subject: Esther Cruz: Color Is Central [print this page] Argentinian artist Esther Cruz infuses her art with a vibrancy and emotive fire which characterizes her colorful abstract expressionistic paintings. Cruzs images are profoundly personal, and there is an intimacy in her configuration of colors and the way they move across the canvas. At first glance, her paintings appear spontaneous, but closer examination reveals a careful arrangement of color, line, and geometric form. Her emotive expressions reflect something deeply human, elucidating the ways in which we perceive and come to understand our inner emotional plane. Color is central here and is indeed the driving force of her work and the healing it offers to her viewers. As Cruz explains, I believe that color influences the entire human body in a very positive way.
Esther Cruz currently lives and works in Miami, Florida and has exhibited her art in museums, galleries, art fairs and auctions all over the world including in Beijing, Madrid and Bogota, Colombia. She was awarded the Silver Medal at the International Women's Art Fair in Stockholm, Sweden and selected to create a mural for a childrens hospital in Miami.
Exhibition Dates: June 12, 2012 July 3, 2012
Reception: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
This summer Agora Gallerys elegant exhibition space comes to vibrant life, with refreshingly beautiful artworks. In Pulse of Abstraction viewers are inducted into a world where almost anything seems possible, with forms displaying unsuspected powers of mutability and vitality and colors moving around the canvas in a way that draws eyes and hearts after them. The Manifestation of Milieu demonstrates the considerable impact that an artists cultural heritage and exposure to urban environments and the natural world can have on their work, as each artist uses what they know to combine personal understanding with images that speak to everyone. The hues of The Saturated Palette color our perspective in a resplendent, engaging manner that reminds us both of the beauty that exists in the world and in the importance of viewing what we see in a positive way. The exhibitions open on June 12, 2012 and will run until July 3, 2012. The opening reception will take place on the evening of Thursday June 14, 2012, from 6-8 PM. As usual, art enthusiasts are warmly invited to attend and meet some of the talented artists responsible for these delightful pieces.
Featured artists:
Pulse of Abstraction: Adka (Andrea Jones), Sharon Brill, Michelle Chu, Laila Khan Furniturewalla, Donna Howard, Christine Jaksch, Allen Jones, Todd Krasovetz, Sandra McRae, Kamil Sarnowski
The Manifestation of Milieu: Mara Jos Alba, Grace Arledge, Monique Daneau, Eul Hurley, Milena Miteva, Bruce Leslie Thomas, Lone Tratt
The Saturated Palette: Zivi Aviraz, CHAREST, Esther Cruz, Michael Harris, Sally Painter
