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Artist Exhibitions:
2003
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe
Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"BFA Exhibition", University
of Miami, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
2002
--"Juried Student Show", Lowe
Art Museum, Miami, FL
--"Egalitarian Art Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
2001
--"Another Student Show",
University of Miami, Miami, FL
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Artist Statement for Eddie Alvarez
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Artist's statement on the night paintings:
The night paintings are a somber, meloncholic expression of aimless nights. The initial concept is one of mood and atmosphere. That is to say, the mood of the nocturnal, the dark, the nostalgic, the vulnerability that washes over with the setting of the vibrant sun. In this sense, the subject is symbolic. The dark void of the night a metaphor for an empty loneliness, the bright glare of parading lights a mocking reminder of a seemingly indifferent society. Some may find a feeling of urban/suburban alienation that is often shared (less often admitted) in our modernized, frigid society. Viewers who themselves have felt this detatchment, would in turn, feel a personal connection with a subject otherwise alienating.
The depiction is simple yet substantial. The scenes are essentially landscapes painted mostly from my own photographs. However they are obscured rather than a detailed and accurate representation of the visual or "real" world. Much like the blurred recounts of the estranged, to whom the new day brings only the promise of a less harrowing weight than the night. These are places not completely discernable but familiar to anyone. Under an immensly glossy and thick surface, brush work and inaccuracies are straight-forwardly evidenced and relied upon. The challenge of balancing abstract surface qualities, paint application and communicating an image is the essence of the execution. In this case the communication is via the least refined road posible, using minimal detail in achieveing immersive paintings.
Yes, there is a gloomy nature to these paintings. But hope lies in the function of the work. If the painting is successful and the viewer connects with the piece, then he will reassuringly know. Like the marching parade of lights know. There is solace. Even the estranged are not alone.
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