Artist Information:
Sebastian Spreng
Miami, FL
United States
Member Since: Feb 2001
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Artist Statement:
Throughout his career, Spreng never strayed far from nature’s beauty. An ongoing theme, which he, consciously or not, goes back to from time to time, centers around tropical landscapes, azure seas, and expansive skies surrounding a solitary figure - a tree, an island, a swimmer; free, yet enveloped by nature, alone, yet connected with one and all. One could confidently venture to surmise that the swimmer is Sebastian Spreng in self-portrait. His maturation both as artist and human being on a quest for self-discovery lead him deeper and deeper into an exploration of the psyche through texture, color and form. Spreng applies strong, mysterious, mood altering colors to finely prepared surfaces, resulting in a mystical experience of abstracting reality yet capturing the very heart of what is most real within us.
After a successful career in his country, the Argentinean born artist moved to Miami Beach in 1987 and he has been a strong presence in the Florida art scene ever since.
Spreng’s works have been seen in solo and group exhibitions across the United States as well as in Germany, Japan, Central and South America.
In 1994, METRO-DADE ART IN PUBLIC PLACES commissioned him a ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2008-Arteamericas, Miami Beach, Fl
2007-LIEDERKREIS, Americas Collection, C.Gables, Fl
2007-Art Miami, Miami, Fl
2006 -Arteamericas, Miami Beach, Fl
2006-Arden Gallery, Boston Ma.
2005-Toronto International Artfair, Toronto, Ca
2005-RING LANDSCAPES,Friesen Gallery/Seattle Wa
2004-Arteamericas, Coconut Grove, Fl
2004-CHAMBER MUSIC OPUS 3, ...
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Artist Galleries:
THE AMERICAS COLLECTION
www.americascollection.com
ARDEN GALLERY BOSTON
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TIMOTHY TEW GALLERIES ATLANTA
www.tewgalleries.com
FRIESEN GALLERY SEATTLE/SUN VALLEY, IDAHO
www.friesengallery.com
ARTECONSULT,Panama
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Artist Reviews:
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Sebastian Spreng - Anthony Ardavin Gallery, Atlanta
The protagonist of Witness, Sebastian Spreng's exhibition in Atlanta, is the tree. Firmly anchored on a horizon that breathes between two infinite and solitary planes, these lonely trees, distilled to their bare minimum, are witnesses to the passage of ...
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Collections:
American Airlines, Admiral Club, Miami International Airport
Art in Public Places, Government Center, Miami, Florida
BAC International, Miami, Florida
Banco del Itsmo, Panama City, Panama
Banco Santander, Miami, Florida
Barclays Bank, Miami, Florida
Burgermeisterhaus, Essen-Werden, Germany
Essen Sparkasse Sammlung, Essen, Germany
Federal Reserve, Atlanta, Georgia
Florida Grand Opera, Miami...
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Commissions:
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Sebastian Spreng's Free Artist Portfolio
| Welcome to Sebastian Spreng's Portfolio. Browse Spreng's body of work: Throughout his career, Spreng never strayed far from nature’s beauty. An ongoing theme, which he, consciously or not, goes back to from time to time, centers around tropical landscapes, azure seas, and expansive skies surrounding a solitary figure - a tree, an island, a swimmer; free, yet enveloped by nature, alone, yet connected with one and all. One could confidently venture to surmise that the swimmer is Sebastian Spreng in self-portrait. His maturation both as artist and human being on a quest for self-discovery lead him deeper and deeper into an exploration of the psyche through texture, color ... | |
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