Carolina Ferrara: Paints Moments in Time
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Chelsea's Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Italian artist Carolina Ferrara in The Manifestation of Milieu.
- New York, NY (1888PressRelease) May 27, 2013 - Having been taught to paint by her mother, Carolina Ferrara says that her approach to painting is "instinctive" rather than academic. That instinctive quality shows itself in her compositions, which combine an appealingly relaxed quality with a solid sense of balance. Her subjects are captured with a lack of pretense, but that casual air is tempered with elegance and restraint, resulting in images that appear as perfectly composed moments pulled out of time.
While a pleasing feeling of directness brings the photographer's art to mind, Ferrara's sensitivity to the physical qualities of paint brings her works into a category of their own. We are made strongly aware of the paint itself, but that awareness coexists with the underlying realism of her images in a uniquely productive partnership. Working in oil paint on both canvas and cardboard, Ferrara creates images that she calls "autobiographical," something that is reflected in the personal, intimate quality of her work. But her paintings also bring that intimate world vividly to life for the viewer.
The artist currently lives and works in Pordenone, Italy.
Exhibition Dates: June 4, 2013 - June 25, 2013
Reception: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 6-8 pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m.
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Carolina_Ferrara.aspx
About the Exhibition
June is an exciting month at Angora Gallery this year, with three memorable exhibitions to get the summer off to a great start. The Manifestation of Milieu shows artists taking the familiar and adding a sense of the unusual to it, with each work of art becoming a window into a world similar to ours, but where anything seems possible. In Pulse of Abstraction, a feeling of energy, movement and fulfilling life infuses the works, reaching out to touch the audience and encourage us to respond with courage and conviction. In Kaneko Johkoh's solo exhibition, thoughtful consideration merges with an attractively impulsive method to create Sumi ink paintings of power and potency. The exhibitions open on June 4, 2013 and continue until June 25, 2013, with an opening reception on the evening of Thursday, June 6, 2013. Entrance is free and art lovers are invited to attend and refresh themselves with inspiring, evocative art.
Featured Artists:
The Manifestation of Milieu
CHAREST | Jim Cobb | Carolina Ferrara | Gwen Freeman | Steven R. Hill | Gary E. Koeppel | David Rolandeau | Eduardo D. Rubin | Ivan A. Tomicic | Iryna Torskaya
Witness, a State of Being: Kaneko Johkoh / a Solo Exhibition
Kaneko Johkoh
Pulse of Abstraction
Zivi Aviraz | Ermina Avramidou | Marisa Bernotti | Sharon Brill | PAGLIUCA | Rivka Fuchs | LeeAnn Gorman | Jessica JCK | Tamera Lee | Satoshi Mima | Gerd Rautert | Donna Shaffer | Yana Yami
About Agora Gallery
Agora Gallery is a fine art gallery, established in 1984 and located in the heart of New York City's Chelsea art galleries district. It is famous for showcasing a spectacular array of talented artists from around the world and around the corner, while providing quality and original art to collectors. Exhibitions are usually group exhibits, presenting the work of a number of artists, but sometimes solo exhibitions focus on the work of one particular artist. The gallery publishes ARTisSpectrum Magazine, a bi-annual magazine that is distributed to museums, galleries, art institutions and art schools around the world. It provides artists, collectors, museums, galleries, art organizations and enthusiasts with access to the work of international talented artists as well as feature articles, reviews and interviews. Agora Gallery is the proud sponsor of ARTmine, one of the most comprehensive resources available worldwide to view and purchase fine art. The gallery also runs Agora Art Blog, a blog designed to provide helpful information and advice for artists while providing a forum for artists to help one another by sharing their experiences and thoughts.
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