Mateo Blanco (born 1981, Miami) is an American 2D and 3D artist. Blanco uses non-conventional items to create art. Many of Mateo's creations are acquired by Ripley's Believe It or Not. The Boca Raton Museum of Art and The Museum of Art - DeLand is home to some of the world's most iconic pieces of art by Mateo Blanco .Mateo lives in

Orlando, Florida Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Greater Orlando, Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, acco ...

and is also an American tenor. He recorded an album titled Mateo Blanco 7:24.

Early life and education

Mateo Blanco commenced his formal training under the supervision of

Débora Arango Débora Arango Pérez (November 11, 1907 – December 4, 2005) was a Colombian artist, born in Medellín, Colombia as the daughter of Castor María Arango Díaz and Elvira Pérez. Though she was primarily a painter, Arango also worked in other ...

in Medellin,

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. He studied with

Arturo Estrada Hernández Arturo Estrada Hernández (born July 30, 1925) is a Mexican painter, one of a group of Frida Kahlo’s students called “Los Fridos.” Estrada is mostly known for his mural work, which remains faithful to the figurative style and ideology of ...

, Jesusita Vallejo de Mora and Lola Vélez. Further, Mateo studied Goldsmithing and Jewelry in Medellin,

and studied commercial music at Florida Atlantic University. Mateo received a training on classical opera singing, performed in

La traviata ''La traviata'' (; ''The Fallen Woman'') is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on ''La Dame aux camélias'' (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas ''fils'' adapted from his own 18 ...

, Rigoletto,

Don Giovanni ''Don Giovanni'' (; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: , literally ''The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni'') is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Its subject is a centuries-old Spanis ...

and Il Trovatore. Blanco was a part of Opera house in Colombia. Blanco has also make presentations accompanied by

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

and performed for former president

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

at his birthday dinner.

Key Art-Works

* Credit Flag by Mateo Blanco , 42 credit cards 2024 * Native Flag by Mateo Blanco ,Textile 2023 * Vigilance , Perseverance and Justice by Mateo Blanco, Textile 2023 * A 78X55 inches

Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. She appeared in ''Time''s 100 most influential people i ...

's portrait with 9,658

Planters Planters Nut & Chocolate Company is an American snack food company now owned by Hormel Foods. Planters is best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Mr. Peanut was created by grade schooler Antonio Gentil ...

peanuts * A portrait of Tennessee native Dolly Parton made of piece of clothes without paint * A series, “Joseph, Coat of Many Colors”, as an honor to Jewish history * Cheetah sculptures made from Cheetos Puffs * Portraits of singer

Madonna Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...

, with wooden slits carved over her image for a 2D effect * A 3D replica of a FedEx truck with dog hair * A 3D sculpture of Sofía Vergara using feathers

Books Metion Mateo Blanco

-2018 "Odd is Art." Ripley’s Believe It or Not! -2019 Meyer, Edward. "Buying the Bizarre: Confessions of a Compulsive Collector."

Films About Mateo Blanco

2021 "Caged Bird" (film about Mateo Blanco), Fusion Fest; Orlando, Florida

References

Living people American male artists Artists from Orlando, Florida American tenors Ripley's Believe It or Not! 1981 births {{US-artist-stub