After more than thirty years visiting art galleries and museums, attending art openings, and visiting artists in their studios, Lillian and I find that there is nothing quite so exciting as encountering an artwork that is new or mysterious to us.
Soon after our arrival on the island last year, we spent an afternoon in the Galleria Naccional de Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña and I found Lillian transfixed, standing quite still, gazing at an unfamiliar painting. At first it looked like a classic example of 1960's minimal art. A clean, white rectangle, three by four feet in size. But, projecting from behind the surface - it appeared that something was trapped inside, trying to get out.
"This is really beautiful," said Lillian. "We need to find out more about this artist."
The Silence of Eros, 1993. Acrylic on canvas stretched on wood, 44 "x 60" photo courtesy Roberto Paradise gallery.
Article in Spanish as published lunes, 5 de septiembre de 2011
Lillian Mulero y Jan Galligan/Especial para En Rojo
Article in English
photo courtesy Roberto Paradise gallery.
photo J. Galligan.
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