Q-ZINE STORE
Art, Poetry, Photography & Guitars
Welcome to my online store. You can take this opportunity to support all of my on-going work and perhaps own a piece of my imagination. As an artist, I aim to create a body of work that connects across genres about the ecological, economic, and social impact we are inflicting on the world. Through art, writing, and images, I strive for a better understanding of the world and our place in it — a mission which has been on-going for the last three decades.
ABOUT ME
Virgil Suárez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1962. At the age of twelve he arrived in the United States. He received an MFA from Louisiana State University in 1987. He is the author of eight collections of poetry, most recently 90 MILES: SELECTED AND NEW, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. His work has appeared in a multitude of magazines and journals internationally. He has been taking photographs on the road for the last three decades. When he is not writing, he is out riding his motorcycle up and down the Blue Highways of the Southeast, photographing disappearing urban and rural landscapes. His 10th volume of poetry, THE PAINTED BUNTING’S LAST MOLT, will be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in the Spring of 2020.
I am available for public readings, classroom visits, Zoom appearances. Please contact me to work out the fee details and travel plans. If you adopt any of my work for your classroom, contact me about classroom visits either in person and or via zoom.
"Inspiration is a two-way street."
ARTIST STATEMENT
Both my photographs and mixed media art try to capture the erasure of time. Both also concern themselves with decay, detritus, and the decomposition of man-made things. Both of these things also inform my poetry and writing. Nature wins each and every time. Humankind eventually will perish and the planet will recalibrate itself. Even in the face of some cataclysmic and or nuclear disaster the planet will survive and morph into something new. I am also concerned with the plight of the underdog, the inaudible voices that perish daily trying to survive. My attempt to preserve witness to the mundane and the daily grind of lives being worn down to nothing.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
90 MILES: SELECTED & NEW POEMS, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, 2015.
HYPERGRAPHIA, chapbook, published by Hysterical Books, 2019.
THE. PAINTED BUNTING'S LAST MOLT, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020.
You can purchase all of my work through Amazon, or directly from the publishers, or if you want a signed copy, you can contact me directly at vsuarez666@aol.com
GALLERY
New Work Available
Please contact me to discuss prices on larger pieces or commissions. The pieces listed here are all original art priced to sell and listed as AVAILABLE to the first buyer. All pieces are shipped unframed to make the transit more affordable for the buyer, but we do frame on request for a nominal fee depending on materials availability and shipping.
Art and photographs are available for free use in literary magazines and reviews. Please contact me for permission.
Also, if you are an artist and would like to trade in kind, please contact me. If you've bought pieces from me and continue to return, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. Thank you.
WOOD SHRED GUITARS
Custom Built Guitars
I have been building custom guitars with an emphasis on tone and wiring since 2008. My guitar prices range between 500-800 dollars and a turn around time of three to five weeks. If you are interested in commissioning a guitar, please contact me. If you are interested in purchasing an already built guitar, please visit my shop on REVERB. Click the link.
PHOTOGRAPHY
I consider myself a drive-by shootist. Always looking for the road gold every where I travel. I shoot analog and digital, enjoying both for their own virtues. If you are interesting in an image for publication or commercial use, please contact me. Enjoy.
CONTACT
The very best way to make contact with me is via email, or if you text me at my number listed below. Thank you.
(850) 459-4422