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Artist Statement:
Painting is the way I express
myself, the way I communicate
my personal view of both the
world and life.
It is not a hobby: it is
something essential, visceral,
which Rilke –the poet- called
"a need."
Furthermore, it is a way to
defeat time and death, a way
to perpetuate my dreams.
I love different painting
styles: the Surrealists like
René Magritte (aesthetically
sublime) or Marc Chagall
(sheer poetry.)
Among Argentine painters, my
admiration for Antonio Berni
–with the sensitivity of his
faces and his wonderful
collages- makes him one of my
role models.
I am also touched by some
abstract painting. For
instance, Jackson Pollock's
"drip and splash" style moves
me, and in its apparent
secrecy I find an extremely
poetic language for my soul.
I like detail, texture,
materials, ensembles, ideas;
those paintings which become
poetry.
In the 1990’s I decided to
exhibit my work, with thirty
years old and my small son.
When I began to exhibit my
paintings, the first themes
which inspired me were the
memories of my childhood, my
family, the world of my
grandparents: that world
should not vanish; it should
be somehow immortalized in my
works. I felt that ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Since 1992 she took part in
more than 170 solo and group
exhibitions in Argentina:
- Olivos Official Residence of
the President of
Argentina.(1997)
- Nation
Senate-House(1995-1996-1997)
- Museums, Cultural Centers,
Universities, Art Galleries
and Art Fairs, in the Capital
City and inside the country.
Her works were ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
“Clearly “experimenting with
fun and magic,” G.B.'s works
embrace the naïve aesthetics
so that she can take the
liberty of playing with the
pure fairy tale, the world of
childhood and dreams, and
transfer them to the canvas in
a return to innocence.
Mastering a refined
technique...
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Commissions:
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Collections for Graciela Bello:
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-Nation Senate House(Argentina)
-Manzana de las Luces / Historic Building (Argentina)
- Austral Naïf Museum – Patagonia, Arg.
-Latin American Art Museum (now Museum of the Americas)– Miami, USA
-Children´s Museum – Oak Ridge – Tennesse, USA
- Permanent Internacional Museum of Naif Art – Levizzano Castle – Castelvetro of Modena, Italy
- Public and private Schools (Argentina)
- Artworks in particular collections of Argentina, Israel, Australia, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Ireland
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