Cosmos - 1 Painting

Cerj Lalonde moves smoothly from the canvas to the camera, from computers to installations, producing and showcasing an extraordinarily rich and complex body of work created during the last 30 years. His purpose is to pursue a direct, and, in each case, a different communication with the spectator. It can be said that Lalonde works as a team with himself, not only to develop his artwork, but also to sharpen his personal ideas about contemporary culture, trends... His paintings, installations, photographs and web pages, are intended to function each in its own way, as an overt revision and critique of the contemporary art system, as they establish parallel dialogues between the artist, the public, and the curatorial values. About the author: Amalia Caputo is a curator and a contributor to the publications Extracamara Magazine, Caracas and Arte Al Dia International, Miami. She was born in Caracas,Venezuela. She holds a Bachelor of Art and Art History from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where she graduated with honors in 1988. In 1995 she received a Master of Arts in Photography at New York University and the International Center of Photography. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries in Caracas, Barcelona, Mexico City, New York and Miami. She lives and works in Miami, Florida. ___________________________________ "Although a diligent experimenter that also applies a complex assortment of mediums (Photography, video, installation, performance, digital work), Cerj Lalonde remains above all an extraordinary painter." About the author: Antonina Zaru is an Italian curator and art critic who has organized several exhibitions and retrospectives in museums around the world (from Miro and Magritte to Richard Serra and Nam June Paik). She is a regulator contributor on art for several art journals and catalogues. __________________________________ "My wife and I have a large home with a large art collection, including a number of paintings by prominent artists. Invariably, however, when we have guests over, the artist whose work is singled out for praise and inquiries is Cerj Lalonde. His style is unique, and the effect is quite remarkable." Dr. Steve kerr Chief Learning Officer, Goldman Sachs __________________________________ Cerj Lalonde is an artist-philosopher. His paintings are created from intellectual concepts filtered through a flow of sensuality.