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Artist Statement:
Artist's statement on the
night paintings:
The night paintings are a
somber, meloncholic expression
of aimless nights. The initial
concept is one of mood and
atmosphere. That is to say,
the mood of the nocturnal, the
dark, the nostalgic, the
vulnerability that washes over
with the setting of the
vibrant sun. In this sense,
the subject is symbolic. The
dark void of the night a
metaphor for an empty
loneliness, the bright glare
of parading lights a mocking
reminder of a seemingly
indifferent society. Some may
find a feeling of
urban/suburban alienation that
is often shared (less often
admitted) in our modernized,
frigid society. Viewers who
themselves have felt this
detatchment, would in turn,
feel a personal connection
with a subject otherwise
alienating.
The depiction is simple yet
substantial. The scenes are
essentially landscapes painted
mostly from my own
photographs. However they are
obscured rather than a
detailed and accurate
representation of the visual
or "real" world. Much like the
blurred recounts of the
estranged, to whom the new day
brings only the promise of a
less harrowing weight than the
night. These are places not
completely discernable but
familiar to anyone. Under an
immensly glossy and thick ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2003
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe
Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"BFA Exhibition", University
of Miami, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
2002
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe
Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
2001
--"Another Student Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
--"...
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Eddie Alvarez works sorted by year created (Page 1 of 6)
This page displays the artist's work: Eddie Alvarez in chronological order. On this page you can find works from (2006 - 2005). Links to further pages are at the bottom of this page.
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