New Works
by Michel Delgado
March 31
- April 13, 2010
at The
Studios of Key West, Historic Armory, 600 White Street
Reception
Thursday, April 1 from 6-8pm
This new
body of work was inspired by Delgado's travels and the time he spent working in
a Chicago studio last summer. A collection of mixed media pieces created in
Delgado's direct, powerful style - the exhibition is filled with intense colors,
crisply painted shapes, and images which evoke a childlike wonder and
simplicity.
"Key West
provides a diversity of ethnicity and intellect that fascinates me," says
Delgado, "The island is a source of great creative energy."
The
collection will fill the Armory main hall with a world of brilliant colors,
fantastical figures, and mystical animals. Delgado's bold artistic voice
reaches out to his audience openly and honestly, and he creates a space where
the viewer can explore the subtleties of memory and time, solitude and silence,
as well as joy, learning and love.
"I am
constantly inspired by the mysterious and things that I don't know," says
Delgado, "I paint straightforward narratives, stories of my journey and memories
of everyday experiences."
Born in
Senegal on the west coast of Africa, Michel Delgado has lived in Key West for
the past eighteen years. Delgado is a self-taught artist who was awarded the
prestigious South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media
Artists in 2004. His work is found in numerous private collections worldwide,
and has been shown at the Miami Art Museum and galleries throughout the
country.
The
public is invited to view Delgado's exhibition, "Saying A Lot Quietly," from
March 31 through April 13. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, April
1 from 6 to 8 pm. For details, please contact The Studios of Key West at
296-0458.
"Saying A
Lot Quietly" is generously sponsored by Bad Boy Burrito and is made possible
courtesy of Lucky Street Gallery.
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