In 2009, the artist Fidel Hernandez began making music under the pseudonym Fidelius X. The music for this project was created using a music app on a mobile phone as the main production tool for the six tracks he created. His inspiration for the music was the Baja California desert, where he was born. After 2009, the artist also started showcasing his visual projects under the alias Fidelius X. Other aliases that the artist has used in the past include Deliuz, Dante A., and L3d1f.
Fidelius X (Fidel Hernandez), an artist and musician, was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, in 1974. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach. His work has been featured in exhibitions both in the United States and abroad, including: Salon Anual Nuevos Valores de la Plástica Baja California, Instituto de Cultura de Baja California, Mexicali,Take it, Recent L.A. Figuratives. Eye Five Gallery, Curated by Matt Gleason. Los Angeles, CA.Insights 2002. University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA. Show: from Pop to Patitio. Steppling Art Gallery, San Diego State University, Calexico, CA. Está loco, pero no es pendejo. RAID Projects, Los Angeles CA. Mexicali Biennial. Ben Maltz Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Casa del Túnel, Tijuana, Mexico. La Rosa Ciudad de Angeles. Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles, CA. Bon Appetit: An Hors d’Oeuvre for the Cannibal Feast. Jaus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.4 Projects in Mexico. Kunstverein Munich, Munich Germany.El Paso Biennial. El Paso Texas/ Ciudad Juárez Mexico.Roll Call. Arista 1701, Mexicali BC, Mexico.