Welcome to Amare

Welcome to Amare!! We are pleased to introduce you to our brand new Art Gallery.

Amare Art Gallery is located at 100 W. Washington Blvd in Marina del Ray, California.

I, Laura Talbot am the gallery manager and event coordinator. In this gallery I chose to feature positive, breathtaking  moments through different art pieces from digital portraits to paintings and sculptures. My goal was to ignite a passion in you to live life to the fullest and with no regrets. At Amare Art Gallery we choose to view the glass as half full.

Enjoy

Exhibition Introduction

  

In the Name of Love

This show walks you through all dimensions of love featuring different artists expressing their personal style and genres. Each artist portrays a different message while they all are expressing a similar feeling. These pieces connect with each person individually at all stages of a person’s life. I personally chose these specific artists myself in hopes that you will also be able to relate to these different emotions about the one thing we are all helplessly searching for, love. The artists I chose were;

1)    Donald Zolan (2000)

2)    Peintre Cecile Veilhan (2003)

3)    Auguste Rodin (1882)

4)    Albena Vatcheva (2015)

5)    Leonid Afremov (2009)

6)    Michel Szulc-Krzyzanowsi (2008)

7)    H. Samarel (2013)

8)    Katie M. Berggren (2012)

9)    Ivan Guaderrama (2004)

10) Giulio Magnifico (2013)

Donald Zolan “Sharing Secrets”

 Donald Zolan 

“Sharing Secrets”

Americas beloved painter of children was born on August 11^th, 1937 in Brookfield, IL and passed away July 20^th 2009 in Scottsdale AZ. Zolan was known as a positive thinker and a “people’s artist”.  I chose this painting because I feel it portrays love and innocence.  Zolan describes this photo as a young boy sharing a secret with his little sister. The closeness of the children connects to my theme of love because it shows the special life long bond that children have with their siblings. The background is very dull and could represent grass as the children or playing. I think he chose a dull background to emphasis the expressions on the children’s face and to make that the main point of the painting. The white paint on the children give the over all painting a glowing effect making it hard not to connect with this picture.

Peintre Cecile Veilhan “Audience watch me”

Peintre Cecile Veilhan      
“Audience watch me”

Peintre Cecile Veilhan was born in Nantes, France in 1965. Veilhan painted feminine paintings that connected with all stages of a woman’s life. She is known for making paintings revolving around motherhood as expressed here. Most of her paintings expressed happiness and love. This is exactly what Veilhan was stating in this piece. She was showing the special bond between a mother and her child. This artwork is so beautiful because of the specific attention to texture detail. The baby’s outfit looks so incredibly soft while the mother’s shirt seems flowy and light. The attention to material pattern is what makes this piece so aesthetically beautiful. The background seems to be a home with not too much attention focused. She is apparently sitting in a very beautifully designed couch showing the level of comfort between the two characters. The body language is what makes this photograph so interesting. I chose this picture because it shows a mothers love to her child. Both of their eyes convey so much love and admiration of one another other.

Auguste Rodin famous sculpture “The kiss”

Auguste Rodin  

famous sculpture

“The kiss”

Auguste Rodin, born in Paris on November 12, 1840, was a famous sculptor known for creating sculptures. Rodin however wasn’t known for a specific type of art but he did however create many famous pieces. One of Auguste Rodin’s most famous sculptures was “The Kiss” which portrayed the message of love.  Rodin’s message of the sculpture shows the 13^th century Italian aristocrat da Rimini, who fell in love with her husband’s younger brother, Paolo. Although this sculptures story tells a story of infidelity it also shows the representation of love. This sculpture is sculpted with the couple sitting on some type of rock. This was not meant to have too much detail because Rodin wanted all of the focus on the couple’s intensity of body language. The curves of the bodies on the sculpture give it a very real life look. I chose this piece because it represent love and desire which is something we all experience throughout our lives.

Albena Vatcheva “Do not leave me”

 Albena Vatcheva

“Do not leave me”

Albena Vatcheva is a known painter born in 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria. She is known for paintings that represent the mysticism of people who try to rediscover the joy of life. Her inspiration comes from fairy tales. Albena now lives and works in Rouen, France. Albena wanted to represent sensual love in this photo. The title of the painting clearly shows the vulnerability that love requires. This painting represents love by the closeness shown between the two characters. The background shows bright colorful designs but the main focus is definitely on the bodies of the characters and their love for one another.The characters faces show an intense level of comfort with one another.

Leonid Afremov “Alley by the Lake”

 Leonid Afremov
“Alley by the Lake”

Palette knife oil painting

Leonid Afremov was born July 12th 1955 in Vitebsk, Belarus.  He now lives in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. He is a Russian-Israeli modern artist who works primarily with a palette knife and oils. He is known for being a self-representing artist who promotes and sells his work exclusively over the internet with very little involvement in galleries or exhibitions. He developed his own unique technique as an artist using a palette knife combined with oils. He cannot be confused with other artists. Alfremov is one of the most colorful painters out there. His unique skill creates vivid scenes full of bright colors and watery reflections. Alfremov likes to capture an emotion with his work. That was his motivation in this painting. The couple is walking contently through an old Belarusian city. This picture has a wide array of colors involved with primarily warmer colors on the left and cooler colors being expressed on the right. The left of the background features bright cheerful colors with warm colored leaves and full trees. The background on the right however seems cold and dark with stalk like colors. To me this represents the ups and downs of life. The couple is strolling through the city with one another representing love and the work it takes. There is also an umbrella shown which signifies the trials of a relationship and protection. I chose this painting because to me it shows the good and the bad of love. All relationships whether friendships or companions take work and this painting to me expresses that.