LOS AMIGOS EN EL CAMINO LAURA CARRALERO

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1 LOS AMIGOS EN EL CAMINO LAURA CARRALERO 5

2 The Project Los Amigos en el Camino (The Friends on the Way) emerged as a collaborative exhibition celebrating both the richness of Cuban culture, and the spiritual unity of the Cuban artists participating in the exhibition, whose work is inspired by their direct experiences with the moment, or what some would call the direct experience of the present, the here and now. Each work represents an interpretation of the artist s connection with limitlessness; a sense that time exists in the here and now; the sense that we are never more alive than in the second we realize there are no boundaries to existence. The artists common bond, reflected in the artwork in the exhibition, is their combined confidence in the unified nature of the work, that each piece is connected to the other, not only through the creative process of the artists individual mind, but also through creating a space of openness to the creativity of all of the artists in the exhibition. This concept, seemingly esoteric, is the common bond. Whether conveyed through the organic forms of Alain Aspiolea in his masterful large scale oil paintings, through the riveting black and white photographs of Nelson Jalil, which entice us with their images of a forbidden and still unknown Cuba, or through the compelling and serene work of Laura Carralero, each portrays the direct experience of the present, as well as the realization that despite individual qualities, we are all connected. LOS AMIGOS EN EL CAMINO

3 Artist Statement Through Laura Carralero s paintings and drawings, we find a close relationship between Painting and Architecture. Her work focuses primarily on prospects for an idealistic city, using prototypes, whether taken directly from reality or imagined. She designs different types of architectural spaces, studying and representing the lines of motion, commonly unnoticed. The idealistic goal here corresponds to a certain space conception, that is going beyond the boundaries of criteria. Using this main emphasis on Architecture, Laura projects her own notions concerning awareness of spatial limits. Aspects such as experience and perception reach a mental and intellectual dimension in this work. A methodological formal system which arises from mathematical patterns, but questions reality, digging within subconscious configurations to diagram a philosophical and symbolic significance within contemporary aesthetics. Laura will graduate this year from University of Arts (ISA). Her work has been exhibited in representative galleries from Havana art s mainstream, and abroad in places such as Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales (CDAV), Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Galerie de Collage de Bois-de-Bolounge, Montreal, Québec, and Canada, among others. LAURA CARRALERO 1991

4 LAURA CARRALERO LOS AMIGOS EN EL CAMINO

5 PAINTINGS 2013 Oil & Crayon / Canvas

6 Cathedrals I Oil & Crayon / Canvas 51 X USD

7 LOS AMIGOS EN EL CAMINO Cathedrals II Oil & Crayon / Canvas 51 X USD

8 Laura Carralero Morales 1991, Holguin City, Cuba. Studies Currently studying in University of Arts (ISA), Havana Graduated from El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. CV Solo Shows Soft Spaces at Carmelo González Gallery, Havana. Contemporary Art Consumerism at House of Culture, Holguin City. The way s uncertainty at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. Transformation at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City Group Shows 13+1, Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, Havana. One Hundred Sixty Degrees at Cuba Pavilion Gallery, Havana. Folds at Riviera Hotel Lobby, Havana. Reconcomio at L Gallery, Havana. Tasajo at Revolution and Culture Gallery, Havana. Sence Lab at Centro de Desarrollo de las Artes Visuales (CDAV) Havana. Casa Ibsen, Casona de Línea Gallery, Havana.

9 CV Intromision at Centro de Desrrollo de las Artes Visuales (CDAV), Havana Out of place, University of Arts (ISA) Gallery, Havana. School of Dust at University of Arts during Havana 11th Biennale. Simulation at University of Arts (ISA) during Havana 11th Biennale. Sence Lab at Faculty of Arts Gallery, University of Havana. XVI Graduated Salon at Art Center, Holguin City. Total Art at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. With my hands echoes at Holguin City Gallery, Holguin City. Litterature in Paintings at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. Tirar y tirar bien, (Shoot and shoot well) Intervention at Shooting Field in Vedado, Havana, Cuba. Insularity at Galerie de collage de Bois-de-Bolounge, Montreal, Québec, Canada. Litterture in Paintings at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. Students 1st Salon at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City. Insularity at El Alba Fine Arts Academy, Holguin City.