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Unreliable Narrator
Featuring Joel Carreiro
Opening Reception
Thursday, Apr 2, 20096:00 - 8:00 pm
Dates
Apr 2, 2009 - Jun 14, 2009Gallery
Project SpaceARTIST STATEMENT
My work thrives on tensions generated by the interplay of characteristics often understood as opposites; figure/field, abstract/representational, present/past; organic/geometric. Rather than existing in simple opposition to each other, these aspects enjoy a complex relationship where difference and relatedness coexist in a state of constant flux.
In the studio, the simple act of bumping one square of imagery next to another yields complex results; some shapes, lines, colors and textures flow from one tile into the next, while others maintain their difference to the neighboring ones. Using square tiles of imagery allows for a maximum of compositional opportunities as I break down the identity of the source images and construct a new image. The construction of a piece involves thousands of decisions calibrating this complex interplay and the overall image produced. I am attempting to paint fluidly and lyrically although the underlying structure is a geometric grid.
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Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is supported by: The National Endowment for the Arts, City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, Texas Commission on the Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Brown Foundation, Inc., James G. Lifshutz, Valero Energy Foundation, The Tobin Endowment, Jerry L. Gore, Ricos Products Co., Inc., Ann Griffith Ash, Stacey Hill, Eilene Sullivan, The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, H-E-B, NuStar Energy LP, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, The Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts, Frost Bank, Strasburger and Price, L.L.P., The Fund, San Antonio Area Foundation, The Smothers Foundation, Alturas Foundation, Argo Group US, Hill Family Charitable Trust II of the San Antonio Area Foundation, The Flohr Family Foundation, The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, The Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio Express-News, Alamo Beer, Grey Goose Vodka, Silver Eagle Distributors LP, Republic National Distributing Company, Hotel Valencia, Zurich International Properties, Inc., Kiolbasa, Acosta Signs, and Blue Star Members.
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