Art Basel collaboraton piece by Nina Surel, Damian Sarno, Natasha Duwin and Luis Garcia-Nerey. This installation was created as part of the Good & Plenty exhibit during Art Basel Miami 2010 @ the South Florida Art Center. It will be on display in the window of the the 810 building on Lincoln Road Through January 2. Please come by for a closer look.
This is the museum’s second Florida Contemporary exhibition. Last year, 46 artists and nearly 70 works from all over the state were chosen by the museum’s curator to be included in this intriguing show. From realism to abstraction (and everything in between), the 2010 version of this exhibition will include recognized photographers, painters and sculptors who have spent a lifetime at their craft together with an exciting array of new artists that visitors can “discover” for themselves. While not a definitive record of currently exhibiting Florida artists, Florida Contemporary will serve as an overview of the innovative images, subject matter, techniques and mediums that characterize the work being created in the state today. FLORIDA CONTEMPORARY 2010 — MAY 15-JUNE 26, 2010 This exhibition is organized by the Naples Museum of Art.
My basic attempt was to construct a shelter-like structure mainly consisting of found objects. The materials were to be gathered in Haiti throughout my stay and were to serve as the structural part of my installation. My work, in general, is loosely based on the theory of Constructionism with an emphasis on Social Construction. The importance of this philosophy lies not in the prior but in the process.For more information please have a look on www.ghettobiennale.com for details of proposal.
In their third installment of BOSQUE, artists Luis Garcia-Nerey and Anke Schofield, explore questions on the human construct of the forest and its inhabitants. The exhibition travels to The Gilman Contemporary Gallery in Sun Valley, Idaho, were the artists will present a series of collaborative paintings and installations on November 25th, 2010. In past exhibitions the artists’ focal point have not only been a philosophical one but also one that emphasizes on an aesthetic balance that resonates in their current exhibit. The heart of the series embarks on a journey in which the viewer is presented with a narrative but not a conclusion. In Bosque III, the artists’ perspective on the subject matter allows the audience to preview a familiar environment while challenging them to examine the existence of human and animal Beings. Although the main premise of the exhibit questions the human construct of the forest, it also aims to reveal an infinite source of reference points beset by the tone of the exhibit itself. Whether literal or abstract, Schofield’s and Nerey’s intentions are not to rationalize a specific idea of the forest but rather suggest that the viewer interpret the works on their own without limitations set by concrete definitions.
For this series of work, I am attempting to simulate the raw aesthetic of today’s urban landscape. The works are primarily based on a conceptual flight examining parts of urban society that are most likely to be overlooked. More specifically, I am referring to the back streets, alleyways, walk throughs, train yards, etc in our cities and their unnoticed beauty. Abandoned and oversaturated with layers of paint, torn ads and graffiti on the walls, these places draw a significant resemblance to the movement and balance of an abstract painting. Usually, these places are considered the backstage of society and are missed or rather, dismissed and unappealing to the eye. Even though, when studied and closely observed, they can be aesthetically beautiful and profound. For me, I see that beauty and I create it within the limits of the canvases. I do this in order to contain the chaos and bring it to an environment in which the works can be viewed without distractions. My intention for this exhibit is to take the participants on a flight, an “urban flight”, in which they can see something familiar in a different social dynamic. By doing this I am commenting on today’s social based importance on beauty and how subjective this ideology is.
In their second two-person show Astolifi Fine Art Gallery is proud to present BOSQUE 2. In this exhibition, artists Anke Schofield and Luis Garcia-Nerey explore the aesthetics of, and the psychology behind, the forest. In this exhibit, the two artists compare the social dynamics and the hierarchy within forest animals in relations to our own society. Though both artists approach the subject matter in their own way, the premise remains the same. The focus is on how we, in society, collectively interpret the forest and its inhabitants and how this interpretation greatly resembles our own social conventions. Schofield and Nereys’ aim is to expand on those perceptions through visual interactions between the viewer and their paintings. Whether the comparison is literal or abstract their intentions are to invite the viewer to see the similarities between both worlds. Astolfi Fine Art Gallery 1170 Howell Mill Rd, p-16, Atlanta, GA 30318 ph 404-307-0215
The Self and the Other: Luis Garcia-Nerey By the John D. McArthur Campus Library. This book is an accompaniment to the solo art exhibition of Luis Garcia Nerey at the John D. MacArthur Capmus Library gallery at Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida. We are happy to announce that this book has been registered with the library of congress.
