Gómez Bueno, born in Cantabria, moved out to the sunny shores of Los Angeles in 1988 in pursuit of art and good waves. Although he describes his surfing as “leaving a lot to be desired,” his art is permeated with the influence of surf, skating and ska subcultures. Immediately after receiving his Fine Arts degree from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Gómez Bueno began experimenting with the then peaking movement of street art. He became known for his daring interventions on public spaces, infamously displaying “GVMEZ-BUENO for President” posters and billboards throughout the city of angels in 1992, a presidential election year.
Over the course of his decade-spanning career, Bueno has moved away from street art continuing his artistics pursuits with a series of drawings, photography, sculptures, surf & skate boards, digital works, and mid-to-large scale paintings. His works are strongly evocative of pop art, mixing psychedelic motifs with art nouveau & comic line work, creating works that call out to the freedom and playful nature of years prior.
His solo exhibitions stand out at the Zero One Gallery, Los Angeles (1993), Moriarty Gallery (1995), Madrid, and Laguna Beach Art Museum, California (1995). One of his most remarkable exhibitions has been Zemog Surf Laboratories, which is an artistic project that consists of documenting the evolution of a fictional surf company from the 1970s. Bueno’s work continues to be showcased along the California coastline, while also participating in group exhibitions globally, such as in Thailand, Spain, Mexico, and across the United States.
