New Paintings
September 2007
Untitled, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches
Constanza Blondet’Äôs abstract paintings emerge out of a response to the rhythmic music she listens to and loves. ¬ÝThe initial brushstrokes and linework follow the music's pulse and movement spontaneously. ¬ÝCurved and straight, they come from all directions of the canvas. ¬ÝAs the layering continues, she discovers shapes and patterns within the intersection of lines. ¬ÝThese shapes are then defined and giving structure with additional layers of color. ¬ÝThe work itself delineates the next step of the process, each brush stroke an indispensable bridge between the previous marking and the next. ¬ÝThe final painting is a culmination of these layers, while often still revealing the graduated process that leads to the completed image. ’Ä®Constanza’Äôs work is influenced by music, architecture, the art of indigenous cultures, graffiti, traditional abstract painters, and the process of painting itself.’Ä®
¬Ý’Ä®Born in Lima, Peru, Constanza currently lives and works in Oakland, California. She received her BFA from UC Santa Cruz in 1997 and her Masters in Paintings from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco in 2003. ¬ÝHer paintings have been exhibited throughout the Bay Area in such spaces as 111 Minna, the Mission Cultural Center, and Fort Mason.
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