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AnDante and Dante Galleries Two Openings
| Oscar Zamarripa exhibit to open at AnDante Galleria, Friday, December 30th Cocktails 6 pm to 10 pm 40th Anniversary exhibiting in Vallarta  Born in Guadalajara, Oscar's career as an artist started some 44 years ago. He studied in the Fine Arts school at the U of G, where he received the Luis Echeverreia medal for the best student of sculpture. He is in a constant quest for perfection, working up to 20 hours a day. His body of work speaks of every day urban characters and magical realms, and often the joy de vivre of the Venetian carnival. Over the years, his admirers are in awe as his jumps between mediums: bronze, silver, resins, polymers, metal, stainless steel, wood, granite, alabaster, onyx, petrified wood, semi-precious stones, ceramic, found objects and most recently stained glass. Some of the stones have been painstakingly polished, some carved in detail, while others have been left in their rustic form. We marvel at his exquisite, elaborate textures, elegant curves, use of color. He is a master of the ancient technique of estofado, which involves a special paint finish over silver & gold lead that has been applied to finely chiseled wooden used within the Catholic church for centuries Oscar always personalizes his 'one of a kind', two-sided sculptures with his unique style of 'magic realism'. His works feel alive, as so many of them are intriguing, inviting the admirer to want to touch them. Every sculpture has a story, every story includes a time and place in the memories of Oscar, past and present. As a young boy, working as an altar boy, he was fascinated by the light shining thru the stained glass windows. He would escape to the rafters of the church and lay in a narrow space of 16 inches to watch the patterns the light made thru the glass. So this year he fulfilled his lifelong wish to realize those memories in stained glass sculptures. 'My work arises from my need to share my soul with the viewer, through images of my childhood, rescuing pre-Hispanic dances and rituals, them alive in time. The cultural roots of my people are recognizable in my work' To know Oscar is to love him.. You rarely meet anyone who is such a nice person, hard worker and so talented all at the same time. He is enthusiastic and continually experimenting with new materials & techniques. 'For me it is very important not to forget my childhood experiences, so I have recorded them into my sculptures. They are stories that I would like to share with others.' We welcome you to see this incredible new show from 'Masterpieces' to a series of small gems entitled 'Caramleos y Galletitas'. Please stop by Galleria Dante on Friday, December 30th, to show your support of this Master artist, in celebration of his incredible career. http://www.galleriadante.com/Artists/Artists%20active/zamarripa.htm Jesse Reno and Miguel Angel del Campo exhibit opens at Galleria Dante Friday, December 30, cocktails 6 pm to 10 pm  Jesse Reno, A Self taught, mixed media painter. He has been drawing since age 5, exhibiting since 2001. Having exhibited extensively in USA, Canada, and more recently in Europe and Mexico. In the latest series of paintings by Portland-based artist Jesse Reno, shamanic beings struggle to find their place in a world simultaneously on the verge of expanding and collapsing. Totem animals and Native American figures reverberate memories of people who once lived as one with nature. Marked by symbols, these figures seek their dreams in the growth of trees and the passing of spirits. on a quest to find their true selves, they collect feathers and relics left by past encounters and past lives. They learn to transcend the boundaries of the rational world evolving into a collage of what they have become and encountered. In this body of work, Reno presents us with a journey leading inward to ultimately expand outward: 'If you have moved wisely your dreams will still grow when you are gone.' Jesse's works are best described as: A Primitive Abstract Narrative, searching for understanding through introspection, a basic wisdom of things based on connection to ones ideas ideals and dreams. A visual narrative derived from the interpretation of creations made up of intuitive actions manifesting as abstract shapes, forms and emotions. A process without pre-conceived plans just a thought and feeling following one after the other to become an idea... changing directions as forms emerge to find an idea free from judgment, something true in and of itself. From this a world of personal myth, iconography, symbols