Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature Latin American artist, Trinidad Pino, in The Pathway to Abstraction. The exhibition is scheduled to run from July 23, 2010 through August 13, 2010 (opening reception: Thursday, August 05, 2010).
In the little fragments of nature that she isolates and brings to life – birds, flowers and insects – Trinidad Pino finds an immense wealth of colors, textures and character. The Miami-based Cuban-American painter captures her subjects with bold colors and expressive brush strokes that sometimes convey a child-like sense of excitement and discovery, or can conjure airs of mystery and otherworldliness. Her visions of nature are quirky, intriguing and playful, yet never sentimental or contrived.
By suggesting intimate details and subtleties, Trinidad explores a more organic relationship to the environment, one rooted in familiarity and interaction. However exotic or foreign, her subjects are immediately affecting, imbued with deeply resonant emotional traits and complexities. Flower petals sag as if fatigued by their thankless role in the ecosystem; some insects appear stiffly upright, as if buoyed by a sense of responsibility and moral duty. Her birds, many of them roosters, reveal a flair for the dramatic. Trinidad brings shading and an enveloping depth to every corner of nature.
Exhibition Dates: July 23, 2010 – August 13, 2010
Reception: Thursday, August 05, 2010, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 11a.m. – 6 p.m.
Event URL: www.agora-gallery.com/ArtistInvite/trinidad_pino.aspx
The unique styles and working methods of the artist’s showcased in The Pathway to Abstraction are a consequence of seeking to express the ineffable in new, personal ways. Influences range from the natural to the psychological realms. Rapturous beauty combines with intriguing symbolism to explore the inner and outer world; each artwork becomes a note in a collective effort to unlock the mysteries of being.
Image: Trinidad Pino, The Sage, Oil on Canvas Panel
