R U T H G O N Z A L E S
Ruth Gonzales is predominant among Contemporary Abstract Latin Artists. Her oil paintings reflect imagery steeped in metaphorical allusion and spiritual density. Gonzales describes her oil paintings as "Emphasizing the cosmic streams of nature, subtle, sublime, with figuration unbounded by the limitations of surface form".
Gonzales' abstract oil paintings are said to have "Rufino Tamayo's intensity of color" with "William Turner's broad manifestation of light and space". Using a complex application of color, often executed in numerous translucent layers, Gonzales creates a scrambled, pentimento surface. Her abstract oil paintings create a subtle allusion to landscapes or cosmic space through the delicate suggestions of a horizon.
In discussions of her style of painting, Gonzales has said "Abstract painting renders me with the possibility to create and to respond towards the field of light, of a color space, to a subtle figuration of a cosmic form, to be healed and to be transformed."
The Latin Contemporary Art of Ruth Gonzales contains an atmospheric field of light and emptiness, which creates an ethereal, Zen like quality to her abstract paintings. She often quotes an ancient Chinese Zen Blessing - "The greater reaches of space do not leave its confines, and the smallest down of a bird in autumn awaits its power to assume form." Her artwork is deeply influenced by music as well. Her brush strokes and colors are often the response to the emotional effect of her love of classical music.
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Galleries to contact:
Naomi Silva Gallery,
Atlanta Ga. tel.404.350.8890
Don O'melveny Gallery,
Los Angeles Ca. tel.323.932.0076
Brueton L.A., Los Angeles Ca. tel 310.855.9199
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