and beings are created. In the latest series of paintings by Portland-based artist Jesse Reno, shamanic beings struggle to find their place in a world simultaneously on the verge of expanding and collapsing. Totem animals and Native American figures reverberate memories of people who once lived as one with nature. Marked by symbols, these figures seek their dreams in the growth of trees and the passing of spirits. On a quest to find their true selves, they collect feathers and relics left by past encounters and past lives. They learn to transcend the boundaries of the rational world evolving into a collage of what they have become and encountered. In this body of work, Reno presents us with a journey leading inward to ultimately expand outward: 'If you have moved wisely your dreams will still grow when you are gone. My work acts for no reason other than to convey an inner struggle for expression - simple and direct. Open for interpretation. Always with purpose. Words mis-spelled, left out - just like real thinking, the disconnected string of thoughts that guides the day. This is my expression.' http://www.galleriadante.com/Artists/Artists%20active/reno.htm Miguel Angel Serrano Martin del Campo was born in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico. He currently lives and works in Guadalajara, Mexico. He studied Fine Arts at the Cabañas Cultural Instituto from 1992 to 1995, and specialized in wood and stone carving courses in 1996. During his studies at the Instituto Cabañas, he studied modeling, mold making and glazing tile under teacher Antonio Ramirez Ruiz. This period marks the beginning of his fascination with color in sculpture. Constant touring in the Mexican states of Jalisco, Michoacan and Oaxaca brought him closer to the magic of the original artisan crafts of those areas and the complexity of shapes, colors and narrative told in each piece. 'To observe the craftsmanship of the people we reach deep down to uncover their deepest feelings, their festivals, their customs, their thoughts. There is a phrase that says: 'There does not exist a substantial difference between craftsman and artist, the artist is an inspired craftsman.' (Walter Gropios). And I believe that it’s a mix that never fully merges together. Each of my works represents a knot in the fabric that I forge day by day. For that reason, in each of my pieces I seek to make them unique, different from the rest. Each creation is the result of the past, present and future.' In 1997, he traveled to the city of Florence, Italy, where he lived until 2007. For four years, he directed the design area of a ceramic factory 'cotto' in the town of Strada in Chianti. For three years, he was professor of sculpture at ADA, art academy, also in Florence. During his stay in Italy he participated in competitions, two of which are awarded Internationally. He particpated in many exhibitions, both collectively and individually. He founded the 'Asociación Cultural Arteria' in Florence. Between 2006 and 2011 he developed his work and participated in events in Mexico, Italy, Colombia and USA. Miguel Angel is a great admirer and lover of 'art nouveau', geometry, insects, animals and plants in general. He admired and was influenced by artists susch as: Alberto Giacometti, Giuliano Vangi, Hundertwasser, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Egon Schiele, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, among others. 'My work revolves mainly around three elements: Metamorphosis, Change and Movement. I am currently developing a project called 'Mixed Beings' - A series of sculptures in which the botanical world, animals, minerals, insects, objects and the human being are intertwined. I define it as 'mixed beings', but also as 'beings of light' - Beings who are born of light and follow the light (born and reborn). As the plants (tropism toward light) Tropism: total or partial movement of organisms in response to a stimulus. Born as a man and be reborn as a cock 'Rooster-Man'. http://www.galleriadante.com/Artists/Artists%20active/del%20campo.htm Two Galleries, one location: Basilio Badillo 269 & 269A . 322 222-2477 www.galleriadante.com Galleria Dante Art openings January 13 - Boback & Edgar Martinez January 27 - Guillermo Brockmann & Nino Magana February 10 - Cherie Sibley & Ignacio Guerrero February 24 - Yvan Genest, Alvaro Zardoni & Jean-Gabriel Lambert March 9 - Luis Valui March 23 - Oscar Capeche & Jorge Costes Andante Art openings December 30 - Oscar Zamarripa January 27 - Israel ZZepda February 24 - Guillermo Gomez  |
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