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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS 2011
The Dearing Studio Gallery
10806 N 32nd Street
Phoenix, Az.85028
November through December 2011
CUBA TRANSNATIONAL
A CELEBRATION OF CUBAN
DIASPORIC ARTISTS
May - October, 2011
COLORADO SPRINGS/ PUEBLO
COLORADO
SANGRE DE CRISTO ARTS &
CONFERENCE CENTER
PUEBLO, COLORADO
CUBA & BEYOND
WHITE GALLERY THROUGH
September 10, 2011
CAFÉ XII...
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Artist Galleries:
Atelier Cubarte4LaYuma
3820 N. 30th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85016...
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Artist Reviews:
The most outstanding aesthetic
limitation of the Visual Arts
is its lack of lyricism. This
perhaps explains the tendency
painters have to listen to
music while they work on their
canvases and papers, and their
propensity to write lyrics and
put them to music. Poetry and
music seem to be ...
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Collections:
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Policlinica San Xavier
809 E. Washington
Phoenix, Arizona
Africa Burn Relief
Maricopa County Hospital Burn
Unit
Phoenix, Arizona-Malawi-Africa
St. Joseph Hospital & Medical
center
Phoenix, Arizona.
Molina’s Fine Jewlers
Phoenix, Arizona.
PRIVATE COLLECTORS:
Dr. A.C Marin, M.D.
Medical Director & founder
Policlinica San Xavier
Phoenix, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Galleries:
Atelier Cubarte4LaYuma
3820 N. 30th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85016...
Further Information
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Artist Reviews:
The most outstanding aesthetic
limitation of the Visual Arts
is its lack of lyricism. This
perhaps explains the tendency
painters have to listen to
music while they work on their
canvases and papers, and their
propensity to write lyrics and
put them to music. Poetry and
music seem to be ...
Further Information
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Collections:
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Policlinica San Xavier
809 E. Washington
Phoenix, Arizona
Africa Burn Relief
Maricopa County Hospital Burn
Unit
Phoenix, Arizona-Malawi-Africa
St. Joseph Hospital & Medical
center
Phoenix, Arizona.
Molina’s Fine Jewlers
Phoenix, Arizona.
PRIVATE COLLECTORS:
Dr. A.C Marin, M.D.
Medical Director & founder
Policlinica San Xavier
Phoenix, ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Statement for Chary Castro-Marin
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CHARY CASTRO-MARIN Artist's Statement
I focus mainly on the theme of the particular piece and the communication of my feelings. These are my essential tools to connect with the viewer. By assuming the canons with which he or she is familiar I aim to create an atmosphere of empathy where a comfortable dialogue can ensue. As is obvious the relation with the viewer is crucial for me, my basic goal, since I consider myself merely a magic- maker.
I begin by choosing a technical solution that seeks to manifest itself. In general I believe that's what painting is: the ideal vehicle to suggest illusions, hints of something that wants to be… but that is only shapes and colors.
The longing of all these years living outside of Cuba has marked me in profound ways, in diverse ways: from the language--the words themselves--the culture, the ethos.
Through my work I metabolize the spaces that surround me and my vital experiences, the early life stages in Cuba and later here in the United States, first in New York and then in Phoenix. Living in these two American cities with very distinct and different identities and habits also has had a great impact. I am very familiar with what's known as “existential shock”, the difficulty in adapting to a new environment due to political and cultural differences. The constant questioning of my identity shows clearly in my art, in added layers and sharp edges.
Staying put in the same place can be wearisome. Each new experience both nourishes and changes us. This is evident in my paintings where autobiographical elements abound.
Ultimately I do not seek for transcendence through art. I paint solely for the joy, the delight in the process. Life for me is Art. Sometimes I sketch it, others I fill it with colors or perceive it through music.
Music… my faithful partner in the battle.
Chary Castro-Marin Palabras de la Artista:
El tema de la obra y la trasmisión de mis sentimientos son herramientas indispensables.
Pienso que una buena manera de acercarse al espectador para crear una empatía es asumiendo los cánones sobre los cuales le es cómodo dialogar; por lo que se ve, el espectador para mí es clave, es el fin, yo solo soy una productora de ilusiones.
Mi obra sale de la elección de una solución técnica que busca concretarse.
Creo que así pasa en general con la pintura: es el vehículo por excelencia para proponer ilusiones, apariencias de cosas que pretenden ser… pero que sólo son eso: formas y colores.
La nostalgia de vivir tantos años fuera de Cuba me marca de una manera profunda, desde el idioma, la época, las palabras… la cultura.
Mi obra siempre ha metabolizado con los espacios y las vivencias a las que me he enfrentado, la primera etapa de mi vida en Cuba y luego en los Estados Unidos. También me ha influido la experiencia cotidiana, el haber vivido por muchos años en Nueva York, luego en Phoenix. Ciudades norteamericanas pero con identidades y costumbres
diferenciadas; conozco bien eso que llaman “choque existencial”, la poca tolerancia tanto cultural como política que dificultan la adaptación. Todo esto ha dado nuevas aristas e ideas a mi obra, me han hecho repensar de nuevo quién soy.
Es muy aburrido mantenerse en el mismo sitio, toda experiencia nutre y a la vez produce cambios; todo esto se ve en mi obra, llena de componentes autobiográficos.
En fin, yo no pinto para trascender, yo solo pinto por el goce, el deleite de pintar. Para mi la vida es Arte. Muchas veces la dibujo, otras la lleno de colores, o la percibo a través de la música.
Oh!…La música,… mi fiel compañera de lucha.
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