Born in Mexico in 1974 to artisan parents, Sergio A. Delgado has been an artist from the beginning.
Sergio’s mother named him after his uncle, a talented inventor who was placed in an asylum for the insane later in his life. His
mother’s brother was an accomplished oil painter and young Sergio would spend summers at his house watching his uncle
paint landscapes and portraits. Sergio’s father was a welder, his mother a textile worker and Sergio has been drawing since
the time he could hold a crayon. His earliest known piece was rendered when he was only 4 years old.
Sergio’s formal studies include four years of high school art classes, during which he won the recognition of “Artist of the
Year” for each year, as well as a handful of semesters in the Fine Arts Department at Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas.
In spite of these credentials, Sergio considers himself to be self-taught, learning directly from his own observations of the
masters who continue to inspire his own work. Originally he intended to pursue a career as a painter, which has allowed him to
keep his compositions rooted in painters mid-frame. He began photographing his family as reference material for paintings.
Sergio’s artistic aspirations were so tightly focused on his ideas and concepts from such an early age that traditional studies
left him dissatisfied. The school of greatest learning for him has been “The School of Trial and Error,” where he is a
permanent and voracious student. He challenges himself in making each piece better than the one created before it.
His early influences include photographers such as Joel Peter Witkins, Nan Goldin, and Robert Frank. His strengths as an
artist comes from his choice of subjects and the original – often unconventional – way he depicts them. His subject range is
vast – ranging from abstract, human portraiture to still life and landscape. Through the efforts of self-study and hard work,
Sergio continues to hone his artistic skills. He has an extensive body of work developed through many years of dedication.
His work shares some attributes of minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop, and abstract expressionism, yet he describes himself
as an obsessive artist. His artwork is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. His previous shows
have included paintings, sculptures, performance art and video installations.
Although Sergio’s subject matter is often times confrontational, it is always fresh and vivid. He loves art for what it reveals
about our existence. He is always grateful for the opportunity to share his artwork with a wider audience. In addition to several
art shows, his lurid unfettered work is available online through this main website.
Sergio’s mother named him after his uncle, a talented inventor who was placed in an asylum for the insane later in his life. His
mother’s brother was an accomplished oil painter and young Sergio would spend summers at his house watching his uncle
paint landscapes and portraits. Sergio’s father was a welder, his mother a textile worker and Sergio has been drawing since
the time he could hold a crayon. His earliest known piece was rendered when he was only 4 years old.
Sergio’s formal studies include four years of high school art classes, during which he won the recognition of “Artist of the
Year” for each year, as well as a handful of semesters in the Fine Arts Department at Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas.
In spite of these credentials, Sergio considers himself to be self-taught, learning directly from his own observations of the
masters who continue to inspire his own work. Originally he intended to pursue a career as a painter, which has allowed him to
keep his compositions rooted in painters mid-frame. He began photographing his family as reference material for paintings.
Sergio’s artistic aspirations were so tightly focused on his ideas and concepts from such an early age that traditional studies
left him dissatisfied. The school of greatest learning for him has been “The School of Trial and Error,” where he is a
permanent and voracious student. He challenges himself in making each piece better than the one created before it.
His early influences include photographers such as Joel Peter Witkins, Nan Goldin, and Robert Frank. His strengths as an
artist comes from his choice of subjects and the original – often unconventional – way he depicts them. His subject range is
vast – ranging from abstract, human portraiture to still life and landscape. Through the efforts of self-study and hard work,
Sergio continues to hone his artistic skills. He has an extensive body of work developed through many years of dedication.
His work shares some attributes of minimalism, surrealism, Art Brut, pop, and abstract expressionism, yet he describes himself
as an obsessive artist. His artwork is infused with autobiographical, psychological, and sexual content. His previous shows
have included paintings, sculptures, performance art and video installations.
Although Sergio’s subject matter is often times confrontational, it is always fresh and vivid. He loves art for what it reveals
about our existence. He is always grateful for the opportunity to share his artwork with a wider audience. In addition to several
art shows, his lurid unfettered work is available online through this main website.
