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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).
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; those
paintings which become poetry.
Since 2000, I have been
working on “The Equilibrists”
series, opening up to fantasy
and imagination. I plunge into
new textures and colors.
I try to express certain image
ambiguity. I experience the
pleasure of fun and magic.
It is a poetic stage which
leads me to the land of magic
and dreams, where real and
unreal things become blurred…
I feel that I still have a lot
to say and other languages to
experience. My game must go
on. I envy those “old elves”
with ...
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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
- Museo de la...
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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 190 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- 2008)
*Biblioteca Civica Berio, “Project Letters”- Genova, Italia (2009)
*Encuentro Internacional de Cultura Surrealista actual “El umbral secreto”– Museo Salvador Allende, Diario La Nación, Museo Casa Colorada, Santiago de Chile. (2009)
*"Forum Universal de las Culturas" - Valparaíso, Chile. (2010)
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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