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Chaz Guest (born May 2, 1961〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Artist Profile: Chaz Guest - Statement about the Artist )〕 in Niagara Falls, New York〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Feature: Artist Chaz Guest Profile )〕 ) is an American artist who works in the mediums of painting and sculpting. He is described by the Huffington Post as "an American Artist of profound inventiveness."〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=The Huffington Post )〕 ==Life and career== Guest's parents are Algirtha Guest (born 1933) and Rev. Theodore James Guest (born 1922 - 2006). Guest's father - Rev. T. J. Guest, is a World War II Purple Heart recipient.〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Elaine McDuffie - 4Real Magazine )〕 Guest is the 7th of nine brothers and sisters 〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Elaine McDuffie - 4Real Magazine )〕 Guest graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from Southern Connecticut State University in 1985.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chaz Guest - the profile page of artist Chaz Guest on Michelle's of Delaware )〕 Guest grew up in a quiet community in Niagara Falls, New York with his family. His parents divorced when he was ten years old. After the divorce, he moved with his mother and siblings to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Guest has two sons, one born 1994 and one born 2003.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Artist Profile )〕 Guest received a Gymnastic scholarship to go to the Southern Connecticut State University (S.C.S.U.), to study Kinesiology and pursue a degree in Graphic Arts. He subsequently competed successfully in the U.S. Olympic program. After graduating from S.C.S.U., Guest moved to New York City, where he enrolled in a fashion design curriculum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. It was during this period that he honed his formal skills in drawing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chaz Guest Statement )〕 While at the Fashion Institute, Guest made the acquaintance of Antonio Lopez. Lopez inspired and influenced his decision to seek work as an illustrator. Guest studied at the Fashion Institute for nine months. In 1986,Guest moved to Paris, France to work as a freelance fashion illustrator. Guest joined ''Joyce Magazine'' as an illustrator for their magazine covers, and was responsible for the illustrations of the JOYCE magazine covers for the 1987/1988 season. It was while working at Joyce Magazine that Guest met Christian Lacroix. Lacroix encouraged him to apply his illustrator skills to painting, after Lacroix saw one of Guest's illustrations of couture designs done for Joyce Magazine. After the 1987/1988 season, Guest left Joyce magazine and moved to Dax, France where he started painting.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chaz Guest - the profile page of artist Chaz Guest on Michelle's of Delaware )〕 After leaving the Fashion Institute of Technology, Guest began studying the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Guest also studied the paintings of Balthus. In 1991,Guest sold his first painting to a passerby outside his Soho apartment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chaz Guest )〕 Guest's first museum exhibit was a group show "Decoding Identity: I Do it for My People" (January 23, 2009 – March 22, 2009)〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=Museum of the African Diaspora )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】author=San Francisco Public Library )〕 at the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco (MOAD). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chaz Guest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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