"Saints and Sinners: Tony de Carlo, Reuben Munoz, Antonio Rael, Otto “Tito” Sturcke, Mauro Yrigoyen, Alejandra Vernon"
2004-10-23 until 2004-11-27
Icaro Gallery
Long Beach, CA, USA United States of America

Icaro Gallery is proud to announce the opening of their new exhibition entitled Saints and Sinners. This show also celebrates the third anniversary of Icaro Gallery.    Saints and Sinners features the figurative work of painters Tony de Carlo, Reuben Munoz, Antonio Rael, Otto “Tito” Sturcke, Mauro Yrigoyen and mixed media artist Alejandra Vernon. A Day of the Dead Altar will be created by Antonio Rael who has won numerous awards for previous altars.

Saints and Sinners explores the dichotomy of mankind. It looks at good and evil, joy and sadness, triumph and failure, life and death. It encompasses aspects of All Saints Day and Halloween. It considers secular and religious viewpoints. Some of the work is subtle while others are more obvious. Saints and Sinners engages the viewers to consider various facets of themselves.

The work in the exhibition reflects each artists’ unique style and vision. Vernon’s mixed media pieces are finely detailed with numerous elements to discover. Her use of perspective gives the image an almost three dimensional feel. Yrigoyen’s painting depicts a moody setting that portrays the agony and the ecstasy of the subject even though the face is not visible. Munoz uses multiple layers of paint to build his images. Rael and de Carlo both use vibrant colors and symbolism to create work that is both simple and complex at the same time.

IMAGE
Mauro Yrigoyen
Pastora de manzanas
Oil

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