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Preciado, Luis
Preciado, Luis
Luis Preciado was born November 5th, 1959, at Hermosillo in Sonora Mexico, and the oldest of six children, Luis Preciado has been and always will be an artist.
His devoted interest in art did not really develop until the age of five, when his family moves to Nogales Arizona where his father is employed with the U.S. Customs and Immigration Service and Luis was exposed to a wider variety of art.
Luis attended A.J. Mitchell Elementary and Nogales High School in Nogales Arizona, but really did not flourish as an artist until at the age of 18 when he received his U.S. Citizenship and at 19 attended the University of San Diego, a private Catholic University where he earned his B.A. in Fine Art. Luis is one of four Preciado children to attend the University of San Diego.
Preciado's emphasis while in college was primarily on the human form. Luis says, "The human figure can be expressed in countless ways but, I prefer a simplistic, linear graphic style because I personally feel sometimes less is more. Basically what I'm doing is leaving things up to the power of suggestion".
When asked what artists have most influenced him, Luis replies, "There are numerous artists but, some of the most influential are, Degas, Picasso, Toulouse Lautrec, Jan Vanriet, Lichtenstein, Jackson Pollock, Beardsley, Mucha and Alex Katz".
Luis combined his influence of these artists to create his own style which he describes as, "Post Art Deco Graphic".
Luis resides in a small beach community in Southern California where he continues to draw and paint his unique style of art.
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