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Artists in Our Midst Series: Carmen Lagos and Gustavo Castillo |
 Jupiter Branch
Thurs., March 25, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Preregister today! |
 Ever wonder what it’s like to be an artist? During March, the Jupiter Branch Library will be continuing their lecture series featuring local artists and their works. In this unique opportunity, the audience will have the chance to view the artists’ work, hear how they got started and take a glimpse into their daily life in the profession.
Thursday, March 25, 6:30
In the final segment of our series of artists, painters Carmen Lagos and Gustavo Castillo will talk about their artwork and how it brought them together.
Contact Jupiter Branch Reference desk to register. |
 ARTIST STATEMENT:
Carmen Lagos's paintings exhibit a keen grasp of the innate structure of nature-not only the obvious forms of leaves and blossoms but also their more subtle relationships to each other. In her images, she deftly creates order out of the chaos of abundant growth. In doing so, she helps us see her subjects more clearly and appreciate them more fully, her earthly palette is subdued compared with Castillo's, yet her paintings teem with life and energy. It is obvious from the detail in her work that she is closely tied to and intimately understands her subjects both as abstract forms and as vital lining organisms.
Gustavo Castillo's mastery of the medium is apparent. His mastery of the nuance united abstract and representational imagery. His earlier works brought order to seemingly random arrangement of palm fronds or grape leaves by building on a strong but well-concealed arrangement of abstract elements. In his current paintings, the abstract foundation underlying his work has been brought center stage. His images shift effortlessly from the familiar shapes and colors of pears and mangos to near-pure abstract interactions of form and color in a way that is both playful and deeply satisfying. "So I can not separate painting from my relationship with my wife Carmen. After all, it is the same-our work and our lives converging."
Visit their website here to see more art by Castillo and Lagos. |
Posted: 03/15/2010 |
