Meet Esteban Barron

Today we’d like to introduce you to Esteban Barron.

Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
I moved to the United States from Mexico when I was 10, since then I started art classes and immediately felt in love with art. I continued painting for many years. In 2009, I decided to move a different path, therefore, I started an architecture at the Arizona State University. After graduation I decided to start painting again, but this time I became influenced by the architecture world. So, I began drawing lines, shapes and colors, creating interesting compositions simulating buildings or landscapes in a very abstract way. Since then I have adventure myself in creating geometric portraits of famous characters.

Please tell us about your art.
While working as a draftsman in late 2016 I discovered my style while looking at the lines, shapes and colors that intersected and formed interesting compositions in the AutoCAD program. Later on, I decided to pursue a professional career in painting.

My art is very much driven by the architecture world. Some of my paintings you can find the layout and grid system of a city and other you can see the mass of a building. In other paintings you will find geometric compositions that are well balance and centralize in an attempt to bring simplicity to life.

I hope I can bring to people’s lives a new way to see and experience art, something that brings them I sense of calmness while looking a painting well balanced with perfect lines and shapes. I also create geometric portraits of famous characters, this way I can also bring my style while at the same time I create something very unique. I work with masking tape, rulers, pencils, and grid systems in order to achieve the clean geometric look.

Given everything that is going on in the world today, do you think the role of artists has changed? How do local, national or international events and issues affect your art?
“It is said that the Revolution does not need art, but rather art needs from the Revolution. That is not true. The Revolution does need a revolutionary art”, said the Mexican artist Diego Rivera. I believe that we are highly influenced by positive and negative aspects of our society, inevitable in our work is reflected sometimes literally, by painting the story in an attempt to criticize our society or government, I have done this myself in the past. Nowadays, I believe that the best way to fight our many world problems is by seeing art as a means of peace of tranquility, something we can rely on and can reunite us all as humans’ beings. I think a lot of the “LOVE” sculpture by the American artist Robert Indiana, every time someone visits one of this sculpture there is a reconciliation and reaffirmation towards love.

How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
I have recently opened my personal internet site. There you would find pictures of my work and other fun crafts that I create, and of course all past work I have done. I like to try and experiment with new mediums, therefore, there is a tab called ‘artesano’ where I paint in stones or clay pots, this time I paint birds in nature, or flowers; the combinations results in a very natural look. The best way to support my work is by following me in Instagram (barron.art) as well as by visiting my internet site.

Contact Info:

• Address: 7402 E Mckellips Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
• Website: estebanbarronart.com
• Phone: 011-52-456-649-2217 (From Mexico)
• Email: efbarron2@gmail.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barron.art/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EstebanBarronArt/

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