Artbrokerage.com provides the
following commentary about the artist:
"John Nieto is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and
exciting contemporary artists in the United States. An innovative
interpreter of his native southwest, Nieto's dramatic compositions and
bold use of color translate classic American themes into unmistakably
modern images that somehow escape the boundaries of time. While Nieto
maintains that his art 'is the result of an emotional involvement with
my subject matter rather than a cerebral one,' his powerfully evocative
paidiantings reveal a seamless blend of instinct and keen intelligence.
His deft handling of Western motifs - including Native American tribal
representatives, warriors, and ceremonial dancers, as well as legendary
frontiersmen or indigenous wildlife - demonstrates why these icons
still loom large in the national consciousness. Wielding his brush with
precision and control, Nieto invests each figure with a mesmerizing
presence.