“Spontaneity, chaos, laughter, turbulence and excitement, are some of the things that I believe highlight the magic in life.
With this in mind, when I create a piece I allow the contrast of emotions to appear on the canvas. Following no specific plan or rules, I look for inspiration in the impulse of a brush stroke, allowing gravity and accidents to happen during the process and always searching for an ultimate positive balance. It is my intention to create work that conveys the magic of life, with its beauty and imperfections.
I see my painting as a mirror of myself, but mostly as a mirage of what goes on in the world and the events that surround me. In fact, it is a reflection of reality, distilled into abstraction through my own experience.
Music is always there, it is the bridge into my meditative and creative state.” - Vicky Barranguet
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BIO
New York City based artist Vicky Barranguet, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1973. Her studies with master painters, such as Larry Poons, William Scharf and Clever Lara, propelled her to find a voice of her own, a colorful expression about life, emotions and music.
Prominent artist of the new generation of Uruguayan painters. With exhibitions and private collections in Europe, Asia, North, Central and South America, her spontaneous and daring works, led to the creation of an open minded art approach, where she combines painting with other art forms. She created in 2005 the show: Painting Music, a live painting - music show, touring since then through the world, with original music, nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards, by Gustavo Casenave and participation of Jane Ira Bloom y Federico Britos, Grammy award winners. In 2006, she creates a special collection of hand painted dresses, presenting them in Uruguay’s Fashion Week '06, '07 y '08, collaborating with different designers. In 2010 she was the featured artist for Jodi Arnold’s 2010 collection in New York City, featured in the New York Times. Her studies with master painters, such as Larry Poons and William Scharf at the prestigious Art Student League in New York City, and Clever Lara in Uruguay, have propelled her into a league of her own and allowed for a global expression to be shared and commissioned. With works commissioned by the likes of Nike, Adidas and Long Champs just to mention a few, Vicky Barranguet brings us a collection of amazing works and visions.
Winner of Merit awards at the ASL NY, exhibits at the Lincoln Center’s Cork Gallery, show curated by "The Frick Collection" curators. Galleries and exhibits: Jonathan Shorr Gallery - SOHO, New York | Shanghai Art Fair and IFA Art Gallery - China | Hearts of NY - Tokio, Japan | Galería Prinardi, Puerto Rico | Somniac Gallery, New York | Theater of the City of New York | Gloria Kennedy, DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York | Space Art Center New York and many galleries in Uruguay. In 2011 her art was chosen by Susan Street Fine Art Gallery and the University of California in San Diego, CA, mural permanent collection at the Suplizio Family Cardiovascular Center/UCSD (University of California).
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