MEDFORD, MA · TROPICAL PUNK
PAINTED IN MEDFORD. PRINTED WHEN YOU ORDER.
Original paintings by Gonz Veloz, made to order by a print partner straight off the original — poster, framed, or canvas. Nothing sits in a warehouse.
- Mass Cultural Council — Grants for Creative Individuals recipient
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum — Members' Open, Spring 2026
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum — The Members' 12×12, 2026
I was born in Caracas and I've lived in Massachusetts since 2015 — Somerville first, Medford now. I started painting around 2022 and never really slowed down.
I call the work Tropical Punk. Macaws, tigers, bullriders and the Venezuelan tricolor on one side; the Green Line trolley, the Commuter Rail and a bear on the other. Both places are home, so they end up on the same canvas. The method comes from punk and gig flyers: acrylic first — a ground, marker strokes, texture — then a figure cut from vinyl, cardstock or paper and pressed on top. Fast, loud, one of one.
Every print in this store starts as one of those paintings. It gets printed straight off the original painting, so the marker strokes and the texture survive, and it's made only when you order it.
La Hacienda is the studio I founded in 2023 — the name on the door for everything I make, this store included. The prints themselves are produced to order by a print partner at the facility closest to you, so nothing gets made twice and nothing gets made for nobody.
Nací en Caracas y vivo en Massachusetts desde 2015 — primero en Somerville, ahora en Medford. Empecé a pintar alrededor de 2022 y no he parado.
A la obra la llamo Tropical Punk. Guacamayas, tigres, jinetes de toro y el tricolor venezolano de un lado; el trolebús de la Green Line, el tren de pasajeros y un oso del otro. Los dos lugares son casa, así que terminan en el mismo lienzo. El método viene del punk y de los afiches de conciertos: primero el acrílico — un fondo, trazos de marcador, textura — y después una figura cortada en vinil, cartulina o papel, montada encima. Rápido, fuerte, pieza única.
Cada impresión de esta tienda nace de una de esas pinturas. Se imprime directo de la pintura original, así que los trazos de marcador y la textura sobreviven, y se fabrica solo cuando la pides.
La Hacienda es el estudio que fundé en 2023 — el nombre en la puerta de todo lo que hago, esta tienda incluida. Las impresiones las produce bajo pedido un socio de impresión, en la planta más cercana a ti, así que nada se hace dos veces ni se hace para nadie.
HOW IT'S MADE
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ORIGINAL PAINTING
Acrylic and marker on canvas, with figures cut from vinyl, cardstock and paper. One of one, made in the studio. No stock, no AI, no filler.
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STRAIGHT OFF THE PAINTING
Printed straight off the original painting — the marker strokes and texture survive. Matte poster, black wood frame with Acrylite, or stretched canvas.
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MADE WHEN YOU ORDER
Nothing is printed until someone wants it on their wall. A print partner makes it at the facility nearest you — a few days longer, none of the waste of mass production.
THE FULL BODY OF WORK LIVES AT GONZVELOZ.ART
Exhibition history, works on paper, the pieces that aren't prints yet. This store is the merch table.