La Antigua Galeria de Arte has been at the forefront of the Antigua art scene for many years.
Guatemala is a country that has been marked by its recent and ancient history, and its current challenges and contradictions. Given the intrinsic nature of art representing culture and experience, these regional and international artists, have captured and continue to capture the peculiarities of the human condition in this area. La Antigua Galeria de Arte invites the lover of art to explore the different artistic expressions, styles and techniques of more than 50 artists represented in their collection as well as their ongoing exhibits by Sergio Alvarado, William Kalwick Jr. Hugo González Ayala, Andrea Paola Castillo, Guillermo Maldonado and Juan Francisco Yoc.
From August the 16th until September 17th, La Antigua Galeria de Arte will be exhibiting the work of Colombian artist, Andrea Castillo.
“My artistic work for more than 20 years has revolved around my own image; the captivating and complex fact of being a woman, motherhood, uprooting, music and silence.
My paintings are about me, they convey the things that happen to me, the images that come to me, waiting for that surprise that accompanies the technique, the moment, the feelings, the color palette or the music, always ending within the silence of the image.
I am struck by the complexity of the world’s exterior. So much visual and auditory noise that does not let us return to ourselves and discover the beauty of simplicity. One of many explanations that could give of those closed eyes and the arms that refuse to have contact.
I believe in harmony, in rhythms, also in assonance, disorder and improvisation, I believe in the simplicity of the image and in the subjectivity of the message.
This is my painting: a simple parenthesis in time. ”
If you´re in Antigua then you really should make time to see her work.
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