Godriguez

Artist Statement

People often say to me, " i wish i could get inside your head and see things the way you do" - to which I usually reply, "good luck, as there isn't much room in there with all my different personalities - and it is with that eclectic mixture of personas that brings forth my art.

My images are predominantly self-portraiture in nature and i have no issue throwing myself into any scenario that I feel the need to portray in order to create the vision I see in my head. Pop culture, humor, horror, and all points in between often collide, yet somehow blend in conceptual bliss.

My art is at times steeped in story and hidden meanings and they frequently juxtapose the familiar with the unexpected in what I like to call "approachable darkness".

Biography

Mark rodriguez (a.k.a Godriguez) is a self portrait artist born and raised in Tampa florida. in 2001 he received his BFA in graphic design from the art institute of Altana and uses that teaching to interject story-telling and problem solving into the art he creates.

He is a multimedia artist who finds beauty in shadows and humor in the strange. Though his practice spans drawing, sculpture, and handcrafted objects, self-portrait photography is where his vision sharpens most clearly. Through the lens, he chases fleeting moments of unusual angles, forgotten spaces, a shadow that seems alive, and reframes them as quiet stories.

His photographs aren’t meant to offer answers so much as questions. They ask the viewer to look again, to pause in the space between clarity and mystery. Sometimes eerie, sometimes playful, always intentional, his images reflect his philosophy of approachable darkness: art that can unsettle and delight in the same breath.

For Godriguez, the camera is less about capturing the obvious and more about revealing what we tend to overlook. Each piece is both an invitation and a provocation: come closer, there’s more here than meets the eye.

Exhibition History (CV)