Paul Acevedo Gomez’s body of work delves into Mexican American heritage and identity through his unique perspective. The drawings serve as a personal reflection of heritage, challenging societal norms imposed by family values, cultural and religious expectations, with influences from both Mexican and American pop culture. He incorporates specific references from Rodin’s The Thinker, Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, and Jose Clemente Orozco’s mural works. His drawings evoke thematic states of power, submissiveness, contemplation, and action. Language serves as both a barrier and additive element in his work, often expressing a temporal and spatial relation to his unique identity, intending to translate his ideas and experiences for the viewer to contemplate and react to.
Paul Acevedo Gomez was born and raised in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Gomez received his BFA in Mixed Media from California State University Stanislaus in 2018, and graduated from Louisiana State University with his Master of Fine Arts in 2022. His work reflects his personal reflection of heritage, challenging the societal norms imposed by family values, the expectations of culture and religion, with influences of both Mexican and American pop culture. Gomez's drawings are highly detailed and realistic, often featuring a mix of traditional drawing techniques and contemporary elements. He is known for his use of vibrant colors and dynamic compositions, which give his work a sense of energy and movement. Throughout his career, Paul Acevedo Gomez has exhibited his work nationally, including Surreal Salon 14, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA, Pacific States Biennial North American printmaking exhibition Hilo, HI, Tapped 13, Artist and their Professors, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, and Celebrate Print Juried Exhibition, Lawrence Art Center, Lawrence, KA.