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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Bringing a taste of South American art to Tulsk
JOSÉ MARIA Sellanes, a South American artist living in Ireland, will open his first Irish exhibition in the Cruachan Aí Heritage Centre, Tulsk on Friday, March 27th.
The exhibition entitled ‘The Semi-Transparent Veil’ will open at 7p.m..
Born in Uruguay in 1974, Sellanes grew up in the simple life of the countryside and this has helped to form his sense of the aesthetic. His first drawings on paper were discarded by others. Early in his adolescence his family moved to the city and there he began his exploration of art, through books and local artists.
The internationally acclaimed Uruguayan artist Nelson Romero had a profound influence on the young artist who was fortunate enough to be able to draw directly on this masters knowledge as he continued his studies and experimentation.
The idea “image-concept” is the thread that runs throughout all of the artist’s works.
Living in Chile, Sellanes studied the indigenous art of the Mapuche, a culture based on the veneration of ancestors and the cult of the power of nature. On returning to Uruguay he studied the symbolism of the Jewish faith, which gave him a greater perspective on diversity and global culture. Living in solitude in Peru for four years, he also studied the art of the Incas, and the pre-Incan Sican culture, before progressing to develop his own, unique style.
The near-obsessive search for more complex designs which synthesized an idea, diffuse or abstract, has led to many hours of experimentation with paper and pencil.
Living in Ireland for the past year the artist has concentrated on the creation of a collection that unifies all of his experiences and knowledge, exploring diverse techniques, while never departing from the act of creation that is drawing.
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