Landscapes of visual sensations
By Beryl Silverthorne, Dec 22, 2006

Continuing exhibit, Paintings by Beryl Silverthorne Monday–Saturday, 10am–6pm; Sunday, 1–5pm Instituto Allende, Salón 5, Ancha de San Antonio 20 Closed Dec 23, 24, 25, 26, By appointment 152-0796

Just walking onto the Instituto Allende grounds inspires me: the gardens, the architecture, the views. I am enveloped in the sense of another time, and I plan to paint there in Salón 5 through December. To find Salón 5, use the old entrance, cross the main patio, and look to the right of the new café.

Painting is such a direct form of expression that I hesitate to translate the experience into words. Nevertheless, my artist’s statement follows.

My paintings are landscapes of visual sensations; abstractions of what I see and feel in the natural environment. I am enchanted by rain and sunlight filtered through fog, translated into the language of color, gesture, form and space. My joy while painting is as direct as hearing music. The expression “oir la pintura, ver la música” may sum up a lot for me.

I use acrylic paint for emotional impact. At times meditative, I like to pay attention to edges and tone, and to areas that float in space. Most often, brilliant color contrasts express my delight in working with color. In the very act of painting, I feel transported by the flood of energy of the process. Working wet to wet, I can lose myself in a cool, linear gesture drawn on top of a hot, wet, luminous area of color.

I want to risk forgetting all that I know. At heart, my best work is pure intuition and just taking advantage of what happens when I put the paint down on the canvas.

Edible sculpture at Generator

New Year’s toast & sculpture eating

Friday, December 29, 5pm

Generator Gallery, Fábrica la Aurora

Calzada de la Aurora

The incredible Paolo Polinho continues to replace his beautiful but melting sugar sculptures. As part of the Objets d’Art Christmas exhibition at Generator Gallery, the artist’s sculptures are placed below spotlights for maximum effect, but after a few days the sculptures start to melt and are replaced from time to time. 

Polinho’s sculptures are little masterpieces, reminiscent of Dale Chihuly’s glass sculptures. Generator Gallery invites its artists, friends and patrons to join in a toast to the upcoming New Year and literally devour Polinho’s most recent sculptural masterpieces.