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AdkaMarcela CadenaThe theme of plant imagery and the process of growth is aconsistent motif in much of the jubilant, beautiful paintingsof Adka, otherwise known as Andrea Jones. In addition to aneclectic range of textures and forms, her skilled palette helpsto conjure a wide range of moods and philosophical insightsinto art and inspiration.Her past studies in psychology have provided her with the toolsto embrace the complexity of human experience. Her workoften sings with a euphoric energy, and even her deep brownspulsate with a vibrant autumnal vigor. Acrylics and black inkhave proved to be an effective combination for her unique,whimsical folk-art style, and the lively patches of color arehighlighted by bits of gemlike sparkles. She uses bold colors,abstract shapes, ornamental flourishes and folk-art textures.Adka has said that creating these images soothes her souland that she is able to carve out a psychological and aestheticspace for herself in her work.Whether the surreal flame-like petals of her dreamlike plantsare made of musical instruments, wildlife or textured patterns, itis clear we have been given an insight into a soul in the momentof self-creation and definition. Adka’s forms reach up and out ofthemselves, transformed from flame to seashell to tree limb, ina stunning interplay of patterns that are inspired by hope.www.Adka.imagekind.comwww.Agora-Gallery.com/ArtistPage/Adka.aspxInundando el SilencioOil & Acrylic on Canvas 55” x 55”Richly vibrant color permeates the canvas in lusciouslines throughout painter Marcela Cadena’s works. Withthick, expansive strokes, she conjures the opulent huesof both the natural and emotional world with an affectinglypersonal approach. Powerfully poignant, yet calmly spirited,the artist bravely looks inward for inspiration. Like AbstractExpressionists Franz Kline or Willem de Kooning, Cadenamaps her soul and the human psyche in pointedly sweepingstrokes with vividly saturated coloration. A tranquil cadencemeets stridently animated forms, speaking to the inherentambiguities of the human condition. Indeed, through her work,Cadena gives shape to emotions not easily conveyed throughthe written word. “My art is abstract because the feelings do nothave forms or boundaries, there is nothing more challengingthan an empty canvas and to fill it with colors with my spatula,”she states. “My art is colorful like life itself, I like to give colorindependence and liberty using my spatula to give differenttextures.”Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Marcela Cadena looks to hermyriad experiences in life to inform her emotively diversepaintings. Critically acclaimed throughout Mexico, she hasexhibited widely internationally. Most recently, her works wereincluded in the 2010 Art Shanghai in China.www.marcelacadena.com.mxwww.Agora-Gallery.com/ArtistPage/Marcela_Cadena.aspxBlooming Notes IV Acrylic & Ink on Canvas 30” x 24”26 ARTisSpectrum