American artist Pablo Gentile to display his works in Ubud

DENPASAR (indo.com): US's artist Pablo Gentile will display his works at Gaya Gallery on Jl. Raya Sayan, Ubud, Bali.

The exhibition with the theme "The Alchemy of Asia" will run from June 1 through July 20, 2004. The opening ceremony will be held at Gaya Fusion of Senses on June 1, at 7 p.m.

The artist has selected Ubud as a venue for his coming solo exhibition because Ubud is well known as a center of artists. As a Western artist, Pablo is personally impressed by Eastern culture, history and philosophy.

The solo-exhibition will showcase Gentile's diverse paintings, including his earlier and most recent works. His earlier works are characterized by bold, imagery colors, large brush strokes and hard edges.

Pablo Gentile was born in New York, USA in 1951. He majored in art history, theatrical design and studied painting 3 dimensional designs under the guidance of Paul Tshinkle at University of New York (1971). He also studied life drawing at New York Arts Student League (1973-1975) and established Entropy Studios with fellow artists specializing in set design for Off-Off Broadway Productions. In 1970s, he exhibited graffiti works throughout New York City.

Gentile's paintings are part of a series of seven works on canvas incorporating acrylic, mixed media and collage elements; marked by a powerful atmosphere of mystery and veneration. Several of his works speak to the solitary journey of the soul, spiritual inspiration, earthly temptation and the renewing cycle of life and death.