Rosario Varela

Medium and Major Concentration of Work: Painting

www.rosariovarela.com





Artist Statement
My current body of work, "RelationShifts" represents a move toward greater abstraction even as my personal connection to this work is stronger. I begin with a fairly symmetrical grid and proceed to establish a dialogue with each of the elements that form the pattern.
The rigidness of the grid offers an anchoring safety net while also inviting rebellion. Through a layering process each element will transform and possibly abandon their original place in the grid. The dynamic among all the players-layers is always changing. The restraints of the grid are further reinforced as I limit my materials primarily to white gesso and black chalkboard paint which, in fact, provide an infinite range of subtle possibility.

Studies
Graphic Design @ University of Architecture in Buenos Aires.
Graphic Design @ UCLA
Fine Arts @ Brentwood Art Center, Art Students League of NY, School of Visual Arts, National Academy of Design, Educational Alliance, New York Studio School.

Exhibits
Ashawag Hall, East Hampton, NY 08
Bold. East Hampton Town Hall, NY 08
A Spring Art Show, Amagansett, NY 08
Guild Hall, East Hampton. Honorable Mention 08
Glaad’s top 100 artists Outauction 08
Onderdonk “de boerdenij” 07 Glaad’s Outauction 07
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY 06
Glaad’s Best Emerging artist Outauction 06
Solar. East Hampton, NY 05
Borem Studios, NY. Solo Show 04
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