____ genevieve gochuico art

Say Cheese!

Hey SK! Hey! How are you? What's new? Did you go on your trip out west to see your brother? How was it?

Thanks again for reuniting me with my "Blow fish." What was the name of the Chinese restaurant where we ate that day? Where is it located?

So I have been racking my brain on what are the bridge colors. I know they have to be on a pillow. What are they? I would ask Peter but knowing me I would write it down and misplace it.

I am currently working with the wood to make panels of food or kitchen related things. There's a cheese shop willing to hang my stuff. I gave two drawings to the owner and got free brie. YES! I asked to owner to put together a typical cheese plate with fruit, jar of jam, and crackers for me to draw. I did it with graphite on wood. It didn't show up too well. So I tried coloring it in and permanent black maker. The rendering sucked!! The second one was better because I stood further away from the plate. The first one I was too close to it, on top of it and too much detail. The second one was a simpler line drawing, I left the drawing in pencil, but like I said it didn't show up too well. I gave the owner both because I told her the first one was going into the garbage, she said not to do that. So she kept them both. She offered me some cheese. I exclaimed,"Yes! Please! Some Brie. I had a taste of a brie that was more on the firmer side. It was very good. I thought I was going to have only a sliver. She gave me more than what I had anticipated. "That's so generous! Thank you!"

Earlier the owner had wanted to take pics of me drawing but unfortunately I am still without a cell phone. I said that it's okay because I would be back to do more work.

I have plans to do drawings around town. One is in a cobbler's shop. My family and I know the owner. He adores Randall. He said I can go there anytime he's open except Tuesdays. I may go to the Seafood store to do any of the displays. Early morning one day, possible a pastry shoppe. And back to D&D's Donuts.

Keep in touch! Be well!

Gen

Personal Statement

Much like Michelangelo’s Slaves, my artistic talent and personal development feel as if they are embedded in a block of marble, possessing potential and struggling immensely to unearth themselves. It has been a slow evolution, like waking from slumber, to chip away at the marble out of sheer curiosity. As each piece is extracted from the stone, my soul is being fed more knowledge and experience.

In Paul Gauguin's “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” various figures ponder three fundamental questions of human existence. I am each of the figures in the painting, contemplating these questions. I was born instinctively to make art. Along the way through trials and many tribulations of my own, I often questioned what direction to take my art and my career. I now am reaching for the fruit of life, and ready to take the next step as a perpetual student of art and life by studying at SUNY Purchase. Earning my Masters of Fine Arts in Visual Arts/Masters of Art in Art History with a concentration in Painting and Drawing is a stepping-stone to my ultimate goal.

The dual degrees allow me to become an academic. A well-rounded art scholar would have the sophistication of working in a museum, and knowledge of both the Old and Modern Worlds taken further. I have experience both as an art teacher K-12, and interning at the Museum of Modern Art’s Education Department. As an art teacher, it was my responsibility to know my art history as a part of my lessons. At the MOMA, I had to look up slides of artwork for the department’s outreach program, sharing with teachers how to include art to complement their lessons.

The old woman to the left of Gauguin’s painting, “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” has resigned to her destiny. Contrary to Gauguin’s intention to view this withered woman as one who is preparing to die, this woman may be seen as a sage passing her knowledge to the young woman next to her. To answer the question, “Where Am I Going?” my career plans include furthering my education with a doctoral program in Art History. Like the scholarly old woman, I will teach to the new generation.

Paintings

"Blowfish Eying Persimmon," December 2012
Oils on primed board, 12"x12"

"Copper," January 2013
Oils on canvas paper, 18"x24

"Fish II," 2012
Oils on primed board, 12"x24"

Giclee Prints

I recently had giclee prints made of some of my work for an art auction at St Patrick's School in Bedford, NY.

Favorite Quotations

"If you really want to really hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how badly is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something." —Kurt Vonnegut

Collages and Narrowing down the Portfolio

June 1, 2000, I first met Genevieve Williams June 2000 by taking her Intermediate Graphic Design class. She is a good teacher, a talented artist, designer, creative director, person and friend. Upon her suggestion of how to take my collages (miniature paper dolls) to the next level, I changed one of them. The other collage is "under construction." I thought to share her favorite 10 pieces. I appreciate her help. Brava! (Please note I still need 10 more pieces.)