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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 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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Collections:
-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...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Graciela Bello:
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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 selected in National juried exhibitions, where she has been awarded several prizes and mentions awards.
Abroad she has exhibited in:
• Sala “José G. Artigas” Punta del Este, Uruguay (1996)
• Espaço Cultural do Banespa – Centro Vidal Artes – Curitiba, Brazil (1996)
• “Comune di Campagna Lupia” Venecia and “Villa Breda”- Padova, Italy (1997)
• Latin American Art Museum – Miami, USA (1997/98/99)
• Euroamerica Galleries – Chelsea, New York, USA (1998)
• Galerie Pro Arte Kasper – Morges, Switzerland (1999)
• Colegio Mayor Argentino – Madrid, Spain (1999)
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo – Cusco, Peru (2000)
• Children´s Museum – Oak Ridge – Tennesse, USA (2000)
• Comune di Castelvetro – Modena, Italy (2002)
• Museo de las Casas Reales – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2004)
• Art Ireland- Dublín, Ireland (2007)
Her works are shown in museums, institutions, private and public schools, historic buildings, and are also part of private collections both in Argentina and abroad.
Her paintings illustrate the postcards of many charitable institutions, some of them were covers of novels and poetry books.
Graciela Bello´s art is also included in several art books, actual magazines and art websites.
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