Contemporary Fine Artist


Written by Art Curator Mercedes Arensberg: "Carolina Guimarey's work, in the format of the repetition of small scrolls and boxes, speaks of individual identities, and captures the viewer’s attention immediately with a sense of quiet dignity filled with tamed yet intense passion. To walk through her studio and exhibitions, one gets the sense of being conveyed, through intellectual perspectives, and strong emotional & philosophical components, to an encounter which captures the facets of human experience. These components reveal an underlying social commentary and an historical discourse. There is a global consciousness characterized by a sense of isolation and confinement. Her work is reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges writings and of Eva Hesse’s sculptures. Within every piece there seems visually described an act of courage, a statement of rebellion, a call to awareness." image




Biography

A proud recipient of 2018 Connecticut Artist Fellowship, Carolina Guimarey was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she studied sculpture, drawing, painting and photography under prestigious artists and filmmaking at Escuela de Cine de Avellaneda and Universidad Tecnologica National in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She now lives in USA where she continued her art education at University of Connecticut and Silvermine School of Arts. Since 1998 she has exhibited her work in several states, in art galleries, museums and cultural centers. She has participated in several juried shows and many of her works are in private collections in several countries such as USA, Italy and Spain.



Artist Statement

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I explore the concept of duality or unity of opposites as it defines the existence of a situation depending on the co-existence of the opposite. I stretch this fluid concept by focusing on either opposite while considering both as a possibility at the same time. As in quantum physics, an object could be a wave or a particle depending on the act of observation, thus basically the object's identity includes both although it switches its "appearance" depending on how is measured and observed. Within this metaphysical parameter, I explore the concepts of the permanent and the temporal, the everlasting and the ephemeral, the real and the virtual and the perceived social interaction and the existential isolation of our times, as it applies to our daily life as well as in a more abstract and conceptual way. In a post-minimalist vocabulary, my works visually synthesize image, form and trace process. These works reveal their identity as explorations of surface, material and texture as a means to suggest the contrast between a bleak background against crowded "objects" to evoke the sense of separate-ness between our intense inner life and the emptiness of our surroundings.



Portfolio

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Exhibitions

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    SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 2013 - Forgotten Roses, New Haven Public Library, New Haven CT
  • 2007 - Paper Trail, Middlesex Community College, Middletown CT

    • TWO-PEOPLE EXHIBITIONS

  • 2011 - Art Happening, Westport, CT
  • 2009 - The Weston Art & Design Show, Weston CT

    • SELECTED GROUP AND JURIED EXHIBITIONS

  • 2020 - 2020 People, Politics, Planet, Westport CT
  • 2017 - All in One, Westport CT
  • 2017 - Guild Group Art Show Silvermine Arts, New Cannan, CT
  • 2017 - New Members Show, Silvermine Arts, New Cannan, CT
  • 2016 - Beyond Labels, Hygienic Art Galleries, New London, CT
  • 2016 - Visions, Klein Memorial, Bridgeport, CT
  • 2016 - NEST Arts Factory Artists, Morton Government Center, Bridgeport, CT
  • 2016 - Group Show, Nylen Gallery, Westport, CT
  • 2015 - The Voice of the Artist, Scope Art Miami, Miami Art Basel, FL
  • 2014 - Art Takes Miami, Scope Art Miami, Miami Art Basel, FL
  • 2014 - The Symmetry of Thought and Being, Octagon Gallery, New York City
  • 2013 - Art in Latin America: Culture and Identity, CT College, New London, CT
  • 2013 - First Annual Latino Juried Show, Arte Inc. New Haven, CT
  • 2013 - Black Rock Creative, Schelfhaudt Gallery UB,Bridgeport, CT
  • 2012 - Backlash:On Women's Basic Rights, Soho20 Gallery Chelsea, New York
  • 2012 - Color, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
  • 2012 - A Changing World: Women Respond, UConn Gallery, Stamford CT
  • 2011 - Cornucopia Exhibit, Rockwell Gallery, Westport CT
  • 2011 - Salon D'Automne, Fairfield Arts Center, CT
  • 2011 - Mis en Scene Showroom, Greenwich CT
  • 2010 - Mis en Scene Showroom, Greenwich CT
  • 2010 - Latin Views 2010 Biennial, Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton CT
  • 2009 - Contemporary Confrontations, Katonah Museum of Art, NY
  • 2009 - Transplanting Roots, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport CT
  • 2008 - Journey Exhibit, Barnum Museum, Bridgeport CT
  • 2006 - State of the Arts, Black Rock Art Center, Bridgeport CT
  • 2006 - The Art & Artists of Black Rock City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport CT
  • 2004 - Spanish Blood', Black Rock Art Center, Bridgeport CT
  • 2004 - Four from the Rock: Art Installation, Black Rock Art Center, CT
  • 2003 - Public Art Group commission, featured Artist, City of Bridgeport, CT
  • 2001 - 52nd Art of Northeast, Silvermine Guild Galleries, CT
  • 1999 - Art & Architecture Art Gallery at Norwalk Comm. College, CT
  • 1998 - Group Show, Alexie Gallery, Chelsea NYC
  • 1998 - Connecticut Artists Show, Milford Fine Arts Council, CT
  • 1997 - 4th Annual NY Int. Contemporary Art Competition, Alexie Gallery, NYC

    • OPEN STUDIOS EXHIBITIONS

  • 2017 - Open Studios,N.E.S.T. Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
  • 2016 - Open Studios, N.E.S.T. Arts Factory, Bridgeport, CT
  • 2011 - Bridgeport Arts Trail, Bridgeport CT
  • 2006 - Open Studios,N.E.S.T. Arts Factory, Bridgeport CT
  • 2005 - Landscapes & Love Songs, N.E.S.T. Arts Factory, Bridgeport CT
  • 2003 - City Wide Open Studios, Science Park, Yale University, New Haven


Collections & Literature

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    SELECTED COLLECTIONS

  • Megan Megida, Madison CT
  • William Breen, Fairfield CT
  • MaryAnn Kopp, Black Rock CT
  • Marianne Currie Goodell, Westport CT
  • Katherine Kennedy, Milan Italy
  • Maricarmen Aragona, Lanzarote Spain
  • Stefania Rattotti, Fairfield CT
  • Paul Demers, Westport CT
  • Jonathan Agnew, Ridgefield CT
  • Debra Coleman, Fairfield CT
  • Mimi and Gaston Daumy, Miami FL


Contact

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