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DESCRIPTION:BETIRRI BENGTSON Born in Puebla\, Mexico in 1982\, Betirri is a
  local artist in Houston\, Texas\, internationally recognized primarily by
  a series of paintings depicting bodiless sport figures in motion. His wor
 k ranges from figurative to conceptual always expressing the essence of an
  idea or subject. He is also the official artist of the Houston Lamborghin
 i Festival since 2014. Some of his clients include Reebok Brazil\, Major L
 eague Soccer\, NFL & Lone Star Sports & Entertainment. His work has been p
 ublished and featured in magazines and newspapers in Italy\, Romania\, Bra
 zil\, United States\, and Mexico. His exhibit trajectory includes solo sho
 ws in Puebla in Mexico\, Vancouver in Canada\, Moscow in Russia\, Houston 
 in the US\, and art fairs in Milan\, Italy\, and Miami Basel. Currently\, 
 twelve of Betirri's paintings are part of an international tour called 'Ba
 ll in Art' which is organized by a Russian Foundation that started in Mosc
 ow in 2018 and touring East Europe and Asia countries until 2022. The exhi
 bit is formed of different artists around the world who paint the subject 
 of football and it will be presented in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup. B
 etirri's background is in architecture. He has used his skills in the deve
 lopment of a themed park proposed in East Downtown\, Houston. Named Goal P
 ark\, it will be the enhancement of the Columbia Tap Trail using it as a p
 latform for the community to practice public health and enjoy public art. 
 This has been a volunteered work since 2015. Betirri has practiced art pro
 fessionally since 2012 as an independent artist sustaining one hundred per
 cent from commissions and the sell of his paintings and drawings. STATEMEN
 T Sports and a healthy lifestyle play an important role in society in any 
 country. Sports are a way of identity for many. Sports keep us in constant
  motion\, motivated\, inspired\, and alive. Sports are full of emotions an
 d discipline\, just like art. When I was a kid\, I wanted to become a prof
 essional football (soccer) player\, but my asthma condition didn't let me 
 go further as I wished. However\, art was the only path to stay as close t
 o the sports as an athlete or manager. Although I admire certain athletes\
 , I believe more in the team effort of most sports. I create timeless mast
 erpieces that express that team effort through a bodiless figure in motion
 . My mission as an artist is to reflect the impact that sports have in our
  society by different visual creative outlets such as painting\, muralism 
 and graphics. - Betirri 
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SUMMARY:Betirri Bengtson - Sports and Society
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span 
 style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">BETIRRI BENGTSON</span></
 strong></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">B
 orn in Puebla\, Mexico in 1982\, Betirri is a local artist in Houston\, Te
 xas\, internationally recognized primarily by a series of paintings depict
 ing bodiless sport figures in motion.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-f
 amily:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">His work ranges from figurative to con
 ceptual always expressing the essence of an idea or subject.</span></p>\n\
 n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">He is also the 
 official artist of the Houston Lamborghini Festival since 2014.</span></p>
 \n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Some of his 
 clients include Reebok Brazil\, Major League Soccer\, NFL &amp\; Lone Star
  Sports &amp\; Entertainment. His work has been published and featured in 
 magazines and newspapers in Italy\, Romania\, Brazil\, United States\, and
  Mexico.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-se
 rif\;">His exhibit trajectory includes solo shows in Puebla in Mexico\, Va
 ncouver in Canada\, Moscow in Russia\, Houston in the US\, and art fairs i
 n Milan\, Italy\, and Miami Basel. Currently\, twelve of Betirri&#39\;s pa
 intings are part of an international tour called &#39\;Ball in Art&#39\; w
 hich is organized by a Russian Foundation that started in Moscow in 2018 a
 nd touring East Europe and Asia countries until 2022. The exhibit is forme
 d of different artists around the world who paint the subject of football 
 and it will be presented in Qatar during the 2022 World Cup.</span></p>\n\
 n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Betirri&#39\;s 
 background is in architecture. He has used his skills in the development o
 f a themed park proposed in East Downtown\, Houston. Named Goal Park\, it 
 will be the enhancement of the Columbia Tap Trail using it as a platform f
 or the community to practice public health and enjoy public art. This has 
 been a volunteered work since 2015.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-fam
 ily:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Betirri has practiced art professionally
  since 2012 as an independent artist sustaining one hundred percent from c
 ommissions and the sell of his paintings and drawings.</span></p>\n\n<p><s
 pan style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">STATEMENT</span></p>\
 n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">Sports and a 
 healthy lifestyle play an important role in society in any country. Sports
  are a way of identity for many. Sports keep us in constant motion\, motiv
 ated\, inspired\, and alive. Sports are full of emotions and discipline\, 
 just like art. When I was a kid\, I wanted to become a professional footba
 ll (soccer) player\, but my asthma condition didn&#39\;t let me go further
  as I wished. However\, art was the only path to stay as close to the spor
 ts as an athlete or manager. Although I admire certain athletes\, I believ
 e more in the team effort of most sports. I create timeless masterpieces t
 hat express that team effort through a bodiless figure in motion.</span></
 p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">My mission
  as an artist is to reflect the impact that sports have in our society by 
 different visual creative outlets such as painting\, muralism and graphics
 .</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:tahoma\,geneva\,sans-serif\;">
 - Betirri</span></p>\n
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