Van Saro
"Coming of Age"
July 1 - 31, 2011
Artist Reception: Friday, July 1st; 8-11 PM
Van Saro was a very late addition to this year's annual Everything But the Kitschen Sync show, but the quality of his work was apparent immediately. His fine art interpretaion of his spraycan roots lifts him head and shoulders above the majority of this generation's graffiti writers. His work is polished, but his point of view is raw, illuminating a biographical connection to two very distinct art forms with a fresh voice in both.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"From the time that I had crayons in my hand I loved to draw, so I guess it seemed natural for me to become an artist. However, the path from crayons to today has been a rough ride. I am proudest of the fact that despite everything that has happened, I never gave up on my life's ambition.
I have spent many years obsessively perfecting my skills as a painter and storyteller. Following in the footsteps of artists like William Bougureau, Charles Bargue, and Norman Rockwell, I am bringing to life the stories of my world. However, unlike other classical artists, both present and past, I use graffiti to help complete the story within my paintings. Stories of sadness, humor, love, despair, and everything in between. I try to create my paintings to be like music. Songs have an incredible ability to translate emotions and thoughts, and this is what I'm striving for in my artwork".
This is Van Saro's first featured exhibition at La Luz de Jesus.
Contact the Gallery Director for availability and purchase info: (323) 666-7667
