This Saturday, May 6, Copro Gallery presents a Collectors Preview for three delectable exhibits. This special early viewing this Saturday is for collectors who want to see the works before Copro’s official opening on Saturday, May 13. On May 13, Bergamot Station Arts Complex is hosting a Spring Open House all day, with all of the galleries open alongside many additional events. Whichever opening you decide to make, seeing new works by Simona Candini, Chris Mars and Juanjo Martinez Canovas promises to be a day to remember!
Simona Candini: “Carnival Of Lost Dreams”
Chris Mars: “Tree Of Smoke: The Bastardization of the Dissemination of Information”
Juanjo Martinez Canovas: New Drawings
Copro Gallery
Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, #T5, Santa Monica, CA 90404, United States
Phone: 310 829 2156
Collector Preview: Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 13, 2023 | 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: May 6 – May 27, 2023
For more information, email Gallery Director, Gary Pressman at [email protected] or call 310-829-2156.
Simona Candini: “Carnival Of Lost Dreams”
Simona Candini’s new solo show unveils her newest works which celebrate her most recent developments as a painter. This body of work is more detailed than ever before, applying new teachings which Simona has been honing behind the scenes. This latest series of paintings, still in her signature style, are an elevated evolution of her stunning pop surreal characters.
My goal is to apply old master techniques onto my doll-like subjects. I’ve always worked in this direction, but now I feel I’m on the right path more than ever. My new series, “Carnival Of Lost Dreams”, is inspired by the circus and each painting is an allegory of some aspects of life.
Chris Mars: “Tree Of Smoke: The Bastardization of the Dissemination of Information”
“In his novel Tree of Smoke,” Chris Mars describes, “author Denis Johnson describes a passage of history during which the gathering of intelligence shifted in purpose from informing policy to supporting policy, a practice which by its nature corrupts the gathering and sharing of information more generally. This body of work responds to Information as a construct. Predominately, how it impacts the individual and the culture, but also how the information itself is often broken, or hobbled by selective context.”
Juanjo Martinez Canovas: New Drawings
For his first exhibit with Copro Gallery, Juanjo Martinez Canovas presents ten graphite drawings. His artworks use symbolic and surreal imagery, a direct link with ancient philosophers such as Aristotle. Such philosophers maintained that death is the most terrible of all things, and that fearing some concepts might even be fair and noble. His projects revolve around the idea of transmitting and generating discomfort to a great part of society. For this purpose, and depending on the collection, he uses images that, whenever possible, he extracts from his surroundings.
About Copro Gallery //
The gallery, located at Bergamot Arts, is divided into two exhibition spaces, sometimes featuring a single artist but often two or three. Large group exhibitions are also featured often in conjunction with outside curators. In following with its original mission, Copro Gallery participates in International Art Fairs and curates outside exhibits to help promote their artists.
Focusing on museum quality installations showcasing emerging artists, Copro Gallery also exhibits many established and master painters. Placing works in private collections throughout the world, Copro strives to assist collectors new and experienced in building the most exciting collections possible.
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