August 15 - September 9, 2010
Greg Ragland: Fanciful Flight
View Greg Ragland's artwork
Greg Ragland's paintings are interpretations of spontaneous experiences in nature. The artist invites the viewer to get lost in the calming beauty of these spontaneous experiences.
With an addiction to light and movement, nature feeds Ragland's passion of watching clouds move, birds cross overhead, the rushing of water below and the fish within. The skies overhead and the rivers and streams below fueled a love of color and movement. The colors evoke moods and feelings causing imaginations to flow. This series of paintings is a contemporary take on typically traditional subject matter. The rendered birds exist juxtaposed in the minimal composition of the highly developed surfaces.
Greg was born in Augusta Georgia and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied architecture at Arizona State University, received his BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California and his MFA from the University of Utah. Prior to settling in Park City, Utah in 1990, Greg worked as an artist in Los Angeles and New York City.
Greg Ragland: Fanciful Flight
View Greg Ragland's artwork
Greg Ragland's paintings are interpretations of spontaneous experiences in nature. The artist invites the viewer to get lost in the calming beauty of these spontaneous experiences.
With an addiction to light and movement, nature feeds Ragland's passion of watching clouds move, birds cross overhead, the rushing of water below and the fish within. The skies overhead and the rivers and streams below fueled a love of color and movement. The colors evoke moods and feelings causing imaginations to flow. This series of paintings is a contemporary take on typically traditional subject matter. The rendered birds exist juxtaposed in the minimal composition of the highly developed surfaces.
Greg was born in Augusta Georgia and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied architecture at Arizona State University, received his BFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California and his MFA from the University of Utah. Prior to settling in Park City, Utah in 1990, Greg worked as an artist in Los Angeles and New York City.
September 15 - October 14, 2010
Fall Group Show
New work by gallery artists
Fall Group Show
New work by gallery artists
October 22 - November 25, 2010
Mario Gomez: Memories of the Infinite
Opening: October 22, 6 - 8pm
View Mario Gomez's artwork
Gallery Bergelli is pleased to present "Memories of the Infinite", an exhibition of new paintings by Chilean artist Mario Gomez. On view from October 22 through November 25, 2010.
Gomez's paintings beckon the viewers to their own childhood. His vibrant work breathes life and joy. The source of his images is often autobiographical and reminiscent of the fantasies of his childhood. Images of paper ships, circus whirls, and the priest who rode the bicycle evoke memories of his growing years. Playful objects such as the juggler, the ballerina, the horse, intermingle with simple architectural constructions, influenced by the literature of Latin-American magic realism. He creates a world of fantasy, reassembling familiar images and spaces, creating a new synthesis. The artist describes his work as communicating without saying the obvious, as that would eliminate the attraction of the painting. The protagonist is the human figure, interacting with fundamental worries and fundamental joy - works of art that involve the viewer with the artist in an interpretation of life. His genius manifests itself in the unique content and juxtaposition of human, natural, and material objects. Equally exciting and accomplished is his unique technique. He creates a "paper world" - simulating crumpled paper - and combining classical elements with contemporary elements in the same scene.
Mario Gomez was born in 1968 in Concepcion, Chile. He is married and the father of two daughters and currently living in Isla De Maipo, Chile. Raised by his father, an engineer, and his mother, an art teacher, Mario originally aspired to be an architect but his love for the arts and creative spirit led him to the study of fine arts. He attended the School of Art at Pontificia Catholic University of Chile to study under Chile's influential painters, such as Balmes, Gracia Barrios, and Ciengfuegos. He has exhibited in galleries and museums in his native Chile and also internationally in Japan, New Zealand, Finland, various European countries, and the United States.
Mario Gomez is a recipient of numerous prizes and distinctions.
Mario Gomez: Memories of the Infinite
Opening: October 22, 6 - 8pm
View Mario Gomez's artwork
Gallery Bergelli is pleased to present "Memories of the Infinite", an exhibition of new paintings by Chilean artist Mario Gomez. On view from October 22 through November 25, 2010.
Gomez's paintings beckon the viewers to their own childhood. His vibrant work breathes life and joy. The source of his images is often autobiographical and reminiscent of the fantasies of his childhood. Images of paper ships, circus whirls, and the priest who rode the bicycle evoke memories of his growing years. Playful objects such as the juggler, the ballerina, the horse, intermingle with simple architectural constructions, influenced by the literature of Latin-American magic realism. He creates a world of fantasy, reassembling familiar images and spaces, creating a new synthesis. The artist describes his work as communicating without saying the obvious, as that would eliminate the attraction of the painting. The protagonist is the human figure, interacting with fundamental worries and fundamental joy - works of art that involve the viewer with the artist in an interpretation of life. His genius manifests itself in the unique content and juxtaposition of human, natural, and material objects. Equally exciting and accomplished is his unique technique. He creates a "paper world" - simulating crumpled paper - and combining classical elements with contemporary elements in the same scene.
Mario Gomez was born in 1968 in Concepcion, Chile. He is married and the father of two daughters and currently living in Isla De Maipo, Chile. Raised by his father, an engineer, and his mother, an art teacher, Mario originally aspired to be an architect but his love for the arts and creative spirit led him to the study of fine arts. He attended the School of Art at Pontificia Catholic University of Chile to study under Chile's influential painters, such as Balmes, Gracia Barrios, and Ciengfuegos. He has exhibited in galleries and museums in his native Chile and also internationally in Japan, New Zealand, Finland, various European countries, and the United States.
Mario Gomez is a recipient of numerous prizes and distinctions.
