Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrew Moschburg.
Hi Andrew, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
It all began with my family of five, I was born the youngest of three siblings, my father was a military man so we were constantly changing location. Moving from land to land slowly seeing more than most. A true rolling stone of a family never living anywhere for more than four years. The journey began in New Mexico, where I was born. From there, we moved to Guam, then Panama, then England, then Japan, to Germany, and ending it at San Antonio. From there, I moved to Florida for higher education and have been here ever since. It was this journey that manifested the artist within me. All that I create is a reflection of all that I’ve experienced. An attempt to capture the emotional value of my travels. I always strive to create paintings as diverse as my story has been exploring into every pocket of artistic nature, each painting unique with layers of stories adding to the overall aesthetics of the artwork. To understand Moschburg, you have to view past the shy, quiet exterior and peek under the surface. Here you will find a confident, passionate worker whose only desire is to create a magnificent work of art.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The road seems to always go up and down, yin and yang, give and take. When I first began as an artist the struggle was hard, trying to balance my art projects between going to class and having to work. It never seemed like I could do all three. Eventually, I took the daring decision to drop out of school and focus completely on art. This never settled well with some of my family, however, I knew deep down inside that I could do this as long as I could put everything I had into my art. Only a few months after this decision the company I was working for went out of business. I felt as if I had lost everything, but I never lost hope, I kept working hard on my art independently without any promise of a reward, and with a little luck and a whole lot of blessings, I finally was able to score my first paid art project. This came right as I hit rock bottom and I had nothing to pay my bills with. But as I always say, “no hard work goes unseen,” and the miracle of art happened. Within one year after feeling like I had lost everything, I was a full-time professional artist. It seemed surreal how your entire life can flip with just some hard work and dedication. I almost gave up on art completely during that struggle, feeling as if life did not want me to be an artist. I can not imagine where I would be right now if I had.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
As an artist, I create from the heart and create visual pieces of emotional beauty. I work in oil paintings, cinematography, and 3D pieces. I specialize in public art and large-sized hand-painted murals. I began as a canvas painter who moved on to colossal-sized murals transcribing this same canvas fine-tuning to these larger pieces. This is what I am most known for, is having canvas quality murals. As an artist, I am most proud of the depth of my paintings, not the size. What I mean by this is I am proud of the projects that have layers of detail and sentimental meaning behind the art. I love mixing classical design and abstract. This produces an almost dream-like effect creating a surreal image with a timeless feel. The naturalism from the classical style infused with bizarre subconscious imagery from my own abstract mind gives each painting a unique reflection of myself. I believe this is what sets me apart from other artists, I attempt to give meaning to each aspect of the painting while complementing it with high detail of abnormal scenes of conceptual beauty.
Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
I do enjoy reading books that can be reflected in my art. I rather enjoy reading biographies about past artists trying to learn all that I can from their life and artwork. I love using visual reference books in my art for inspiration such as visual encyclopedias and visual medical books on human anatomy. The greatest muse for me can be music. I love listening to an assortment of genres to spark inspiration. Especially musicals, operas, and ballets. These seem to jump-start my imagination the most.
Contact Info:
- Email: moschburg@gmail.com
- Website: www.moschburg.com
- Instagram: @moschburg
Image Credits
Personal Photo: Mathew Mendoza (@mnmendoza813) Additional Photos: Moschburg LLC
