'I am a gay, Mexican artist living in San Francisco and totally devoted to the art of the male nude.'
Felix d'Eon
Felix's devotion to the male nude is evident in so many ways. His site is massive. You can literally spend hours and hours on the artist's site and blog devouring his art, behind the scenes images and incredible detail into the artist process. The 'In The Studio' section was amazing, with start to finish stories of his process of working with models from inspiration through creation and execution.
-From the About Felix section of Felix's site-
Felix d'Eon was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and a French father. His father passed away while Felix was still a boy, and the family (mother, two sisters, a little brother and a twin brother) moved to Pacific Palisades in Southern California. Felix demonstrated an early aptitude for art, and began drawing students, boyfriends, and other members of his swim team from life while he was in High School. His mother enrolled him in figure drawing courses at a local community college at age 15, but shortly thereafter, Felix and his brother ran away from home and spent nearly a year living on a beach in Mexico, and then in Mexico City, working as "models," drawing sidewalk portraits, and with occasional stints as kept boys. Upon returning to Pacific Palisades and graduating High School, he went to live in San Francisco, where he graduated with honours from the Academy of Art University.
'My twin, the talented musician Marcelito d'Eon and I share an addiction to art, music, boys, and most especially, travel. I feel that everyone should have goals and ours include visiting every nude beach in Europe, every bath-house in Asia, and every Dude Ranch here in the States.'
Photography and art are often described by many of the artists I profile as a love and a passion. I think Felix is the first artist I have heard, describe it as an addiction. We all know that addictions can be harmful, but they can also for a time, create incredible highs of emotion, vivid imagery and a heightened sense of ecstasy allowing the user to transcend normal levels of consciousness. It is this high that fuels the work of Felix d'Eon. Unlike a regular high however, one that usually only is remembered through a blurred memory, Felix is able to capture his high and share it with those of us not wanting to fly quite as close to the flame.
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