It’s another special edition of Friday Finds! This week’s artists were all recently discovered at a local art show, but they hail from all around the world.
Carolina Garzon and Miguel Cardenas
“Originally from Ecuador, Carolina and Miguel, specialize in creating original works of art. They are best known for their abstract nonrepresentational works with mixed media, oils, and acrylics on canvas. They base their creations on the combination and movement of colors using various methods of contemporary and abstract art.”
“Michael Gard's sculptures are created using a wire weaving technique he invented as a teenager. Each figure begins as a block of clay and a spool of wire. The clay is sculpted. This sculpture is reproduced in wax. Individual lengths of wire are woven and knotted stitch-by-stitch around the wax form. Finally the wax is melted away, leaving a rigid figure, both light and strong.”
“Art is her number one passion and she works in a number of mediums, but her signature style is paper collage.”
“The combination of found steel materials coupled with a mixture of commentaries including levity, strength and sexuality result in this unique expression of Tardy’s vision.”
Hand painted minimalism. “Removing content until the subject is unrecognizable, she slowly reintroduces data and color in search of the threshold where visual and mental perceptions are balanced.”
“Born and raised in Colombia, I always had a passion for wood and hand tools. I started as a young adult nurturing my talent and learning the art of wood sculpture by turning and carving. I shared the “fruits of my labor” and talent with my family and before long, demand demonstrated the sheer value of my art. Each hand crafted fruit is unique.”
“Switching over to an acrylic medium while using the beautiful lakes of Minnesota as his inspiration, Patrick began developing a new style of heavily textured paint application and large stroke palette knife technique. The rich fullness of color jumps off the canvas to the viewing eye creating almost a 3-D effect.”
“My images are mapped with marks, lines and color, both expressive and linear. Color and line are essential in the communication of my work. After the painting is completed, I add a 1/8” thick layer of UV infused Resin. This gives my work another dimension by adding reflections of the outside world to the work.”
“Michelle strives to create pieces that have a familiar narrative yet still convey a fresh look and allow for the unexpected. She uses acrylic paint, mixed media materials such as paper, hand made linoleum stamps, sewing patterns, maps, old letters, pages from books, and more.”
“Britt’s paintings are typically minimalist and figurative in nature with organic themes. She attempts to create energy in her pieces through color, splatter, rust/patina, or textures.”
