Sacred and Daily Patterns celebrates the powerful and intricate works of five prestigious female artists in the realm of geometric abstraction. Brings together a diverse array of pieces that explore the intersection of form, color, and structure, highlighting their unique perspectives and innovative approaches. Through meticulous lines, bold shapes, and vibrant colors, these incredible artists challenge conventional boundaries and invite viewers to engage with the profound beauty and complexity of geometric art.
Contemporary geometric art continues to be a vibrant and dynamic force in the art world, evolving and adapting to new technologies and cultural contexts. This style is characterized by the use of precise geometric shapes, clear lines, and a palette of colors that is often limited but carefully selected. However, despite its apparent simplicity, modern geometric art explores complex ideas and emotions, challenging the viewer to find meaning in form and color.
Many contemporary geometric artists are incorporating interactive and digital elements into their works. They utilize design software, 3D printing, and augmented reality technologies to create pieces that can change and adapt to potential interaction with the viewer. This artistic genre is no longer limited to painting and sculpture. Current artists are experimenting with large-scale installations, videos, and mixed media to push the boundaries further. Immersive installations that combine light, sound, and geometric shapes are becoming increasingly popular. Environmental awareness has also influenced contemporary geometric art. Some artists are exploring recycled and sustainable materials, creating works that are not only visually striking but also ecologically responsible. They are increasingly collaborating with communities and other professionals to integrate art into public spaces and community revitalization projects.
Geometric art today remains a fertile field for innovation and expression, reflecting both the rich history of the form and the new directions and possibilities of the 21st century.
Sacred and Daily Patterns presents works by Adrian Dorta, Ivonne Ferrer, Gloria Lorenzo, and Delsy Rubio.
ADRIANA DORTA
From a young age, Adriana Dorta exhibited remarkable creativity. She completed her studies in Business Administration, earning a bachelor's degree in her native Caracas, Venezuela. In 2008, Adriana pursued her true passion by studying Visual Arts at the Miami International University of Art & Design. Art curator Mariavelia Savino comments on Adriana Dorta: 'The versatility with which Adriana Dorta recreates her own geometric shapes and lines is notable, achieving a 'fusion' of them with her unique effects of light perceived through infinite spaces. Dorta uses delicate combinations of grays, silvers, gold, black, or white, often accompanying them with the addition of one or more bright colors to create a vibrating effect and impact, making each work a unique experience to enjoy. Her work has evolved into a more multi-disciplinary approach towards the viewer, achieving an interactive, vivid, almost mechanical visual effect that leaves spectators with 3D visual illusions without the use of electrical or mechanical components. Her work possesses a powerful visual force that captivates those who behold it, with each piece mesmerizing not only for its beauty and luminosity but also for its spiritual message'.
IVONNE FERRER
The essence of conceptual art, and therefore of Ivonne Ferrer's work, lies precisely in the ambiguity of its meaning. While the artist can impart her own interpretation, the viewer equally has the right to bring different perspectives, making the search for the meaning of the work an intrinsic part of it. Consequently, we find ourselves caught in a web of misunderstandings where conventional norms are questioned, giving way to a scenario where parody shapes its allegories. In this sense, traditional terminology seems inadequate when it comes to Ivonne Ferrer's work. The creative imagination of Ivonne Ferrer produces works that are as bizarre as they are provocative. She invites us into a world of irony, satire, humor, and surrealism, always accomplished through meticulous draftsmanship, painterly, and compositional skills. Only with a strong background in an academic system that demanded technical proficiencies and conceptual originality could an artist succeed in making a body of work of such inventiveness.
GLORIA LORENZO
Gloria Lorenzo’s work explores the geometrical concept, space, and light through vibrant oil canvases and sculptures in diverse media including ceramic, cement, and wood. She has exhibited in art fairs and is in museum collections, including Context Art Miami 2021 as a solo artist and at the Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, Florida. She has participated in worldwide exhibitions such as Parallel Currents at the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame and prestigious fine art fairs such as Art Miami, the FIAL International Latin American Art Fair, the ARAFI International Fine Art Fair, and the MA-D Art Fair in Miami, Florida. Gloria Lorenzo was born in 1954 in Santa Clara, Cuba. She obtained an MFA from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Art in Havana, Cuba. In 1991, she immigrated to Miami and resides in Coral Gables with her business and life partner, Mercedes Palomo. In the pursuit of synthesis through geometric abstraction, she discerns the interconnection between spirituality and the mysteries of quantum physics. She creates planes of color intersected with lines that, like maps, guide the trajectory of shapes and the viewer's gaze. In her work, geometry, light and shadow, space, and depth reflect the substantive world through concrete figures, which ultimately represents the search for the elements of the genesis of universality.
DELSY RUBIO
Multidisciplinary visual artist Delsy Rubio was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, where she successfully completed her studies in Plastic Expression, with a focus on Drawing and Painting and Graphic Arts, at the “Julio Árraga” School of Plastic Arts (1979-1985). From an early age, her love for art provided her with a prolific career as a graphic designer and entrepreneur, acting as Art Director in advertising campaigns, an experience reflected in her current work with a distinctive style. As the creator of the graphic image for the International Art and Antiques Fair of Maracaibo (2004-2011), she consolidated her passion for art and design. In 2011, she began her artistic proposal with a discourse of geometric, monochromatic, and minimalist abstraction. For the development of her work, she is inspired by intangible themes, exploring the perfect geometry of nature and the relationship between humanity and the universe, using different technologies, techniques, and materials such as wood painted in automotive acrylic and aluminum pigmented by molecular transfer at high temperatures. She creates sculptures that stand out under the light, showcasing volumes and multi-level forms with reflection effects and the displacement of interrupted lines in space that connect harmoniously.
Join us on this exceptional occasion to honor the contributions and creativity of these extraordinary women, whose work continues to inspire and redefine the contemporary art landscape in South Florida.
This exhibition is made possible thanks to the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners.
