Rolando Chang Barrero initiates first ARTÉ CUBA Exhibition in Palm Beach

Arté Cuba!

The work of Cuban artist Pedro C. Ortiz (1932-2001)

Reception: Friday, April 24, 2015 | 6-9 pm
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This exhibition is free.
Exhibition dates: April 24-May 15, 2015

Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery
711 Lucerne AvenueLake Worth, Florida 33460

Contact:
Rolando Chang Barrero
RCBfineart@gmail.com for more information

Exhibition is organized by curator, Rolando Chang Barrero and Tony Montiel.
Sponsored by Florida Arts Association®

LAKE WORTH-An exhibition of works by the late artist, Perdro Carlos Ortiz. 
Ortiz ws a master of many media, possessed an extraordinary sensitivity and simplicity. His works capture the great love he devoted to his beloved homeland, a place he never abandoned in his heart and mind.

The eclectic style of artist Pedro Carlos Ortiz transports the viewer on a journey from the working class neighborhoods of mid-twentieth century Cuba to the sun-splashed streets of Madrid. Using surreal oils and inks, he conjures the rituals and mysticism of healers and mediums who practiced a mix of indigenous African religions and Roman Catholicism, while conversely, he employs bright colors and bold strokes to evoke the purity and spirituality of the Madonna and San Rafael.

Highly collected, the paintings of Perdo C. Ortiz are found in prominent collections in the United States and abroad. 
Among the collectors of Ortiz' works are: 
The Cuban Museum, Miami FL
OAS (Organization of American States) Museum of Latin Art
Radio Marti, Private Collection of Jose Antonio Font.

History:
Pedro Carlos Ortiz was born in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, on October 20, 1932. He began his university studies in architecture at the University of Havana. In 1964, he left his homeland as a political exile and headed to Madrid, Spain, where he finished his studies and received a Doctorate in Architecture.

"What I paint are images and shadows that emerge from within me and that become realities."
-- P. C. Ortiz 

" I collected Pedro for over 10 years and have a collection of 15 painting
hanging in my home. I love the magic they add to my walls and my collection".
--Evy Baird Willis, Private Collector of Cuban Art and French Post Impressionist Art.

Excerpt from letter from the Estate of Pedro Carlos Ortiz to Rolando Chang Barrero.

" I am honored that Rolando Chang Barrero has chosen my Husband's work to
begin his series on Cuban Masters from the early Vanguard to the Present.
Although my husband was a successful architect, as well as, a fine artist here in the United States I can honestly say his art gave him his greatest satisfaction. Pedro Loved creating and
sharing his art with as many as possible. 

He was honored in his lifetime with several awards and Honors but there was not greater accomplishment to him than to place his paintings and acquire new Collectors.  I am certain that Pedro would be thrilled to introduce his work to a new audience in Palm Beach County. Again I thank Rolando for this great opportunity and Homage".--Irma Ortiz, wife of the late Perdro Carlos Ortiz 

For images contact: RCBFINEART@Gmail.com

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3 Outstanding Palm Beach County Fine Art Exhibitions: West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach

Palm Beach County 

Fine Art Exhibitions

WEDNESDAY

January 21-25, 2015

Art Synergy's Palm Beach Art Exbibition

Opening Reception: VIP Only

Tickets

Booth #718

Art Palm Beach Exposition

650 Okeechobee Blvd.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Art Synergy's Annual Juried Exhibition of  works by professional artists residing in Palm Beach County.

Art Synergy's Palm Beach Art was juried by 

Paul Fisher, Paul Fisher Galleries of West Palm Beach

and 

Curator Rolando Chang Barrrero, RCB Fine Art, Lake Worth

The exhibition explores the aesthetic and scope of work created in South Florida.

20 selected works will be on display at ArtPalmBeach, which is internationally renowned as the premiere mid-winter contemporary art fair on Florida’s Gold Coast by both art critics and enthusiasts. Celebrating its 18th year, it is Palm Beach County’s longest running fair dedicated to contemporary, emerging, and modern master works of art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Over 85 international galleries will be exhibiting paintings, sculpture, as well as functional and innovative design. Video, new technologies, performance art, art installations have become a unique feature offering collectors exposure to today’s emerging art trends.  

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FRIDAY

January 16-26, 2015

Opening Reception Jan. 23 | 11-4 pm

SOKOLOV at RCB Fine Art

711 Lurcene Ave

Lake Worth, Florida

rcbfineart@gmail.com

Serafima Sokolov, Russian born artist, is represented by RCB Fine Art Gallery. 

Post War Depression Imagery of Serafima Sokolov at Rolando Chang Barrero Fine Art Gallery
Among the works on display, of most note, is Serafima's portrait of Dorothea Lange which embodies the spirit of the photographer.
Lange was one of the most influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration. humanizing the consequences of the Great Depression.
Sokolov's use of bright "thermal" colors to contrast other elements painted in rich blacks and whites produce the collage-like effect that has brought her much recognition.
Socolov's beautifully rendered oil paintings capture nostalgia and sadness of the Great Depression seamlessly taking the viewer to a time much simpler in American history.

Other International artists represented by RCB Fine Art include: Eleazar Delgado (Venezuela), Juan Erman Gonzales (Cuba), Aidana Baldassarre (Argentina), and others.

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SATURDAY

January 24, 2015

Opening Reception Jan. 24 | 4-10 pm

"Take a Piece of My Heart"

Group Exhibition featuring the work of

Bryce LeVan Cushing

711 Lurcene Ave

Lake Worth, Florida

rcbfineart@gmail.com

Take a Piece of My Heart, curated by Rolando Chang Barrreo, gives the viewer a 

deeper perspective on the collective experience of receving, collecting, tranforming, and ultimately repecting that cycle for the artist, art patron, and layman inclusive.

Whether it be relics, sculptures, paintings, photographs, or just ordinary objects there is acatharsis that embodies the participant at each cycle of this process.

Take a Piece of my Heart is the reliquishing, or better yet, bringing to light that which is lost or gained through the process of exchange. The process of the giving and taking a piece of the heart.

The group exhibition will feature the work of Bryce LeVan Cushing. Bryce, who's works have been exhibited throughout Europe and the United States, believes that there is immense beauty in the broken things we come across in this world. as it becomes more difficult for the average person to exist peacefully here, these objects raise a dialogue about the sacredness of life and the spiritual quest of the artist. It is this quest that has brought this talented and accomplished New York artist to Florida.

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