Who: |
Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery |
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What: |
Metaplasmic: Recent Drawings and Paintings
by Manuel Pardo |
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When: |
February 1 – March 6, 2003 (Closed Monday,
February 17)
Opening Reception: 7-10 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2003 |
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Hours: |
12-4 p.m. Monday – Thursday & 12-2
p.m. Saturday |
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Where: |
Visual Arts Center, California State University,
Fullerton
800 North State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA |
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Background: |
Cuban-born New York artist Manuel
Pardo will exhibit 20 new works at Cal State Fullerton’s
Main Art Gallery in an exhibition titled Metaplasmic: Recent
Drawings and Paintings by Manuel Pardo. In addition, there
will be a continuous viewing of a video documenting the artist's
murals at the JFK Airport in New York City.
The flat, highly-stylized paintings and drawings that make
up this exhibition are exquisite variations on a single subject:
the same carefully-posed and idealized woman appears over
and over with ever-changing elaborate hairdos, high-fashion
patterned wardrobes, stiletto heels, large dangly earrings
and dainty handbags. The color palette for the paintings is
reminiscent of the 1950s. "Technicolor—that's the
tint of the times I grew up in," explains Pardo.
In these "portraits" the artist unabashedly celebrates
his mother (a medical professional who, after immigrating
to the US from Cuba, worked in a factory to support her children).
The portraits are also about being gay and transforming clichés
into the iconography of his art. "All his works are concerned
with deconstructing or breaking down stereotypes and prejudices."
(Gerard A. Goodrow, director of contemporary art, Christie's
International, London)
Pardo has had numerous solo exhibitions and his work has
been exhibited widely in the United States, Europe and Mexico.
Originally scheduled for Fall 2001, this exhibit was delayed
as Pardo’s studio was evacuated due to its proximity
to the World Trade Center.
A 48-page catalogue documenting this exhibition will be available
mid-February. |
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Admission: |
FREE |
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Internet Site: |
http://www.arts.fullerton.edu/events/ |
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General Info: |
Main Art Gallery at 657-278-3262 |
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Media Contacts: |
Marilyn Moore, Art Gallery Office at 657-278-7750
Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at 657-278-2434 |