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Original Art Creations by Sebastian Marquez

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This native New Yorker was born and raised in the concrete jungle during the rise and fall of disco and the birth of hip-hop. The physical landscape, as well as the music and culture he was surrounded by were all key ingredients in the formulation of his passion for art.

Sebastian Marquez is the son of Nuyorican parents; his father served honorably during the Vietnam War and later honed his craft as a professional photographer; him mother used her degree in Education for the benefit of hundreds, if not thousands, of children whom she came into contact with in her role as a Recreational Therapist for a major NYC hospital.

Raised in Brooklyn, NY, Sebastian grew up with a large extended family, which allowed him to form close bonds with numerous cousins and other relatives. He developed a deep sense of pride in the family and spiritual values he was taught, as well as the cultural and ethnic traditions they participated in. His parents would frequently take Sebastian and his younger brother to museums, Puerto Rican and West Indian parades, concerts, plays, botanical gardens as well as trips to Puerto Rico (their homeland).

It was this exposure to the sights, sounds, smells and overall excitement of these experiences that led to Sebastian's passion for art. For him, it has become the best way that he knows how to "paint a picture" of his people, his culture, his history and his spirit.

You are invited to enter his world...