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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Gilbert Tarin Y Roland Mazuca @ Bihl Haus Arts, 3-28


DOS: Gilberto Tarin y Roland Mazuca
at Bihl Haus Arts
March 28-April 26, 2008

Opening Reception: Friday, Mar. 28th, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Bihl Haus Arts is pleased to present the exhibition Dos: Gilberto Tarin y Roland Mazuca, which opens with a reception on Friday, March 28th, 5:30-8:30 p.m. and continues through April 26th.

Tarin describes his lyrical paintings, which he deems “expressions of sensual innocence,” as coming from “a world that is pure and clean, devoid of evil and sin, where nudity is something not to be ashamed by.” Tarin’s elemental yet resonant palette of blues, roses, and golden yellows laid down over white creates a subtle luminosity at the surface of his paintings.

Working with simplified, gentle figures placed in familiar yet disquieting settings--on a hospital gurney, for example—the artist weaves universal narratives about life and death, hope and loss. Tarin’s thoughtful acrylic-on-canvas paintings pair beautifully with Roland Mazuca’s new series of drawings on clay.

In these works, executed in colored slips, oxides, terra sigillata (“sealed earth,” a fine clay slip that produces a silky polished surface), and low-fire clay glazes laid down on clay sheets, Mazuca creates intimate portraits of close friends set in everyday scenes.

This exhibition also features several new examples of Mazuca’s signature large clay platters with rippling rims as well as tripod vessels, slipped on the outside with elegant glazed interiors.
Both artists are San Antonio natives.


Bihl Haus Arts (www.bihlhausarts.org) is a multi-use community arts space located in a restored historic building at 2803 Fredericksburg Rd. (inside the gates of Primrose at Monticello Park Senior Apartments). The gallery is sponsored by Primrose, with support from The Potashnik Family Foundation. Primrose residents volunteer as docents. Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays, 1-4 pm, and by appointment. For more information, (210) 383-9723.

Dr. Kellen Kee McIntyre

Executive Director
Bihl Haus Arts
2803 Fredericksburg Rd.
(210) 383-9723
kellenkee@swbell.net

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