Art Opening: A New Perspective by Kathleen Cammarata

A New Perspective – opening

A New Perspective by Kathleen Cammarata

Sunday, April 14, 2-5pm
Alameda 6 Colonia San Antonio
Free

“Earth is third child of the sun, hovering on the edge of chance
Not so lazy as to leave one
Scorching side turned to the fire.
Nor cold enough to freeze
Nor small enough to lose its
Saving gauze of atmosphere
Nor quite so smooth of crust
As to be forever drowned
Beneath one total ocean.”
Cybernaut by E.G. Valens

The age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old, first seen from space as “The Blue Marble” in 1972. The age of human painting is 40,000 years old, first seen in red ochre and black pigment on cave walls. The age of representational painting is 2,400 years old, first seen in China. The age of landscape painting is 1,115 years old, again first seen in China in the 11th century.

From space we comprehend earth as an active planet composed of the four elements: earth, air, fire, and water. These constituents are constantly in flux. We know infinity exists microscopically and macroscopically. We have ventured beyond the historical depiction of land and sky.

Our new perspective calls for a new genre of “landscape painting.” My paintings are of this genre. They examine the place and terrain of this new understanding of the world, a world subject to growth, change, explosion, and rebirth. The paintings are abstract swirling patterns that mix up the elements of earth, air, fire, and water. Planets emerge, fossils bury in the forms, red gas bubbles up from under, clouds hover over surfaces, light creates its own source.

Possessed of an abstract beauty, these images are contemporary landscapes we need to be engaged with. They call on us to widen our view and remind us of energies we cannot visually perceive. They call on us to see our participation in the unfolding of the universe.

I have been a painter for thirty years, the last three in San Miguel. I have had over 25 solo exhibitions, the most recent at Belles Artes. My work is in numerous collection both corporate and private. I have taught at two museums and a university in the States. My website is kcammarata.com.

The paintings can be seen at Esperanza Studio on Sunday, April 14th from 2 to 5 pm or by ap-pointment. For an appointment please email me at katcammarata@gmail.com.