstabo is a product of Brooklyn, NY, of Puerto Rican parents. Born in the late 70’s and raised throughout the 80’s, pop culture played a major influence on his creative personality.  Things like movies, cartoons, comics, and music fed his passion for the arts.  The early 90’s represented the birth of his professional career as a graphic designer.  Working as a freelancer from job to job, it was not until one day he drove by a highway billboard that he knew that this was destined to be his profession, seeing one of his designs being used so publicly. 

   

  Shifting gears shortly afterwards, he moves from commercial designs into the Fashion Industry creating children foot wear to men designer shirts.  Seeking to further his knowledge he enrolls into college, first at the School of Visual Arts, and then into the Fashion Institute of  Technology. Upon completing his studies, he left with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts all while working two jobs.  Just as his studies were finished he would have a string of art exhibits through out the city of New York, such places as CBGB, Art at Large, and various lounges.  In 2006, he moves with his wife to the state of Virginia and associated himself with the freshly growing Lowbrow scene with galleries like Art Whino and Artery 717.

   

  His art work started taking a more Erotic flare, as it was published under such titles as “Aphrodishaby Aristata”, and “World’s Greatest Erotic Art of Today” by ES publishing.  The first time his work went abroad to Europe was in 2008, to such places like France, Italy and Germany under the umbrella of the traveling exhibit tour of Art Undressed.

   

  Looking to make astatement in the Latin Art community, he put together a self published book titled Elstabo's Spanish Fly series.  The book is a collection of portrait paintings depicting the Latin women of his Puerto Rican heritage.

   

  As an artist, Elstabo isa jack of all trades.  He can work in varies methods, shifting from theme to theme using an array of tools.  He works mixing together traditional and present day techniques to accomplish his projects.  He makes art for the sake of art.  "An artist must speak in his own way, mine is a blend of many languages."

   

  Alexander Avilés

  a.k.a.
  Elstabo

  
  

  Elstabo is my guest for PRSUN Radio at 9 p.m. May 27 at www.blogtalkradio.com/prsunradio.

   

   

   

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