SANDRA MACK-VALENCIA | DIVAS, DRAMA, & GRANDEUR
ON VIEW FEBRUARY 9 - MARCH 6, 2023
AnArte Gallery is honored to present Sandra Mack-Valencia’s most recent body of work in her exhibition “Divas, Drama, & Grandeur.” Please join us for an opening reception on Thursday, February 9, from 5:30-7:30 pm. Vino & Champagne reception, with music by Jevonchi.
The painting series “Divas, Drama, and Grandeur” speaks of love, passion, resilience, extravagance, and of all the emotions we encounter in the greatest love stories ever told: The Opera.
From the purity and loyalty of Madame Butterfly to the feisty and passionate Carmen, the tales told on stage become paintings that are both intricate and explosive with brushstrokes and symbols inspired by these emotionally powerful musical experiences. This is how we recognize a fearless “Queen of The Night'' unapologetically breaking into the day, and a “Don Giovanni '' seducing us into his libertine ways while being surrounded by cupids, and the lipstick traces left behind by his numerous lovers.
The artist invites you to dive into these paintings whether or not you are an opera connoisseur. In the end, we don’t need any previous knowledge to understand the many languages of love.
Sandra Mack-Valencia, Turandot’s Duality, Acrylics, inks, and transfer on wood panel, 30 x 30 in. 2022
Carmen and Escamillo, diptych, Ink, acrylic, and wood transfer on wood panels, 36 x 30 in. each panel, 2022
The Wait of Madame Butterfly, Ink, and acrylic on wood panel, 24 x 24 in. 2022
The Libertine, Acrylic, transfer, and lipstick on wood panel, 24 x 24 in. 2022. SOLD
Las Dos Marias, Acrylic and transfer on wood panel, 36 x 24 in. 2022. SOLD
The Queen of The Night, Acrylic, ink, and transfer on wood panel, 30 x 30 in. 2022
A Queen and a Lion: Marian and Leontyne, Acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 24 in. 2022
And They Became A Song, Acrylic, inks, and transfer on wood panel, 36 x 24 in. 2022. SOLD
Grandeur Comes in Red, Acrylic on wood panel, 24 x 24 in. 2022
Palais Garnier, Acrylics and inks on wood panel, 24 x 24 in. 2022
Seven Veils and a Dance, Acrylics, inks, and transfer on wood panel, 40 x 30 in. 2022
Magic, Acrylics, inks, and transfer on wood panel 30 x 40 in. 2022. SOLD
The Brindisi, Acrylics, inks, and transfer on wood panel, 30 x 30 in. 2022. SOLD
Turandot’s Duality, Acrylic, ink, and transfer on wood panel, 30 x 30 in. 2022