Abel Alejandre & Leigh Salgado

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 10, 7-10 pm

Avenue 50 Studio in Highland Park proudly presents new work by Leigh Salgado and Abel Alejandre, two Los Angeles artists who share devotion of their respective medium and attention to exquisite detail. Alejandre’s carefully woven layers of graphite cross-hatching on paper compliment Salgado’s stunning hand-cut paper sculptures. The trance-like quality of their art, combined with their dedication to process and ritualistic patterns, bridge the mediums of each artist’s work to create a unified and powerful statement.

Leigh Salgado’s artwork depicts the experience of femaleness as an eruption of raw texture and delicate gouging passion. Her recent work alludes to feelings or essences of feminine archetypes from her memories and subconscious. References to the female body, the wrappings of femininity, female eroticism and empowerment inform the art. Pushing the bounds of traditional objectification is the constant throughout her work. Her depictions of net stocking, abstracted lingerie and patterned bodies are sensual meditations on casual yet essential experiences, poetic beyond the verbal, physical beyond the body.

In his work Abel Alejandre examines and redefines interpersonal relationships within the context of the immigrant experience. Themes and nuances of love, passion and lust are woven like delicate, precious threads through the graphite line work that is heavily influenced by the old world masters, yet very much Alejandre’s own. On the one hand, the body of work acts as a reflective personal journal, cataloging past insecurities, insults, and painful memories. Each piece carries the weight and depth of an oversized blanket, at once comforting and yet nearly suffocating at the same time. It is, at the same time, an optimistic roadmap that depicts the struggle for salvation against hatred and betrayal and ultimately, redemption. Alejandre’s graceful and haunting work is unapologetic in its honesty.

November 10 through December 2, 2007

Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 N. Avenue 50, Highland Park, CA 90042

323.258.1435 ave50studio@sbcglobal.net
avenue50studio.com

Hours: Tue.-Thur. 10am-12noon
Sat. & Sun. 10am-4pm

Tardeada and Art Auction

Please join us for a Tardeada of art, music, food and friendship

When: Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 2-6 pm

Where: The home of Ricardo and Maria Teresa Muñoz,
284 St. Albans Avenue, So. Pasadena, CA 91030

What: Silent and Live Art Auction Fundraiser in Support of the Avenue 50 Studio

Music provided by Gabriel Reyna – Flamenco Guitar
and Carlos Guitarlos – American Roots music (www.carlosguitarlos.com)

The Avenue 50 Studio is an art gallery in the Highland Park community of Northeast Los Angeles. Our mission is to promote the visual arts through diverse mediums showcasing multicultural artists on a local, national and international level. These collaborations help develop an exposure to the community of Northeast Los Angeles of our rich and enduring cultural treasures.

Participating artists (currently):
Abel Alejandre, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlain, Linda Arreola, Magda Audifred, Armando Baeza, Sheila Baird, Sam Baray, Caridad Barragan, Armando Brito, Santos Cortez, Mita Cuaron, Ernesto De la Loza, Raoul De la Sota, John DeHeras, Ruth De Nicola, Roberto Delgado, Ulises Diaz, Ricardo Duffy, Judith Duran, Ofelia Esparza, Donald Ferguson, Angel Garcia, Margaret Garcia, Mark Steven Greenfield, CiCi Segura Gonzalez, Yolanda Gonzalez, Dolores Guerrero Torres, Roberto Gutierrez, Gerardo Hacer, Cidne Hart, Kevin Hass, Wayne Healy, Heather Hoggan, Leo Limon, Ronald J. Llanos, Jose Lopes, Pola Lopez, Jose Lozano, Eriberto Luna, Brian Mallman, Mary Jean Mallman, Poli Marichal, Aaron Martinez, Isabel Martinez, Ginger Mayerson, Stephanie Mercado, Andrés Montoya, Miguel Angel Murillo, Don Newton, Ramses Noriega, Don Normark, Jose Orozco, Gil Ortiz, Tomas Owen, Estate of Anthony Quinn, M. Ramirez, Ramon Ramirez, Stuart Rapeport, Guadalupe Rodriguez, Reyes Rodriguez, Sandy Rodriguez, Nancy Romero, Frank and Sharon Romero, Sonia Romero, Betye Saar, Oscar Sanabria, Peri Shefik, Francisco Siquieros, Cindy Suriyani, Howard Swerdloff, Kacy Treadway, Richard Valdes, Alberto Varela, Linda Vallejo, Mark Vallen, Sergio Vasquez, Francisco Vidal, J. Michael Walker, Mary Wentz, Lamonte Westmoreland, Nan Wollman, Jaime Zacarias (Germs)

We would like to thank the following sponsors:
NELAart.org
Highland Park Heritage Trust
Bob Taylor Realty
M.A.N. Insurance
Arroyo Arts Collective
LA Commons
Carrie Adrian – Cuban & Latin American Fine Art
Fast Frame of Glendale
Crop Hair Salon
Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress

And the following food sponsors:
Mama’s Hot Tamales
Arco Iris Restaurant
Camilo’s California Bistro
Colombo’s
Ted and Carol Waltz
Trader Joe’s
Fatty’s
La Fuente Mexican Restaurant
Chicos Mexican Restaurant
CinnamonVegetarian Restaurant
The Coffee Table Bistro
Larkin’s
Classic Thai Restaurant
Il Fornaio Pasadena
El Sombrero Mexican Restaurant
The York
Sir Michaels

And the following Friends of the Avenue 50 Studio:
That Yarn Store
Latino Arts Network
Colorado Wine Co.
Jose Vera Fine Art
Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC)
Better than Chocolate
Jaime Gallardo Bodyworks

Tax deductible donations: $25 per person or 40 per couple

Non-Profit ID No.: 54-2088575

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