Florida Atlantic University Exhibition Program Mission Statement: The Exhibition Committee of the MacArthur Campus at Florida Atlantic University was formed to bring museum quality contemporary art to our campus, to educate and inspire the University community and to go beyond the norm by stimulating intellectual curiosity, creativity and public debate. We hope to build a reputation for quality exhibitions with artists who seek to experiment using new and exciting mediums and topics. By giving contemporary art a home among our academic collections, it will serve to inspire research, stimulate the imagination, and encourage other artistic endeavors. Please come see "The Self and the Other" a new exhibition by artist Luis Garcia-Nerey opening March 27th through May 15th 2009.
The Art Department Gallery is proud to present "BOSQUE" a two person show featuring artists Anke Scholfied and Luis Garcia-Nerey. For this specific exhibit both artists have focused on bringing forest elements to their own individual works. Although the artists do not typically use these elements the transition is proven to be fascinating. From their already rich and powerful paintings, emerge animals and tree's as if they had always existed there. "The concept behind the show was initially to inject forest thematics into our pieces". "From that, the project grew into more of a social commentary on the interaction between humans and animals and the roles they play on the enviroment". Both artist will be exhibiting various paintings along with a site specific installation. Please join us on February 6th @ 7pm for the opening to this extraordinary exhibition. Art Department Gallery . 327 Edgewood Avenue . Atlanta Georgia . 30312 . For more information please contact us at 678.732.0068
PLEASE JOIN ME @ THE MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART FOR THE 2008 AUCTION
The Museum of Latin American Art educates the public through the collection, preservation, presentation and interpretation of modern and contemporary Latin American art in order to promote cross-cultural dialogue. MOLAA hosted its annual 2-day Art Auction on October 18-19, 2008. The auction will featured more than 240 extraordinary museum quality works art including paintings, sculptures, works on paper and prints by renowned and emerging artists from Mexico, Central and South America and the Spanish speaking Caribbean. This is my second year participating in this wonderful event. In relating news, I am happy to announce that the museum has acquired two of my works for their permanent collection. Hope you can make it out. Please have a look @ www.molaa.com (permanent collection)
Carol Jazzar is proud to present Babylon, an installation by Luis Garcia-Nerey. With his upcoming exhibition, Babylon, Luis Garcia-Nerey compares today’s society with that of Babylon, the City of the ancient Mesopotamia. Babylon was a small town in it’s early years but sprung up into a major city by the beginning of the third Millennium BC, at the dawn of the dynasties. The city developed into a center of learning and scientific development. Babylon encouraged the study of literature, medicine, chemistry, mathematic, astronomy and architecture. Over-development was eventually it’s downfall. Garcia-Nerey believes that the same advances and possible fate exist in our society but the difference is in scale. “In today’s landscape, our society requires a more rapid pace (and more and more space) for growth; (resulting in) an overdevelopment of (the) community which ultimately leads to the recurrence of history” Garcia-Nerey’s ‘Babylon” deals directly with this growth and questions the components of a modern day Babylon, the overdevelopment of our cities (for us here, Miami) and our society at large. Using available, raw materials (like recycled pieces of woods), Garcia-Nerey will create an environment within the space where the viewer will become part of the piece. They will walk through a City surrounded by a maze of thousand of business-like men, all side by side on a pier like structure twinning through standing towers. The goal is to involve the viewer in a space in which they can immerse themselves in a modern day Babylon. It also explores the present state of our society and the “necessary or unnecessary growth of humanity”. Luis Garcia-Nerey has exhibited his work at the Albright-Knox Museum, NY; the Knoxville Museum of Art, TN; and is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Latin American Art, CA. This is his first solo show with the Gallery. For more information, Carol Jazzar 305 490 6906 www.cjazzart.com
