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Artist Statement:
Sculpture offers me an
opportunity to impose my
aesthetic sense on the world
around me, to give spontaneous
expression to my feelings and
ideas in a palpable
three-dimensional form. The
human figure is the natural
embodiment for such feelings
and ideas as they spring from
the human heart and mind, and
my figurative works seek to
incarnate this. I interpret
the reality I observe through
the prism of what is pleasing
to me. This is especially true
for me when executing
portraits, because portraits
must be more than a mere
reflection of a person's
external appearance. To
succeed, they must reveal the
subject's underlying character
and psyche, both of which
have together molded the
individual's recognizable
features and personality.
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Exhibitions for Pica Mertvago:
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>"Faces & Figures" Solo Show with a special tribute to Langston Hughes at the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center, Corona, NY, 1 - 31 October 2001
> Allied Artists 87th Annual Juried Exhibition, National Arts Club Galleries, NYC, 18 Nov - 5 Dec 2000
> Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich CT , 14 Oct - 17 Nov 2000
> Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1-30 September 2000
> "Strokes of Genius" Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY, 13 Mar - 7 June 99.
> Berkeley Art Center Annual Member Showcase, Berkeley, Ca.. 17 Jan - 21 Feb 99.
> "Face to Face," Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY, 18 Dec 98- 24 Jan 99.
> American Artists Professional League, 70th National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, 10-20 Nov 98.
> "Substantial Dreams," AQA Juried Sculpture Exhibition, 17 Oct - 7 Nov 98.
> Arts Council of the East Islip Public Library, Annual Juried Art Show, Bayard Cutting Arboretum , Oakdale, N.Y., 10 - 18 Oct 98.
> Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 2 - 25 Oct 98.
> Kent Art Association Juried Fall Representational Show, Kent, Connecticut, 19 Sept.- 12 Oct 98. Awarded Kent Art Association Award for Sculpture.
> San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, California, 14-23 Aug 98. Awarded Gold Award for Sculpture.
> "Portraits by Women," Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 3-24 April, 98.
> "Time Share" Juried Multi-Media Exhibition, Wisser Gallery, New York Institute of Technology, Feb - Mar 98
> Chung Cheng Gallery, St. John's University, Annual Juried Exhibition, Dec 97 - Jan98. Awarded Best in Show, Sculpture.
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