The power of perception 2 press release natalia gromicho

THE POWER OF PERCEPTION II March 3rd-17th, 2014 The Power of Perception II: International Art in 2014 is the second annual showcase of global art curated by Creative Concept Studios.

Natália Gromicho, the Portuguese artist will be presented in this exhibition and will represent her country Portugal, with her contemporary paintings. She will attempt to the opening night, and she will be presenting one of her most important and most viewed painting, “Hermaphrodite”.

An international exhibition featuring art from Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the US. Once again the viewer is given a unique opportunity to explore the scope of perception, in all its forms. Unconfined by definitions, each of the works in the exhibition has been carefully selected for there commitment to creativity. The exhibition breaks with the norm and invites the viewers to roam in a field where the celebration of art is the primary goal. The curators of the exhibition seek to eliminate the boundaries of memory, history and geography-within creativity-in order to make a state of true creative contemplation possible. With a dynamic assortment of stylistic and thematic conclusions, the artists and their work remains connected by their reflective nature. Each artwork creates a visual pause, allowing the audience the time to contemplate the artist’s thoughts and vision. Incorporating a wide array of mediums, styles and subject matter, The Power of Perception possesses a broad vision of artists whose works celebrate the creative act. Challenging the history of art and design, this project blends modes of art, design, and craft, each a testament to the Power of Perception.

This unique display of art takes place as part of the NYC Art fairs month, which includes the ARMORY Art Fair, SCOPE, Pool Art Fair, Art Expo and Volta among dozens of other satellite events and exhibitions.

Curated by Concept Studios

CREATIVE CONCEPT INC PRESENTS NATÁLIA GROMICHO Creative Concept is please to announce the representation of Portuguese artist Natália Gromicho. A gifted painter, in the purest sense, Natália has skillfully created a body of work that is simultaneously lyrical and mysterious, jubilant yet poetic. Employing these paradoxes, she skillfully applies her raw talent into different mediums and styles creating a sense of flux, depth and dominance. Natália’s work takes elemental images, from nature and the landscape to culture and individuals she encounters on her travels, and transforms using dramatic ploys such as contrasts in scale, shifts in focus, irrored reflections, staccato images, and multiple or layered surfaces.

Sensory perception for Natália is a spiritual activity, one that leads to a heightened awareness of both nature and culture—this thought process points to a new kind of realism—one that is engaged with the actual processes of life. Yet, it also references the theoretical avant-garde conceptions of deconstruction emerging during Modernism. Her work is intense, yet moving, powerful yet sensitive. Gathering her subjects in her field of vision, she draws on her inner world, inviting us to join her on a journey of discovery of the essence of being, depicting new truths of the meaning of existence. Drawing us into an enigmatic and luxurious world of imagination, seduction, and spirit, she creates organic shape and flowing shapely contours. Her luscious approach is inspired. Layered shapes and elegant color distinguish her recent body of work, executed in a strongly stylized painting method. The energy and vigor of her explosive potraits haunt the viewer with a dynamic juxtaposition of both playful, yet eerie implications.

Studying Arts and Crafts, including ceramics, the Portuguese painter, also graduated from the private ArCo School of Art in Lisbon, where she undertook Intensive Painting.

Multitalented, Natalia has additionally, specialized studies sculpture under the Cuban artist, Hans Varela, before finding her focus withing painting. Her is often described as magical. From her rich application of paint, the balance and flows created on the canvas surface, all represent a zealous vision of an ardent enthusiast. Relying equally on her unconscious, and the world around her for inspiration, she employs a philosophy and approach embraced by many poets… Personal experimentation and an openness to forms enable Natália to reach into a deep inside the soul, and allow her to recreate these images with fervor on the surface, gorgeously applying the medium of paint with beauty and sensitivity, capturing something so special and rare. Caught between description and dreamlike states, and the observed and the imagined, atália’s work transforms the natural world into poetic visions and fantasy, while still utilizing symbolic elements to convey psychological ideas and emphasize the “freedom” of art from traditional culture.

With more than 50 solo and group exhibitions, and in international art collections from Brazil, Spain, United States, UK, France, Italy, Holland and Australia, it is very easy to see why respected collectors across the globe are choosing to invest in her unique asthetic.

“A brief moment to tell you that my art is my soul.” - Natália Gromicho Natália Gromicho was born in Lisbon, Portugal Graduating in Belas Artes from the Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa, she specialized in painting.

Studying Arts and Crafts, including ceramics, the Portuguese painter, also graduated from the private ArCo School of Art in Lisbon, where she undertook Intensive Painting. Natalia has additionally, specialized in sculpture with the collaboration of Cuban artist, Hans Varela, undertaking several painting workshops.

More than 60 solo and group exhibitions, Natalia represented her country in international exhibition such as Italy (in the biggest international Human Rights exhibition), in Brazil (the most important south America Arts and Fashion Exhibition Casa Cor), in Miami (World Tour Exhibitions Contemporary Artists) and the first Portuguese Artist in Adelaide, Australia (Adelaide Fringe Festival). She sold artworks for many countries, like Portugal, Brazil, Spain, United States, UK, France, Italy, Holland and Australia.

Winner of several contests for exemple “Best Rolling Stone Alternative Logo” for Major Portuguese Radio Comercial in 1999 (win a trip to London and meet Rolling Stones in Bridges to Babylon Tour in Wembley.

Her works is represented in several private and institutional collections all around the world.

www.nataliagromicho.com