Andrew Myers 

Visual Artist

Andrew Myers was born in Braunshweig, Germany, and raised in Ciudad Real, Spain. He now resides in Laguna Beach, California, where he has lived since attending the Laguna College of Art and Design (formerly the Art Institute of Southern California). The first time Andrew set foot in an art class, he saw students depicting live models in clay. He immediately knew he wanted to be a sculptor.

While in school, Andrew devoted himself to classic sculpture training and began to find his artistic voice. It is the very rigid foundation of academia that taught him to transform any material into works of beauty. The materials used in his vast body of work include screws, oil paint, charcoal, bronze, cement, and found objects such as recycled wood chips and even old paint brushes. The market is already flooded with great painters and sculptors, as well as great thinkers. In order to compete and be relevant, Andrew have spent countless hours trying to become all three of these at once.

Andrew’s signature artwork is Screw Art, which he invented in 2008 out of necessity. The market crashed, and people stopped spending money on art. It was a focal point in Andrew’s career as it gave him time to focus on new ideas and pursuits.

Screw Art is a unique form of art. Thousands of screws get drilled into a wooden board very closely to each other but at different depths to create a sculptural relief of the image, where each screw head becomes a canvas. This steel canvas then gets painted over with a size-0 brush to mimic the actual image. This is a very labor and time intensive process, but each final product is a true testament to craft, strength, and artistry.

Note from the artist:

“I have dedicated the last two decades of my life to the beautifully frustrating pursuit of art. In this pursuit I have found joy, pain, loneliness, success and failure. I decided to become a full-time artist at 20 years of age, the exact day I walked into a guided tour of a sculpture room at the Laguna College of Art and Design. Since then, Art has not only been my career but my true passion and overall reason for being. I don’t take the role of creator and artist lightly, and anyone that knows me personally can attest to my drive and focus to be creatively unique. The art itself is what truly matters, and I have recognized through my experience that the only magic that happens for me is when I am alone in the studio. I have always felt like the best piece of art I have created is the next one I am going to make. 

It’s not enough for me to be able to paint a beautiful figure. It’s not enough for me to have the perfect thought to express a feeling. It is my opinion that an artist is successful when they can express a feeling and make someone think, while at the same time having the skill and discipline of craftsmanship. I will always struggle, I will always think, I will always feel, but I will never give up this pursuit to be unique.”

Exhibits and Shows:

2018-2019: Luz Botero Fine Art Gallery, Panama City, Panama

2018-2019: Mass MoCA “Come To Your Senses”

2018-2019: West Palm Beach Antique, Jewelry and Art Showcase

2018: Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, West Palm Beach

2018: Art Wynwood, Miami

2018: Art Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL

2018: Art New York, NY

2017-2018: Context Art Miami, Miami

2017: Art Palm Springs

2017: LA Art Show

2015 - 2017: Art Basel, Miami

2003-2017: Festival Of Arts, Laguna Beach, CA

2015 - 2016: Art Miami, Miami

2015: Solo show, Lawrence Cantor Fine Art

2015: Art Miami, New York

2015: Art South Hamptons, New York

2015: Art Miami, Silicon Valley

2012 - 2015: Scope Miami

2012 - 2015: Scope New York

2014: LA Art Show

2014: Palette to Palate, Laguna Beach Art Museum

2012 - 2014: Houston Fine Art Fair

2012 - 2014: James Gallery, Pittsburgh PA GS

2012 - 2014: Austin Art Projects, Palm Springs GS

2012 - 2014: CES Contemporary

2012 - 2014: The Gabba Gallery

2012 - 2014: Extreme Materials II, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

2012 - 2014: SEEDS Fine Art Exhibit

2012 - 2014: Joanne Artman Gallery

2012-2014: Art Hamptons

2012: Wanrooij Gallery, Holland

2006 - 2010: Sculpture Site Gallery, San Francisco, Group shows

2003 - 2006: Debilzan gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

Clients:

·    Tiffany & Co (New York City, Honolulu, Hawaii, White Plains, NY)

·     Marriott Hotels Headquarters (Washington DC)

·     Bosch (Germany)

·     Audi (Germany)

·     Nike (USA)

·     Hurley (USA)

·     Design District, Dallas, Texas (USA)

·     Turnbull & Asser (UK)

·     Tender Greens (USA)

·     Daniel Mckenna (USA)

·     Wickes (UK)

·     Converse (USA)

·     City of Laguna Beach (USA)

·     Many other private collections throughout the world.

Publications:  

Coast Magazine, Orange Coast Magazine, Laguna Beach Magazine, HotBook Magazine, Lamono Magazine Spain, Juxtapoz Magazine, Readers Digest, American Lifestyle, McGrath Magazine; Sculptural Pursuit; Coastline;

Online articles:

DOLCE Mag;Art Summit;OC Register;Laguna Beach Magazine;The Forest Magazine;The Marriott Traveler: Storybooked;Museum Week Magazine;Yatzer;My Modern Met;Uproxx;Modern Luxury: San Diego;Modern Luxury: Riviera;