"Visionaries: The Art of the Fantastic": QCC Art Gallery - July 12th to September 20th, 2012

Start Date: July 12 2012 - 01:00 PM

End Date: September 20 2012 - 03:00 PM

Category: Community

Location: QCC Art Gallery

Description:

Artist H.R. Giger, an acclaimed Swiss surrealist, won an Academy Award in 1980 for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his work in the science fiction horror film A L I E N. Mr. Giger’s eerie sculptures and silkscreens will be displayed, along with nearly 40 pieces by other world-class artists, when Visionaries: The Art of the Fantastic opens at the QCC Art Gallery on Thursday, July 12 at 5 p.m., running through September 20.

The show, a journey into a world of imagination, is equally a delightful lesson in artistic vocabularies: egg tempera, gouache, Giclée, acrylic, lithograph, mixed media, digital prints and more.

“In 2011, artists Olga Spiegel, Miguel Tio and I actualized the “Visionaries” exhibition. From its initial seeds to its fruition it has been an exploration of spirit, filled with hills and valleys. As the garden grows so did this project,” said artist France Garrido.

“The distinguished artists showcased in this exhibit are trailblazers in their own right,” said Faustino Quintanilla, Executive Director of the QCC Art Gallery. “There is much to ponder, much to enjoy and much to learn from this important and compelling show.”

Examples of the many renowned participating artists are Isaac Abrams, who founded the first gallery of Psychedelic Art in 1965. He has exhibited work at the Whitney Museum in New York City and notable galleries around the world.

Bienvenido Bones Banez, Jr. rose to international prominence when he was hailed as one of the greatest living Filipino surrealists by Terrance Lindall, president and executive director of the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center in New York.

France Garrido, Olga Spiegel and Miguel Tio are the curators of this exhibition.

France Garrido is an independent curator and mixed media/collage artist. Ms. Garrido has been curating exhibitions for over 12 years. She has curated exhibitions for The Collage/Assemblage Society, NY, the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs & Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, the Society for Art of Imagination, US & NAWA (National Association of Women Artists) ~ Former Traveling exhibition chair & New members chair, NY.

Olga Spiegel, was brought up and trained in Europe, and lives and established her studio in New York. Her work has evolved from the abstract and optical energy field influences of the 1960s through later study of the Old Master's technique with Ernst Fuchs, to her current unique visionary alphabet that has lately included computer, digital paintings.

Miguel Tió was born in the Dominican Republic. Since 2005 he is working as an Art Teacher for Studio in School Association. He is also a member of the Society for Art of Imagination. His works have been exhibited in solo and group shows in The Dominican Republic, The United States, England, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Italy, Cyprus, India and Japan. He has been featured in eight solo shows being Now and After at Rutgers University in NJ the latest.

Website: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/artgallery

Contact Name: Lisa Scandaliato

Contact Email: LScandaliato@qcc.cuny.edu