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Omar Angel Perez
was born in Houston, Texas in 1963. He discovered at an early age
his passion for building and creating; taking cues from his mother,
a painter and seamstress, and his father who hand made most of his
childhood toys. He studied Fine Arts and Graphic Design at the
University of Houston and obtained his B.F.A. in 1985. His artistry
as a woodworker is mostly self-taught and is a culmination of years
of fine craft furniture building. His background also led him into
the world of television animation and design where in 2004 he won an
Emmy Award for excellence in broadcast graphics.
As a native Houstonian, he has seen the quality of fine craft
and arts in this city grow exponentially and he is proud to be a
part of its dynamic and diverse artist community. In his body of
work he embraces that mixed palette of cultures, fashions, and even
foods which then influences his creative path. Reflective in his
pieces are juxtapositions of various woods, colors and materials,
all from around the world, yet all commingling in a playful, sexy
drama. These theatrics are your invitation to engage and touch; he
believes, after all, that art furniture should be used. His pieces
are first functional, then secondly, emotional.
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