Thursday, April 7, 2011

Striving in the Land of Opportunity: The Paintings of Carolina I. Reyes

Striving in the Land of Opportunity:
The Paintings of Carolina I. Reyes
Presented By HumanThread
co-sponsored by Whole Foods Market South Loop
April 4-30, 2011/ Opening Reception: 2nd Fridays Gallery Night
***Friday April 8th, 6-10pm***
CHICAGO-The HumanThread Center in Pilsen’s Chicago Arts
District showcases the next exhibition in its thought-provoking
series. Celebrating a culture of peace, HumanThread expresses
Chicago’s creative culture by curating monthly exhibitions that discuss
issues of cultural identity and social importance.
The mixed media paintings of Carolina I. Reyes showcase the disparity
of life played out amidst the Chicago landscape.
Chicago’s urbanity is at once thriving and crippling, hopeful and stifling.
Reyes depicts the honesty of what it is to struggle to get by in this
conflicting environment. The artist utilizes acidic color juxtaposed with
portraits, symbols and icons that make the works simultaneously alert
and humanizing. Drawing on a combination of graffiti, pop art, and mural
painting Reyes warns the viewer to consider that every big idea yields a
cost, even in this land of opportunity.
Reyes was born and raised in Chicago and holds a BFA from Columbia
College. Exhibition on view for the month of April.
Exhibit is open by appointments:
April 4-30, 2011
(student/group visits welcome)
Open to the Public:
2nd Fridays Chicago Arts District Gallery Night on April 8th: 6p – 10pm,
reception with the artist.
Free Admission, Donations are appreciated.
For further information, please contact us:
e: humanthread.net@gmail.com
t: 312.243.9423
w: www.humanthread.net
www.carolinaireyes.carbonmade.com
ABOUT HUMANTHREAD
HumanThread is a non-profit organization, seeking to popularize
a Culture of Peace through educational, artistic, and cultural programs and events focused on YOUTH.
The HumanThread Center-645 W. 18th Street -Chicago IL 60616
Curator: Shayne Wulbert (Shayne@humanthread.net)
MEDIA CONTACT
All inquiries can be made to HumanThread:
Michiko Kobayashi – 312.243.9423/ Humanthread.net@gmail.com

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Popularizing a Culture of Peace and Inspiring Action

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