punctum contra punctum A M E R I C A N E D I T I O N vizualuri xelovnebis saerTaSoriso gamofena INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VISUAL ART Bad weather is coming up 48 x 44 Emilio Merlina Italy I was born in 1950 in the North East of Italy from a polish mother and a Sicilian father. I toured the world until I was 35, then I returned to Italy and picked up again my old passion: painting and sculpture. The human being leaves its signs, graffiti, indian dreams and imagination. Now I only have left a few more possibilities to express the colors which are not. Only the sign, scratched, angry or brushed is the witness. The sign has passed from there and there it has lived. Emilio Merlina leftovers 14 x 24 160 FOCUS of SWFL 2013 www.absolutearts.com/emiliomerlina
Grimanesa Amorós Peru Grimanesa Amorós is an interdisciplinary artist with diverse interests in the fields of social history, scientific research and critical theory, Through her art Amoros convey an ephemeral wonder, entrancing the viewers from all different backgrounds and communities to become agents of empowerment. She makes use of sculpture, video, and lighting to create works that illuminate our notions of personal identity and community. Light is one of her primary materials because it creates presence without physicality. In many occasions, it can be easily taken for granted, since much of what humans perceive comes from light, yet even that which is apparent can be mysterious. Amoros is always looking for the instance when light, is in its changing forms, makes us contemplate and experience an ordinary circumstance in a different way. In many occasions, it can be easily taken for granted, since much of what humans perceive comes from light, yet even that which is apparent can be mysterious. Amorós uses her art as an agent for empowerment to involve viewers from all different backgrounds and communities. She was born in Lima, Peru and lives and works in New York City. Amorós is the recipient of several grants, which include the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship (Washington, DC), The Travel Grant Fund for Artists, NEA Arts International, (New York, NY), The Bronx Museum for the Arts: Aim Program (Bronx, NY) and The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation “Participant Biennial Competition” (New York NY). Awards also include the X Tumi USA Award (Miami, FL) and artist residency fellowships by Art Omi (Columbia County, NY), Santa Fe Art Institute (Santa Fe, NM), The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA), Artspace (Raleigh, NC) and Centrum Arts (Port Townsend, WA). Additionally, her works have been selected for the Art in Embassies Program of the U.S. Department of State in Ankara, Turkey (2001) and Lima, Peru (2003). Exhibition list: Amorós has exhibited in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Amoros Fortuna Most recent exhibitions and public works include: La Fragua Tabacalera, Madrid, Spain, 2013; Georgian National Museum’s National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2013; CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2013; Harper’s Bazaar Art / Art Basel HK, Hong Kong, China, 2013; LITVAK Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2013; The INNOV8 Festival, “Uros House”, The Lite Center, Lafayette, Louisiana, 2013; Voyager Video Retrospective, Yuan Space, Beijing, China, 2012; Huanchaco, La Torre De Los Vientos, Mexico City, Mexico, 2012; 21c Museum Hotel, “Uros”, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2012; The Route of Friendship Patronage, World Monuments Fund, Nina Menocal Gallery, Mexico D.F. 2012; Breadboard and PECO building, Art in the Air “UVASIS”, Philadelphia, PA 2012; The Flag Art Foundation “Watch Your Step”, New York, NY 2012; Seoul National University Museum of Art, Seoul, South Korea, 2012; 54th Biennale di Venezia, Illuminazioni – Illuminations Collateral Event Future Pass, Venice, Italy. FOCUS of SWFL 2013 161