Became Picasso at the age of 10: Who is the child prodigy Andres Valencia?

What were you doing when you were 10 years old? You would probably want to be as famous as the little painter Andres Valencia and sell your paintings for astronomical prices. Even though he doesn't really say these things... Here we have gathered all you want to know about the life and works of this extraordinary talent Andres Valencia.

Andres Valencia, a San Diego California-based contemporary artist known for his large, dramatic, colorful figurative paintings deeply influenced by George Condo, Picasso, and Cubism, has been painting since the age of five.

Teachers attending the California Public School Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) program quickly recognized his extraordinary talent. Valencia, where many works of art are located at home; RETNA drew inspiration from Richard Hambleton, Raphael Mazzucco, Salvador Dalí, and other artists his father started collecting about seven years ago. The little artist stared at a RETNA painting for hours at home and began copying it over and over to improve his skills, and reinforced his education by watching videos about the painting.

Interested in a wide variety of artists such as Gerhard Richter, Vincent van Gogh, Amedeo Modigliani, Francis Bacon, and Michelangelo, Valencia has so far collaborated with famous artists Bradley Theodore, Raphael Mazzucco, Retna, and de Risk (Kelly Graval). Valencia also quotes George Condo profusely as his favorite living artist in his works.

Valencia, who paints every day in his studio in their home in San Diego, where he lives with his family, studies art history and works on sculpture.

Valencia, whose primary goal is to reach people all over the world in some way and show them what he does, sometimes wakes up at night, draws sketches of what he has in mind, and then (probably) starts painting on several canvases at the same time. He is very lucky to have reached his goal at the very beginning of the road. On the other hand, the fact that such a young talent gained such fame at such a young age does not make one think about his future concerns.

Andres Valencia's "Ms. Cube/Miss Cube” is one of the paintings that made him famous. This work was exhibited during the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair in Miami in 2022. This painting was also featured on the poster announcing the young figurative artist's joining Art Miami in 2021. During this art event, Andres Valencia sold all of his paintings on display, including this one, to Jordan Belfort, the former stockbroker who inspired Martin Scorsese's movie "The Wolf of Wall Street."

The famous US stockbroker is not alone in buying Andres Valencia's artworks in recent months. Actors Sofia Vergara, Channing Tatum, and Brooke Shields also feature works of this child talent in their collections.

The popularity swirling around Valencia's name has grown so much thanks to these celebrities that the Chase Contemporary Gallery has decided to represent this 10-year-old US child painter, already hailed by the press as the "New Picasso."

How Does Andres Valencia Paint?

Indeed, when you look at Valencia's paintings, which artist comes to mind first? Picasso, right? Spanish artist Picasso also played an important role in shaping his painting technique, just like Valencia's other inspired artists George Condo and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Indeed, this talented boy started painting after watching a documentary on Picasso, which was once named the prodigious child of contemporary art.

After the documentary he watched, the little artist is busy perfecting his figurative style and working method, halfway between the surrealism and cubism movements.

I am very happy to sell my paintings. I'm not emotionally attached because I know I can always make another one.

Like many artists, he has his own routine when painting. First, he paints in small pieces and works on it for an hour or two. Then he ends the day with a little interest in another painting. He comes back the next day and continues to add to them. He creates his paintings in silence or with music playing in the background. While painting, he mostly likes to listen to Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Michael Jackson and The Beatles.

The fact that he sometimes has to climb a ladder while working on canvases larger than himself in his own studio is important as it reminds us that he is actually a tiny man who becomes gigantic with his works.

Andres Valencia, whose work has been sold to date, is on his way to becoming the talented little master of the contemporary art world. And his candid poses with celebrities who bought his work, and the way he underlined his satisfaction with buying their pictures, tells us even more important things about this kid.

Now pay attention to this young man and his work, if you have the chance, definitely get one of his large and lively pictures.

The biggest thing out of Miami Art Week is 10-year-old child prodigy Andres Valencia

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