Scenic Artist Ricardo Roig Comes to Meriden

New Jersey-based scenic artist Ricardo Roig comes to Meriden for an exhibition of his oil paintings of New York and New Jersey. His painterly style and fluid brush strokes transport the viewer to the exact scenic location. In his "heARTWORK Studio" he continues to grow his art, which also includes scultures, portraits and other commissioned works.   

THE EXHIBIT SHOWS FROM JULY 23 THROUGH AUGUST 7, 2011.

MEET THE ARTIST AT THE OPENING RECEPTION JULY 23, 2011 6PM-10PM. 

"It is necessary to have a deeper meaning in mind to create a provocative work of art. When painting, you need to think of something else. With extensive meditation, focus and concentration, these thoughts transcribe into a visual language of color and form, recorded in human marks and brushstrokes. Created this way, artwork becomes a marriage of one's subconscious as well as conscious decisions. To ease in struggling with its execution, the artist must remind him or herself of the reason for creating the work, of its unique inspirational sensations. Easily put, the art must be about something other than its materials. Rendering an image to the point of exactness does not make a painting. A painting is formed when the oil paint is tamed and pushed around to the point where it transcends into something alive, something greater than just oil paint and canvas. Not only do I want my art to speak to its viewer, convey and celebrate the very human emotions I share with them, but transport them into this world, this fourth dimension, and demand their attention through my evocative use of color, shapes and line." ~Ricardo Roig    

 FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.caroartgallery.com.