Vincent Valdez: Excerpts for John
Vincent Valdez: Excerpts for John is the eighth film in a series of short documentaries produced by Walley Films in association with Glasstire. Filmmakers Mark and Angela Walley began documenting the creation of a large scale painting by artist Vincent Valdez in the fall of 2010. The painting depicts Valdez’s best friend from childhood, John Holt Jr., an Army Combat Medic who served in Iraq. The couple followed Vincent over the course of two years as he completed the painting and came to terms with the loss of his friend.
Vincent Valdez’s current exhibition, America’s Finest: Recent Work by Vincent Valdez, is on view at San Antonio’s McNay Art Museum through January 27, 2013.
also by Angela Guerra and Mark Walley
- Sara Sudhoff - October 28th, 2010
- Chris Sauter - September 17th, 2010
- Ken Little - June 10th, 2010
- Ansen Seale: The Corn Crib - October 28th, 2009
- The Death of Contemporary Art Month - August 3rd, 2009
Moving and heartbreaking. Vincent is such a good artist, and this is an amazing tribute to his friend. I am going to show this to my class.
Awesome. I met John during Officer Candidate School and continued training with him at Fort Sill, OK thru Nov 09. I thought he was a great guy and looked forward to continue serving with him. Very unfortunate loss indeed. Thank you for doing this!