The Count Mephisto, was born as Gene Acevedo in Washington, DC, raised in Guanajuato, Mexico during his early childhood and has lived in Stockton California for the past 20 years.

Mephisto, a self taught artist, has enjoyed sketching since his childhood. His artist revelation was influenced by the pointillism, creepy, art style of Brian Schroeder better known as Pushead. His artistic skills revealed as he mirrored Pushead’s works and style. On daily bases he challenged himself to assimilate his pieces to the targeted Pushead subjects and eventually he mastered his detail and created his own pieces.

In 1989, he began his journey to amass the creations of his art passion. By the 7th year his collection and popularity had established a name for him as an artist in the local communities in both Stockton California, and Guanajuato México. The Mephisto’s art litany evolved from white and black pointillism on paper, with V-point pens, to more complex full color paintings on acrylics and eventually
mastering oils on canvases.

In both Guanajuato and Stockton he was commissioned to do murals for businesses. Stockton’s Podestos food market commissioned a couple of commercial murals inside the store in the late 1990’s. Simultaneously, many individual houses have enjoyed the art of the Mephisto as he has completed special request commissions.

The Count Mephisto’s style has evolved to arcane art. Today, his inspiration catechesis has been the texts and relics of the art by Salvador Dali, Corregio, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Michael Angelo, and many other artists. As a result his pieces have become what many have titled as surrealist-impressionism.

Since the beginning of the millennium, Mephisto has elaborated exhibits demonstrating his ability to assimilate to his subjects and illustrated philosophies in his pieces. He has opted to use nontraditional art venues such as coffee houses and individual homes to exhibit. Nonetheless, in Stockton he has presented his materials at Barns and Noble, collaborated with Artistas del Valle and the Mexican Heritage Center, as well as the Stockton Art Walk.