VISUAL ARTS

Antonio Ugarte, Venezuelan-born artist, opens his show simply entitled Waters at the Kelley Roy Gallery March 7. The Latin American artist paints lush sceneries illustrating the boundless shapes of water using the most tranquil and serene of color pallets. According to the artist, 'water is always working to become round', symbolic of the 'whole of the universe' and the life-force of Chi. The balance of realism and abstraction in his work reflects his simultaneous training in painting and photographic arts. His earlier works focused on the human athletic form, specifically swimmers. Now, moving from 'subject to element', his paintings capture the ordinary yet mysterious paradox that is water; reflective of the sprit and meditative by nature. Opening night Artist Reception, Saturday, March 7 from 7:00pm-10:00pm.