Artist Showdown

Crossroad: The Liminal State of Light and Dark - Solo Show in Miami

The Solo Show from the Brazilian, New York based artist, Fernando Ferreira de Araujo in Miami has been very promessing. Since its opening reception,  May 2,  30% of the paintings have been sold. Fabio Villas, the curator of the show, received over 140 guests, comprised by art collectors, interior designers and fashionistas. They packed the venue from 5 to 10 pm. The exhibition is taking place at the trendy Artemide, in the heart of Coral Gables. It will be open until June 6.

Crossroad: The Liminal State of Light and Dark - Solo Show, Fernando Ferreira de Araujo

Crossroad 6                              Crossroad 7                              Crossroad 9 

The liminal state is characterized by ambiguity, openness, and indeterminacy. One’s sense of identitydissolves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to thought, self-understanding, and behavior are relaxed - a situation which can lead to new perspectives. For this exhibition, we will have 15 paintings of Fernando Ferreira de Araujo’s latest expressionism figurative and  cityscape series. Each and every painting is personal, every stroke opens a concealed wound showing the artist bare soul and his strive for self-discovery. Through contrasts of light and dark and a remarkable bleeding hallmark, he’s trodden a path in which we’re guided by a strong Chiaroscuro Abstract Expressionism influence. (Fabio Villas, Curator)

“This series -Crossroad The Liminal State of Light and Dark - represents the comfort I now find in contrasts, in being vulnerable to changes, finding  new paths through adversities. I’ve always been attracted by B&W movies, by rainy days, by the silence I relate to darkness. Most and foremost by the contrast of light and dark found on Chiaroscuro. It’s fascinating to tread the dark, shaped by rays of light and the new dimension I’m able to discover amid forms that inevitable become my abstract expressionism interpretation of my memories.” (Fernando Ferreira de Araujo)

Venue: Artemide - 277, Giralda Avenue  - Coral Gables, FL 33134 - From May 2 to June 6, 2008

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