The Mayor’s Gallery presents: “VISIONS”Claudio Altesor, Benjamin Casiano, Rosa Colon, Eddie Nino and Sandra Rossini
Mayor’s Gallery10th floor Government Center888 Washington BlvdStamford, CT 06901
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May 1 – June 28 2013Reception: Thursday, May 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
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A vibrant mix of work from the five artists that comprise the organization, LIBER-ARTwhose main objective is to integrate their art into the community through exhibits, meetings and events. The name was created to mean, freedom through artistic expression.
“At Liber-Art, we feel the strong need to bring all forms of artistic expressions under one roof, learn from one another and offer it to the community.”
About the artists of LIBER-ART
Claudio Altesor creates visions that takes place in the land of surrealism and social realism. These are the ideas that foment in my mind. My goal is to engage the observer with the hope they will interact with the painting; taking the main object and connecting it with their surroundings, where each part represents a fragment of the paintings idea. Since I began painting several years ago, I have focused on existential themes that involve the human condition.
Benjamin Casiano’s work has gone from photorealism to cubism but it is the abstract expressionist movement that has made the profound effect on where his prolific work is today. “As far back as I could remember I’ve always done some form of art, drawing or painting. After falling victim to the recession, the need to create only became stronger and stronger. Despite the odds, I decided to pursue art on a professional level. Here I found a sense of being and a tranquility unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I’ve become content more than I’ve ever been in my life.”
Rosa Colón graduated from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, in Bogota, Colombia. She also studied Architectural Expression at the National University of Bogota, Colombia. She studied under the direction of Enzo Russo master artist, trained in Florence, Italy and enrolled in mixed media and collage classes at the Norwalk Community College with a prominent artist Mercedes Arensberg. Rosa’s style is realistic and the art she makes reflects her cultural background. She works mainly with oils and also mixed media. Her main influence and inspiration has been Georgia O'Keefe She has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Stamford, Norwalk, Cos Cob, New York, Danbury, New Haven, Brooklyn, Groton, New London and Greenwich galleries; and in major corporations and universities. She is currently a private art instructor, art instructor at the Hall Arts Academy in Bridgeport CT. , art instructor for the Adult & Continuing Education of the Stamford Public Schools and also is member of the board of Stamford Art Association,
Eddie Niño was born in Bogotá, Colombia and moved to the United States at the age of 14. He studied in New York City at Grand Central Academy of Art, The Art Students League of New York, and with noted art teacher Andrew Reiss in Brooklyn, NY. Niño’s classical and disciplined training is evident in all aspects of his craft, providing a strong foundation to a sincere and honest message in every painting or drawing. “ It’s not just about what the artist sees in front of him but the sincere interpretation of what he considers to be important and it’s his choice if the images are to be shared with an audience.” For Eddie there is “the one second window” in which at a particular moment of one’s day an image freezes, the world stops, and one has a second to retrieve that beauty by capturing it on paper
Sandra Rossini's main strength is in color patterns with an effort to invoke emotion and/or metaphorical symbols. Specific hues are chosen to identify and individualize each emotion. Sandra's main inspiration has been the female figure and representation of femininity. This is established not only through the main focal point but also in the brightness of chosen colors. She enjoys working with sharp angles, repetition of shapes, and the rounded figures, incorporating musical instruments to echo femininity and the many shades it carries. Her pieces are bright and colorful with dark contrasting shades that ground the painting. The main focal points are at times not so easy to see, in an effort to persuade the viewer to look deeper into the piece. Sandra inspires the simplicity in beauty, allowing the true meaning to reach the viewer and lure them deeper into the metaphorical, political, emotional meaning behind it.