Pablo Calderon
A profound studio presence - debating, laughing, whistling, or explaining his work to patrons - Pablo Calderon (b. 1952, El Salvador) exemplifies the heroic artist’s attitude toward life and method. His art-making is bold, masterfully painting in grand scale, combining saturated hues in broad strokes, exploring color and its possibilities. His paintings of wide-eyed, curly haired muñecas (or "dolls") are imbued with a kind of ambiguity that invites speculation. He treats another of his favorite subjects, vehicles, playfully, with vivid, elegant depictions of bicycles and large, bird’s eye views of trucks flattened out into map-like abstractions.
After moving to the US in his late thirties, Calderon joined the Creativity Explored studio in 2002, and has exhibited his artwork nationally and internationally (See below). CB2 selected Calderon’s paintings in designs for a limited edition rug and a pillow. Hear Calderon's story in this video, which premiered at CE's annual gala Art Changes Lives 2016.
See more of Calderon's work on Artsy.
Print Bio
Samples of Calderon's work
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Bicycle with Red)
$275.00
Year: 2011
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Purple Bicycle)
$275.00
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Tricycle)
$275.00
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Church)
Year: 2015
Size: 22 x 27 inches
Medium: Mixed Media
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Car Aerial View)
Year: 2015
Size: 30.5 x 21.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Iglesia
Year: 2014
Size: 30 x 21.5 inches
Medium: Ink
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta (Purple Multi)
Year: 2013
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta (Red and Blue)
Year: 2011
Size: 34.5 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck (Aqua)
Year: 2013
Size: 60 x 40 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Camion #1
Year: 2011
Size: 43 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic, Ink
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Bull)
$600.00
Year: 2013
Size: 34 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta (Aqua)
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta (Green)
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta (Yellow and Orange)
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Tricycle)
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 Inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Untitled (Bicycle)
Year: 2014
Size: 22 x 30 Inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicelta ( Yellow)
Year: 2012
Size: 46.5 x 46 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Tricycle
Year: 2012
Size: 27.5 x 32 inches
Medium: Acrylic, Marker
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck
Year: 2011
Medium: Acrylic, Ink
Pablo Calderon
Red Truck
Year: 2009
Size: 48 x 24 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Motorcycle III
Year: 2013
Size: 37 x 58 x 3.75 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Motorcycle II
Year: 2013
Size: 37 x 58 x 3.75 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Motorcycle I
Year: 2013
Size: 35 x 60 x 4 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck III
Year: 2014
Size: 37.5 x 30.5 x 4.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck (Green)
Year: 2011
Size: 39 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicletas #4
Year: 2012
Size: 35 x 58 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicletas #3
Year: 2010
Size: 23.75 x 40.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck (Multi)
Year: 2013
Size: 43x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck (Yellow)
Year: 2013
Size: 35 x 58 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta #2
Year: 2013
Size: 30 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta #1
Year: 2013
Size: 30 x 60 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Bicicleta
Year: 2012
Size: 14.5 x 18.5 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck on Purple
Year: 2011
Size: 24 x 36 inches
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Yellow and Brown Bicycle
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Multi-colored Bicycle
Year: 2009
Medium: Marker
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Purple Bicycle
Year: 2009
Medium: Marker
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Flattened Truck I
Year: 2009
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Doce Munecas
Year: 2007
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Ten Faces
Year: 2006
Medium: Marker
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Orange Face
Year: 2006
Size: 36" x 42"
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Pablo Calderon
Figure in Green
Year: 2002
Size: 20" x 17"
Medium: Acrylic
Licensable: Yes
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Secret City Exhibition, AIASF and Center for Architecture + Design Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Black White, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2016
Celebrating a Vision: Art and Disability, SFO Museum , San Francisco Airport Terminal 3 Departures - Level 2 - Post-Security
Tabula Rasa, Creativity Explored , San Francisco, CA
2015
Here, There and Everywhere, Sheffer Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2014
They are full of holy..., Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013
Outsider Artists, Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA
Outside In: The Art of Inclusion, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Ireland
Breaking Barriers: Bay Area Artists with Disabilities, Marin Community Foundation Offices, Novato, CA
2012
Fabulous, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Mapping this Moment, Cara y Cabezas Contemporary, Kansas City, MO
Calderon: Nine Years in the Making, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2011
4 Real 4 Faux Animating the Vernacular, Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO
2008
INsects INsectos, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2006
Sacred Places, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Vessels, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Drawing the Line, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2005
Aliens: the Green Ones, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
2004
Radiant Spaces: Private Domain, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Functionable, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Critters, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA
Heads n' Tails, Creativity Explored, San Francisco, CA