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Table of ContentsKIKI VALDES PROJECTS + EVENTS
kiki valdes projects
lexus "darkcasting"
social media campaign
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Artist Kiki Valdes was selected including only two other Miami trendsetters to help brand the new Lexus Hybrid. Six major cities were picked for a reality style show/commercial for the car. The premise for the program is for the host comedian Whitney Cummings to drive in the car with each guest. Kiki drives Whitney around Miami’s art district then ending at his art studio. The branding for the car was a younger, hip and green friendly demographic that are educated, enjoy fine foods and are cultured in the arts.
To view more of this campaign visit Dark Side of Green.
COMMISSIONED ART
CNN MIAMI HEADQUARTERS
CNN en Español commissioned Kiki Valdes to create a painting for a private proceeding the company had for their top advertisers at the ViceRoy in Brickell, Miami FL. It’s one of the most important parties CNN has for its Latin American clients. The president of CNN en Español requested that the painting be hung in Miami’s new CNN production studio built in Brickell Key.
KIKI VALDES CREATES ART
LECTURES 600 YOUNG
COLOMBIANS IN MEDELLIN
Medellin’s social media outreach program Medellin Digital invited Kiki Valdes to give a lecture on art and social media. The major confernece was called TagMe. Kiki spoke to 600 young Colombian professionals and university students. He also created a painting for the city of Medellin. The painting now hangs in the Medellin Digital headquarters. The event made headlines in all Colombian major newspapers sparking wider interest in social media for the country. Kiki is good friends with Oscar Morales who organized the 1 Million Voices Against the FARC protests that got worldwide attention. Morales efforts and those of Medellin Digital with TagMe took place around election time made this an important part of Colombia's history.
heineken mural project
commission for
Heineken has a mural series once a year catering to young Hispanic artists. A few years ago Kiki entered a contest to do murals in all major US cities. He was a finalist and Heineken announced the winner. Kiki lost. What they didn’t know was that the painting Kiki submitted had a secret cryptic inscription. He painted “Win” in his submission painting. 2 years later Henekein contacts and commissions him to do a major mural in Miami that is 30 feet high. No contest this time. The mural was in a busy intersection street in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The unveiling of the mural collaborated and celebrated with 5 near by bars and restaurants simultaneously. The mural/advertisement was up the entire year.
KIKI VALDES ORGANIZES
EXHIBIT/PARTNERSHIP
WITH RUINART CHAMPAGNE
Kiki Valdes strongly believes in creating strong dialogs with the art community. He calls it cultural diplomacy. He likes to contribute his part to add to the discourse. He organized the exhibit 20(12): Twenty-Twelve at the Miami Art Space. The show featured 12 artists and their ideas of the future. The exhibit had a private soft reception sponsored by Ruinart Champagne. Ruinart commissioned Valdes to make a piece it can auction for a charitable trust. The event had 50 exclusive guests and was featured in Ocean Drive Magazine. Some reviews of the show are below.
some video features on
KIKI VALDES
Here are some short features that can help you further know contemporary artist Kiki Valdes. His work is aggressive, firm, historical and romantic. His paintings tap into age old truths about life and all its complexities. Kiki is often used in campaigns because his work taps into very human feelings and his personality is likeable and inviting into the creative world.