Our Art classes will be taught by the very talented and gifted Mr. James Saldivar!                            Carver Art Show J a m e s S a l d i v a r   Biography 1979   Born in San Antonio, TX, raised in Houston, TX. 1993     San Antonio , TX begins to search for his voice in art. Graffiti and abstractions take form 1998     Begins studio painting 2006     2nd Sight Studio opens 2008   Curator for C.A.L.O. (Contemporary Art and Literature Organization) 2009     Teaches art, The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity   James Saldivar is a teacher of art at The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity, Curator and board member for C.A.L.O.’s (Contemporary Art and Literature Organization) Una Noche de La Gloria. He is currently working on his BFA in painting and plans to continue for his MFA in painting as well at the University of Texas San Antonio.     James was born in San Antonio, and moved to Houston, TX as a child where he was raised. He lived in Houston for 12 years before moving back to San Antonio where he has lived and worked for 16 years. His paintings consist mostly of abstracts with a strong language of color and the dialogue of how it creates, changes, and moves mood. Color is what intrigues him most of all. Since the late 1900’s his work has involved the juxtaposition of color. The works since then have gone from graffiti, and abstracts to conceptual works, figuration, and back to abstracts. What he’s working on now has a touch of most of what has been his work for the last 5 years. It’s representational, conceptual, and abstract all wrapped up in one.      His current body of work the “Drips” has been a monumental period for James; he has found a way to join his love for color with his dying obsession to get his words out through painting. Each painting in this series has a strong, moving, and very emotional backdrop. His reason for painting and the need to speak his mind through them leaves James at a very vulnerable position which can be taken advantage of, and does from time to time, yet this only proves to feed his work with more experience and wisdom to continue on his journey through life and his work as the universe sees fit.