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In the works of Ernest Villarreal there is a quality of freedom that is evidenced at every stage of their creation. On hard board or canvas, acrylics swirl and undulate, blend and patter across the surface or explode in violent cascades of pigment. The paintings embody tension and movement through their conflicting colors and heightened perspective. Having started out attending life drawing, still life and landscape classes, Villarreal became disillusioned with the rigid academic manner of representation and sought to develop for himself a way of expressing his physical and emotional energy in paint. He uses brushes, tools and found objects to make marks and explore the acrylics. His style is intuitive – each painting is truly an individual one, as each is a new exploration in space and feeling. Each is the roadmap of its process of creation, of the dialogue between artist and medium.
Ernest Villarreal is a Mexican/American painter currently living and working in Philadelphia.
Labyrinth of Abstraction
Reception:
Thursday January 14, 2010 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates:
1/8/2010 - 1/29/2010
Invitation to
Ernest Villarreal's exhibition
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Sun Burst
Acrylic on Wood
32" x 48" x 2""
$3500
Sun Burst
Acrylic on Wood
32" x 48" x 2""
$3500
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Comet
Acrylic on Wood
24" x 24" x 2""
$1300
Comet
Acrylic on Wood
24" x 24" x 2""
$1300
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Microbe
Acrylic on Wood
24" x 24" x 2""
$1300
Microbe
Acrylic on Wood
24" x 24" x 2""
$1300
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