For Immediate Release
The Art Gallery in the Rusteberg Building at UTB/TSC Presents Where the Heck Am I?
The Gallery in the Rusteberg Building at UTB/TSC presents “Where the Heck Am I?” a senior student show by Luis Sanchez. The gallery is located at 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas 78520. Opening reception will be on Thursday April 7, 20211 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., light refreshments will be served. The show will run from Thursday April 7, 2011 to April 21, 2011. The art gallery is open from Monday to Friday.
Artist Statement
Where am I? This simple question has spawned a thousand stories, partly because it naturally draws out a myriad of even more intriguing queries that beg for tales to answer them. If this is where I am, where did I come from? Where will I go from here? Why am I here? How do I make sense of this place and time? How do I share my tale? Will anyone believe me? Every time we ask these questions, we beg for stories to be told, for rich meaningful explanations and reasons that do not approximate simple or even satisfying answers. When I first began my career as an artist, I realized that the journey to self-discovery, my story, was about to begin. As my career developed, I was surprised by the discovery that art was not simply emotions pasted on paper, but rather an amalgamation of the political, historical, and cultural narratives that influence, provoke and push people, often pushing them into the escape of other worlds. I am a journeyman into a world of visual arts and a dreamland of my own imagination, and in this journey I have discovered my own identity and control over my craft through the guidance of the dreamscapes and visionary landscapes of influential artists such as Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, Carlos G. Gomez, Gustav Klimt, and Maurice Sendak. My progress, shaped by these artists, has been fueled by a transformative habit of questioning. What are my questions? The most simple is the one I began with: where am I? But really, this question masks the host of questions that led to it: how to control materials, how to control messages, and ultimately how to exert control over an uncontrollable, often wildly alienating and strange world. The above mentioned artists’ influence combined with this igniting tendency to question has kindled the fire of my art and left more than a few searing lessons upon me. I hope to explore both my development in response to these broader technical questions and my interaction and inspiration with several influential artists.
Luis Sanchez
GALLERY HOURS Monday 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Thursday 9:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Samantha I. Garcia gallery@utb.edu or call (956)882-7097 The Gallery at the Rusteberg Building Samantha Isabel Garcia, gallery director UTB/TSC 80 Fort Brown Brownsville, Texas 78520 Call (956)882-7097 for daily hours http://blue.utb.edu/artgallery/
3 comments:
Very Chingon Stuff...This bato will be another great Leader in his near future - as long as If he moves from thie uncivilized Ejido !!!
A 52 years - old Female artist / painter, single that NO one knows, who has no budget for self - promotinion or advertising, let alone groceries or rent. She could NOT afford to make slides of her artwork, go to the dentist, or have a breast examination.
" All my earnings go into art supplies, rent and dog food.. I Live on lettuce and coffee. " Although she knowledged that art grants are available, " the first thing they want is Your most recent tax return... I stopped paying taxes when my income dipped so Low- it seemed silly to file."
She also stated- that in the region / community where she was living seemed to be facing criminal charges ". and that She didn't trust anyone.
This was an intresting show, good job Mr. Sanchez
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