Cecilia Flaten

CECILIA FLATEN ... IS THE PAINTER OF " THE MAGIC LIGHTS"
Her artworks are inspired in the Norwegian and Patagonia landscapes. In her thematic you may see the series : midnight sun , auroras borealis , norwegian mithology , arctic voices , polar transits , Patagonia Boreal , Heritage , among others.
, Flaten began working with oil till know , during 20 years , a medium that provides her with the stability and desired pattern of expression—allowing her to represent properly the legends, myths and the dreams that nest in her mind and in her blood.
Her work is a great meditation on natural elements .Blending the fluidic atmosphere of the sky with the blended appearance of the horizont : she captures the interaction of light and the absorption inside landscapes . It is a magical and poetic work.

Studies
(1991-1993) Self taught phase. Using a Naíf style, she creates almost 150 pieces, with an original technique using paint for cloth over canvas, where Scandinavian legends, myths, tales and fantasies are the main theme.
Between 1993 and 1996, she gets into oil with Alejandro Lizana, painter and president of the National Society of Fine Arts.
In 1994, she starts an intensive course with Master Eduardo Castillo and finishes her studies with the outstanding painter Marí Eugenia Reyes (1997-1998).

Main Exhibitions
»(1993) Exhibition of "Naíf paintings" and "Members paintings" of the National Society of Fine Arts.
»(1994) Exhibition in the "X Autumn Meeting" of the National Society of Fine Arts
»(1995) Individual exhibition in the "La Reina Rotary Club" Hall

»(1998) Exhibition in the "La Reina Plastic Artists" promoted by the La Reina Cultural Center. ( 1995 )individual exhibition in the prestigious "Ebro Deontological Institute"
»(1999) Individual exhibitionin Gallery "Marcos Bontú"
»(2000) Individual exhibition in Algarrobo, Cultural Center of this important beach resort.

»(2001) Individual exhibition in the Viña del Mar Casino.
»(2001) Individual exhibition "First Celt - Scandinavian Encounter" in the "Plaza de los Insurgentes" Café in Santiago, Chile.
»(2002) Individual anual exhibit "La Gargola" Events Gallery
»(2002)Exhibition in the Celtic Music Encounter Duoc Theatre
»(2002) Individual exhibition in the First Medieval Fair Encounter "Festus Hibernus", Campus Oriente Universidad Católica de Chile
»(2003) Selected for the Art Biennial of Comtemporary Art of Florence 2003.
»(2004) Exhibition in the Event " Women in the Arts 2004" , in the Latin American Art Museum of Miami (U.S.A)
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