By limiting himself to use only the simplest of lines, shapes, and
colors, Santiago Heredia has developed a style that is both playful
and significant. Born in Bogotá, Colombia and having no formal fine
art training, Santiago was able to harvest a passion and eagerness to
create into artwork that summons the audience to play with, be
entertained by, and all the while be an integral part of. Santiago
wants his audience to feel that they are as important to creating the
piece as the paint going on the canvas is.
During many of his numerous "live paintings" spectators are given
the chance to watch an artist who has truly wrangled his craft allow
his work to unfold right before them. Santiago has a growing "library
of ideas"; a collection of the same sketches that he produces over and
over again from the ground up allowing on a few minutes to complete
each one. "The trick is to get better and better at that one piece
before you commit yourself to producing it for an audience"
Using minimalism and the use of white
space as a guiding principle, Carla draws inspiration
from a multitude of sources including architecture, abstract
art and pop culture. Incorporating contemporary trends
in color and design she uses acrylics, ink, 3-D paint
and computer generated images to create her designs. The
artwork is fresh and contemporary, reflecting a fusion
of artistic principles and personal style. Currently sold
as individually hand made greeting cards at www.cwhitedesigns.com
Born in November 1969, this native Colombian
artist represents in her work a unique influence of abstract
expressionism and electrifying colors. Her style captures
frenetic yet linear forms that angle and bend in an organic
rhythm. She incorporates varied surface textures that
reveal pronounced foundational patterns adding riveting
complexity to her work. Her mix of oil and acrylic paintings
are featured in homes and galleries from Bogotá, Colombia,
to Miami and Los Angeles. Her studio is located in Venice
Beach, California.
Fully aware that art is an experimental exercise of
reality, Ms. Parra shows an alert perception, which
permits a rich processual creativity. Her work is characterized
by a constant development of fields incorporating tensions
in relations of heterogeneity. In this exhibition, Ms.
Parra demonstrates the relation that exist inside of
women such as the softness of her natura and the violence
of her femininity.
Federico's works adopts a hybrid character
that creates resistance to classification. Uribe is a
conceptual artist resorting to the language of pop art
through the use of objects of daily life, but with a formal
reference to the history and tradition of classical art.
F or more information on Federico Uribe and a full compilation
of his work visit www.federicouribe.com
Giovanni Quessep ha escrito la poesía más intensamente lírica en los últimos treinta años en Colombia. Desde siempre comprendió que su parábola vital estaba ligada con el acto de descifrar el misterio de la belleza como canto y privación en el orden de la palabra. En el ejercicio de este magisterio, ha escrito una obra meritoria para las letras en lengua española. Sus poemas pueden ser publicados en las antologías más exigentes y ser leídos con la actitud de un contemplador que desinteresadamente mira un atardecer.
