Dedicated to Preserving the Art and Legacy of Conceptual Artist Fernando Garcia

Fernando Garcia died in 1988 from AIDS. There were so many artists lost during this terrible time. As a result of his untimely death, many of his artworks are held in private collections with very few pieces every coming to market and Fernando seems to have become forgotten. We can't let this happen as Fernando is one of the most significant cuban american conceptual artist of the 70s and 80s who put together large public works of art and conceptual pieces not to mention his work with artistic efforts like the " NADA" group (conceptual performance artists).
Since 2006, we've been collecting photographs of Fernando's artwork held in private collections and documenting his two decade career as an artist and want to document every work of art produced in his lifetime. Please help us and send stories and photographs of Fernando's work for the Project so we can preserve the his memory and legacy.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Need help Captioning the Photographs in this database

Barbara Young was helping with this when the original database hosted on Smug-mug crashed.  If you or someone has Barbara's contact information and Nancy Clark new telephone number ( She moved to Springfield, IL) Please let me know.  The project is on the move in the right direction and we need to finish doing documention on the photographs collected.  Check out this database #1

Link to Photo Database number 1--Fernando Garcia Photographs
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Browse Through The Fernando Garcia Photo Archive

I'm updating the database and should have photographer Michael Gregg's wonderful images back up and running as well.


http://fernandogarcia.info/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=504
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Monday, May 30, 2011

Art In Public Places Meeting Restoration Project : Fernando Garcia's " Making Purple"

Good News.  The restoration is in the works Fernando Garcia's " Making Purple" neon public work of art that lit up the entire Hialeah Okechobee Metro Station. The original work of art was completely destroyed by hurricanes, but we have the original plans and intend to do as close to the original restoration of Fernando's work of art as possible.  Martin Parker and myself ( Gary Mercer) will be meeting with  Brandi Reddick, Communication and Artists Manager for Art in Public places in the first meeting to discuss plans to restore the project.  I photographed what is left of this work of art at the station on Saturday along with Martin as we surveyed  the station to get a grasp at how large a restoration this project will be.  My main concern is that the original project was not hurricane and weather proof and didn't survive over the years.  Any project restoration will have to be hurricane proof and also a yearly budget will be needed to maintain the piece in perpetuity. There is no reason to restore the piece an then let it fall into disrepair. There needs to be long term oversight of a work of art of this magnitude in my humble opinion.  We will get copies of the plans and consult with numerous experts in just how best to restore the piece to its original spendor.  If there is anyone that is familiar with " Making Purple" and how the lighting sequence was executed, please let me know. Making Purple Project Restoration Photographs
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

December 2006 Works of Art on Display at PM Gallery by Fernando Garcia

December show at PM Gallery with Fernando Garcia works on display
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Group Shows with Fernando Garcia Works by PM Gallery ( Repost November 2006)

November PM Gallery Show with Fernando Garcia Works on Display
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Mother of Jazz Babies is Found!

(Reprint from December 15th, 2007)
Mother Of Jazz Babies Found!
>Ann Teller- Sargossi contacted the Fernando Garcia Project and told us about the wonderful Fernando Garcia Painting that she owns which Fernando refered to as " The Mother of Jazz Babies".  Apparently there is a picture in the photography gallery of this painting half finished in a black and white photograph of Fernando's studio and Ann's daughter discovered the Fernando Garcia Project from a web search.  Ann was supprised to see the partially finished painting that she now owns.  Fernando gifted the painting to her and I traveled up to here home in Broward county and took a photograph that is now posted on the first page in the photography gallery of Fernandos work.  Years ago, Ann hosted " Cafe des Artistes" at the restaurant and there is a picture in the archives of Fernando and Nancy in front of the restaurant's window doing " Portraits" in lawn Chairs.  I was astounded at the quality and perfect shape of " Mother of Jazz Babies" and I'm sure you will agree when you see it in the photo gallery archives.  Enjoy.

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Fernando Garcia Created Sculptures of Miami Land Mark Building

(Reprint from April 2006 blog) 


April 2006

Fernando Garcia’s created sculptures of the Centrust Building ( Bank of America) in Miami
Attorney Bonnie Lozak-Jimenez of the Law firm Hugo Black Jr owns a very interesting one of a kind Fernando Garcia Sculpture of the former Centrust Building, downtown Miami, now renamed the Bank of America Building. Martin Parker’s mother, Bernice Parker commissioned Fernando in 1988 to create this piece and gave it as a gift to Bonnie as thanks for legal work done of the behalf of the Parker family. The wooden tower is nearly 3 feet tall and each side is painted in Fernando’s unique style. On the bottom of the piece, Fernando signed it with his signature and called the piece, “Martin’s Annex”, a kind of inside joke, as Martin’s family had spent alot of time at Bonnies office, using her services.
This unique one of a kind sculpture is one of the largest sculptures that Fernando created and appears to be one of the last ones that he created of this type before he passed in 1989. If you have a Fernando Garcia sculpture, please contact the project so it may be documented.
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