Fort Lauderdale Opening October 13, 2007 July 30, 2007

 

Carla’s mixed media “Texture Garden Series” will be featured in an upcoming two-person show at leche-vitrines art alliance in Fort Lauderdale Florida from October 9th through November 3rd.

Gardens are man made environments incorporating natural elements, creating a contrived natural setting. Plants are carefully chosen, nurtured, and groomed; giving the garden a specific look and feel- controlled by the creator- defying nature as it naturally exists…but does it really? With seasons and climate variations, plants and flowers die, leaves fall and dry up, weeds spring up unexpectedly, and even man made decorative elements rust in the rain, get devoured by insects, blow away in the wind. The garden then, so carefully constructed, gets reintegrated into nature and takes on a new life- unplanned, unexpected…

The Texture Garden Series is an exploration of the interaction between man made elements and nature. How we seek to contrive, control and recreate nature, but our attempts are always in vain- as nature will always persevere. The works represent natural motifs, forms, and textures found in “gardens,” from interpretations of zen rock gardens, to decorative architectural details, to plant forms- all created using combinations of “natural” and man made materials. They are textural snapshots of processes taking place- from growth to decay, all frozen in time- the artist attempting to control nature once again, as expected- but also to show the beauty and profundity of this unending struggle. This “garden” is only preserved in its moment by shielding it from nature- but if exposed- it too would evolve or decay as nature dictates.

“Scratching the Surface” will feature the textural mixed media paintings of Carla Reyes and Katiuska Gonzalez, and will be on view from October 9-November 3, 2007. The opening reception takes place Saturday October 13, 2007, 7-10pm.

Lèche-Vitrines Art Alliance, Inc.

3038 North Federal Highway

Times Square Design Plaza

Building F, 2nd Floor

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

 

http://www.lechevitrinesart.com

 

View art by Carla E. Reyes: www.carlaereyes.com

 

 

Public Art + Mural Projects July 8, 2007

Carla looks forward to participating in two exciting public art mural projects in the coming months!

Carla created the winning design for Kew Gardens Cinemas Park mural (preliminary visual photo layout above). Kew Gardens Cinemas Park is a privately owned rest area in the heart of Kew Gardens, Queens, for locals to relax between shopping in town or waiting for a matinee to start at the cherished indie film theater. Carla’s design incorporates a film strip with a variety of scenes painted by a number of local artists (including herself!) that can be changed seasonally. These painted scenes will be from the artists favorite films, from life, or their imaginations. The project is currently in development, fund raising, and securing donations. Anyone interested in participating, and/or donating supplies or funds should contact Carol Lacks, the project’s organizer, at carollacks@aol.com.

Carla is also thrilled to be a participating artist in the Stencil Artisans League members first charity mural project at their annual convention- this year taking place in San Francisco from July 16-21,2007. SALI is a non profit organization that brings together artisans at every skill level to learn from each other, to recreate and rekindle the old world techniques while embracing and refining “new world” artistic expressions.

The mural will be donated to Compass Community Services at the end of the week. Compass Community Services provides housing, education, and employment services to San Francisco’s homeless and at-risk families. The agency’s four programs support more than 3,000 parents and children each year in their efforts to achieve stability and self-sufficiency. The mural will be placed in the Connecting Point building. This is a drop-in service area where families come to receive food, use computers and phones, chat with other families, play with their children, and access job and help referrals.

Compass Community Services

The mural design competition winner is Elizabeth Medina with her mural entitled “Hope to a New Life” (pictured above). Carla will be responsible for painting the border, front buildings + details as well as the figures of the children and dogs. Photos of the completed mural to come!…

View art by Carla E. Reyes: www.carlaereyes.com