The Fernando Garcia Project: Mother of Jazz Babies is Found!

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

This blog is dedicated to preserving the life and art legacy of conceptual artist Fernando Garcia who died in 1988. There were so many artists lost during this terrible time from the AIDS virus. 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 the most influential Cuban- American conceptual artist of the 70s and 80s. He paved the way for other artists with large displays of conceptual art in public places, not to mention his performance art work with the " NADA" group (conceptual performance artists) which created original impromptu conceptual and performance art in public places like train stations, fronts of restaurants etc.

Since 2006, the project has 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 his art legacy.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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.