Arte al DÃa International devotes its cover and six full pages and nine photos to a major article on Hugo Crosthwaite by the renowned British author Edward Lucie-Smith. Even the magazine’s subscription cards feature the cover drawing by Crosthwaite, an emerging Mexican artist. Along with its cover, NY Arts magazine has a full-page article by … Read More
Author: Virginia Miller
Grab a Dose of Exuberance with John Cleary’s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Cleary is an exuberant abstract expressionist who has had numerous solo and group exhibitions and earned several significant awards. One of the competitions Cleary won in 1977 was juried by the legendary gallerist and artist Betty Parsons, who discovered the New York School of Abstract Impressionists. About that same time, Virginia Miller brought Parsons to … Read More
Fresh From Cuba: Juan Roberto Diago
Whether stitched and painted pieces of cloth or burned, chipped and painted wooden constructions, I find the works of Juan Roberto Diago are fresh, provocative and powerful. Along with various venues in his native Cuba, they have been exhibited in Italy, Spain, France and at Art Miami and arteaméricas. See artwork and get information about … Read More
Mexican, U.S. Museum Exhibitions of Mario Rangel
Mario Rangel has participated in numerous exhibitions in both Mexico and the U.S., including “Otra Generación, Foro de Arte Contemporaneo,” Mexico City in1980; “Trastiempo: La Nueva Pintura Mexicana,” Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City in 1983; “Confrontación,” Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City in 1986; and “Aqui y Allá;” Los Angeles Municipal Art … Read More
Multiple Layers Give Illusion of Depth to Michael Kessler’s Abstractions
Michael Kessler, who has exhibited in top galleries since 1983, has won a number of major awards, including the highly prestigious Prix de Rome, given to only two U.S. artists each year. The award includes a cash stipend and a year’s residency at the American Academy in Rome. His visits to ancient Roman sites inspired … Read More
Michelle Concepción's 'Astonishing Illusion of Craggy Depth'
From time to time in their careers, artists achieve a breakthrough, when their work takes a quantum leap onto another level entirely. Concepción recently had such a visual epiphany. Her new series, its palette limited to hues of black and blue, is both elegant and exciting, with surfaces that offer an astonishing illusion of craggy depth. … Read More
Lyrical Compositions of Matt Carone Come Naturally to a Painter and Violinist
Matt Carone has always been a painter, but he also is an outstanding classical violinist. His distinctive, lyrical compositions often include stylized references to music and musicians. “You can feel the rhythm and almost hear the music in some of his paintings,” Virginia Miller says, “and the colors in his palette are amazing.” Often reflecting … Read More
Fran Hardy's Oil-and-Tempera Technique Developed by Jan van Eyck
No one can glance at a painting by Fran Hardy. Her painstaking oil-and-tempera technique, developed by Jan van Eyck in the early 1400s, gives her work the most amazing inner glow, almost as if they arre illuminated from within. In fact, one of her recent paintings is appropriately called “Glow.” The phenomenon can’t really be experienced on … Read More
Dancing Couple Seems Wistful in Fernando Botero's Drawing
One of the world’ best-loved artists, Botero’s work often seems to be a static, unemotional snapshot of someone looking at the viewer. The reason I prefer this little drawing is that although it is instantly recognizable as a Botero, its animated subjects seem alive. The man looks a little pensive, perhaps wistful, and the dance-hall background seems … Read More
Carlos Mérida's Jewel-like Small Compositions on Paper
Works by Carlos Mérida, who is considered one of Latin America’s pioneer modernists, fall into three distinct periods. His early work was figurative, which was followed by a surrealist phase. His late work, including these jewel-like small compositions on paper, was geometric. Their abstract compositions are enriched by spicy colors, impastoed elements and suggestions of … Read More