For more than 40 years, artist Victor Higginbotham has produced art for both commercial and fine art clients. His Pop Art and stamped art being heavily influenced by his experiences living in the 60’s Southern California art environment. Many pieces such as his Gator sculpture and prints also reflect his family’s Cajun heritage. His work has been used regionally as well as nationally.
“I became enamored with artists such as Peter Max, Rick Griffin, Joan Mirò and Pablo Picasso”. It was during his time in California that became interested in African and Mexican Folk art which has a strong influence on his work in color and design. “I get more interested sometimes in just the colors and designs taking over what I do.” I love Pop Art for the idea that ordinary objects; natural or man made can have a artistic personality.
After high school, Victor returned to Southeast Texas attended Lamar University earning a bachelors Degree in Illustration and Graphic Design. His professors encouraged him to research what interested him and to experiment with different styles and media.
After graduating from Lamar in 1975, Victor began his career in Beaumont before moving to Dallas in 1981 and worked as a freelance designer and illustrator. At this time the computer began to become more of a tool in his work environment and influenced his work. In 1985 Victor moved to Houston to continue his career and worked with a wide range of clients in various styles and media. In 1993 he co-founded Litigation Art Works, a design studio specializing in courtroom graphics. He continued to work in Houston until 2008 when Hurricane Ike destroyed his home and studio on Bolivar Peninsula where he moved to in 2000.
A former director on the board of Houston Society of Illustrators and a director on the board of Southeast Texas Arts Council, Victor retired from his graphic design and illustration career and is primarily working on his fine art from his family’s home in China, where he has built a new studio. His work now mainly consists of paintings, hand made tables, paper mȃché and found object sculptures.
