Peace far from here Painting

Alberto Montoreano, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He lives and works in the district of Palermo, in Buenos Aires. As a successful photographer for many years, he discovered painting when he became closer to the school of abstract automatism in the 70’s. Montoreano’s work is about abandoning himself to his soul. He does his paintings being free with no previous thoughts when he starts a new work. He finds the images he uses in his spirit and he expects the audience to respond to them with their imagination and open mind. He has numerous rave critics, between them we can find: Jean-Paul Gavard-Perret, Master of Conference and Communication at the University of Savoy, France, and art critic, wrote in February 2010: “.. if we surrender to Montoreano paintings this will lead us to a source of pleasure and angst, to the joy of discovering figures that escape any objective of representative information”… “..he makes the lines and colors talk. Unconventional language pours into freedom and links the unfolded energy to telling stories from which nothing is known, except the axis of lives that can be guessed through the light”. ARTisSpectrum (New York Magazine) Jun. 2011 Alberto Montoreano sculpts the space of his canvas with such skill and sensitivity that we find ourselves looking into his vaults of smoky open space with reverence and awe. Even when his work is abstract, we get a sense of vast dimensions. His landscapes are dreamlike and seem to be on the verge of melting into subconscious sensations. These ethereal shapes often transport us into a realm of dynamic abstractions. He is painting in a visual language that goes directly to our unconscious associations, and this, along with his skilled use of color to temper mood, invites us to explore the worlds the painting opens up in us. The artist’s technique involves automatism, as he tries to activate specific sensory reactions in the brain. With this kind of exploration he develops new ways of highlighting daydreams, hopes, and fantasies so they can permeate his work. His technique yields stunning results: his clouds are at once powerful and delicate, evoking natural phenomena and also, more importantly, psychological or spiritual conditions. Alberto Montoreano is also highly spiritual. He considers the sky to be his wise teacher, and it is clear from his work that for him the sky is his muse and he takes possession of it, and claims it, as only an artist can.