NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Puerto Rico artist Noel Ortiz in Landscapes of the Mind. The exhibition will open on December 3, 2016 and run through December 23, 2016 with an opening reception on Thursday, December 8 from 6-8 PM. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Noel Ortiz was taught at a young age to pursue his dreams. “You can do whatever you want,” his father said, “as long as you believe you’re capable.” Initially, Ortiz pursued a career in engineering, but in 2000 he began to paint, drawing on his experience with drafting, perspective, and form. After a few years, Ortiz felt that his work was ready to be seen, and he began sharing it with the wider world.
Ortiz draws his palette from the tropical skies of Puerto Rico, colors meant to awaken the viewer’s senses. He begins with representational landscapes, abstracting them as he paints, creating saturated earth from swatches of primary colors. It is out of this richly imagined dirt that wonderfully textured trees emerge, backlit, often, by a darkening sky. Working in acrylic, Ortiz offers a unified body of work that concurrently offers individual flare. “It is always my intention to address the canvas directly, honestly, and boldly,” Ortiz says. “My heart is always pushing my work to find new language.”
Exhibition Dates: December 3, 2016 – December 23, 2016
Reception: Thursday December 8, 2016, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Noel_Ortiz.aspx
Featured Artists:
Landscapes of the Mind
Clea von Döhren | Leilani | Clare Page | Noel Ortiz | Bekir Smolski | Jac Fear
About the Exhibition
Landscapes of the Mind: A New World
Landscapes of the Mind, the new collective exhibition at Agora Gallery, highlights a select group of artists who have succeeded in presenting the natural beauty of the earth in a unique way. These six artists come from an astonishing geographic range - from Australia to Puerto Rico to Germany - and between them represent the earth, sea, and sky. There are dazzlingly detailed oil paintings of water flowing that completely engulf the viewer in the moment. There are birds in flight rendered as impressionistic dabs, simply color and movement and nothing else. There are images captured by camera that reach beyond travel photography to find precious, specific, hold-your-breath moments when the sun is at its most thrilling. You will also find nature as told by its animals: close-up paintings of bears, zebras, and lions, as thoughtful and probing as any human's portrait. This exhibition proves that there will always be something new to say about the wonders of the planet, as long as there are artists that pay attention.
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