Loriana Espinel: Dance of Gestures

• Thursday, Aug 29, 2024  6:30pm Artist Talk | Live Painting | Multimedia Performance
• Thu, Jul 18, 2024 - Sat, Aug 31, 2024  9am - 6pm On view
• Thursday, Jul 18, 2024  6pm - 8pm Opening Reception

For her latest solo exhibition, Dance of Gestures, Houston-based Colombian artist Loriana Espinel, takes inspiration from the pre-Columbian pictographs of the Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia to develop a visual system based on the intersection of two different styles of calligraphy: the fluid lines of Japanese ink painting and angular gothic calligraphy. 

Dance of Gestures combines both abstract and representational approaches and goals. Espinel writes of her work: "I aim to create a mural that is both abstract and representational. The lines will suggest natural forms while being  expressive and dynamic on their own. I want viewers to appreciate both the shapes and lines and their interplay". 

The exhibition is part of the annual Sawyer Yards program at Sabine Street Studios' East Corridor Gallery, a space dedicated to hosting exhibitions dedicated to the line as an essential, conceptual element in visual art. 

AUGUST 29, 6:30pm -  Artist Talk | Live Painting Performance and Raffle | Multimedia performance

As part of the Dance of Gesture exhibition, Houston-based Colombian artist Loriana Espinel will host a conversation and live demonstration of her production "Caligrafitis". Loriana Espinel draws inspiration from pre-Columbian pictographs from Chiribiquete National Park in Colombia, as well as Japanese and European calligraphic styles to develop a new visual system. The conversation and demonstration event is free and open to the public and will take place on Thursday, August 29th at 6:30 pm at Sabine Street Studios, located at 1907 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007.

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 Loriana website 
https://www.lorianaespinel.com/you-invited-to-my-artist-talk/