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Latin Fusion II
celebrates Latino Heritage Month by
highlighting some of L.A.'s most talented Latino artists
and inspired art, representing a beautiful blend
of art mediums, styles and
backgrounds.
Featuring
works from Colombian-American
artist Sonia Peñaranda-Taggart
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Sonia Peñaranda-Taggart
is an American, Colombian-born artist specializing in
Abstract-Figurative art. Sonia’s distinctive use of
color and shape give her works a unique quality. She
uses the representation of feelings and emotions,
alluding to the intimate intricacy of our daily
relationships.
Sonia set her heart on being an artist at the age of
five when she began taking painting classes. She has
studied oil, acrylics, fabric, wood and porcelain
techniques throughout her career; however her area of
expertise is in creating oil paintings on canvas.
Sonia completed her B.S. in Architecture and practiced
with prominent firms in New Haven, Connecticut, Atlanta,
Georgia, and Boston, Massachusetts before returning to
her true passion – art.
Sonia has participated in numerous art exhibitions and
competitions in the United States and Colombia. Her
paintings are found in numerous private and corporate
collections, both nationally and internationally. In
September, she will exhibit her works at the Columbian
Consulate General in New York City.
ARTIST’S
STATEMENT:
"Inspired by love, passion, past and possible future
experiences my art explores feelings in an unreal space
where a rich palette of color envelop the different
shapes that come from my mind in a free way framed
within a sophisticated composition. Through paint, I
express myself and communicate with my public in an
intimate circle. I felt it in a moment of my life and …
you felt the same at some point in your life. It is a
silent, symbolic and colorful nexus between us. What
looks real is not necessary real. Interpretation is not
defined …Expression of feelings graphically, is my
objective as a painter."
- Sonia Peñaranda-Taggart
"The
LATIN FUSION II exhibit is one way to highlight our
diverse and distinct "Latino" communities in Los
Angeles. This show will exhibit work from Argentina,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico," says
Gallery Director Daniel Coronado DeBevoise. "It's
important to stress that each Latino culture has its own
customs and identity and this show is a way to highlight
and unify each of them through art."
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