▁v ivid ▁to ▁contrast ▁the ▁dark ▁vel vet . ▁They ▁can ▁also ▁include ▁more ▁ex otic ▁or ▁avant - gar de ▁them es . ▁ ▁Ciudad ▁Ju á rez , ▁Mexico ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁vel vet ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁A ▁disp la ced ▁Georgia ▁farm boy , ▁Do yle ▁H arden , ▁was ▁the ▁pione er ▁who ▁created ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁factory , ▁where ▁vel v ets ▁were ▁turned ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁thousands ▁by ▁artists ▁sitting ▁in ▁stud ios . ▁One ▁artist ▁would ▁paint ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁the ▁picture , ▁then ▁slide ▁the ▁vel vet ▁along ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁artist , ▁who ▁would ▁add ▁something ▁else . ▁Vel vet ▁paint ings ▁mass - produ ced ▁by ▁hand ▁in ▁this ▁manner ▁fue led ▁the ▁bo om ▁in ▁vel vet ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Ed gar ▁Le et eg ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁" the ▁father ▁of ▁American ▁black ▁vel vet ▁k itsch ". ▁ ▁In ▁Port land , ▁Oregon , ▁a ▁museum ▁devoted ▁sole ly ▁to ▁vel vet ▁paint ings , ▁the ▁Vel v eter ia , ▁operated ▁from ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁re open ed ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁neighborhood ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Cal if . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁B iro do ▁y u zen ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Eric