Today we’d like to introduce you to Catalina Gomez-Beuth.
You can pierce through the soul of global humanity and taste the richness of different cultures when you experience the art of Catalina Gomez-Beuth. She was born in Medellin, Colombia, and studied fashion design in college. Her love for art was deepened during her stay in Florence, Italy, where she pursued studies in design. However, her true passion has always been painting.
Having lived in the United States for 17 years, Catalina’s Latino culture and the experiences of life in this country have inspired her to start painting. The diversity and multiculturalism of our daily lives have deeply touched her and became the foundation, and the inspiration, that embarked her in the beautiful journey called Raíces/Roots, one of her current collections.
Catalina narrates, through brush strokes in people’s faces, each person’s individuality, avoiding the boundaries created by skin color. This is why all her characters are expressed in various shades of gray. By emphasizing the gestures of the subject surrounded by vibrant colors, she invites the viewer to discover the emotions portrayed in each canvas
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
Since the day I arrived in the United States, I have found myself surrounded by people from different countries and cultures. This experience has nurtured me and has inspired me to celebrate what I admire most in this country: the beauty I see in its diversity.
Through my art, I hope people look beyond limiting factors such as skin color or ethnicity to see the many shades of feelings, like innocence, hopelessness, loneliness, resilience, and many more emotions that we all human being experience.
It is for this reason that all the characters that I depict in my artwork are expressed in different shades of gray, leaving the door open for the person viewing the work of art to connect through the emotions.
My goal as an artist is to celebrate how our differences make our life richer, and to acknowledge — and celebrate — how in these differences we are so alike.
What responsibility, if any, do you think artists have to use their art to help alleviate problems faced by others? Has your art been affected by issues you’ve concerned about?
What’s going on in the world today has moved me to paint silently expressive faces, mostly of children, who are innocently exposed to polluted realities that are defined by boundaries. Humanity keeps perpetuating these realities, especially in the conversation about race, when the truth is that these are just a distortion of reality.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
You can find Catalina’s artwork in private collections.
Exhibitions:
2018 Cherokee Arts Center, The Colorful Journey Of Emotions
2018 Trinity School, Spotlight on Art
2017 Exhibition at UPS HQ, Hispanic Heritage Month
2017 Exhibition at Coca-Cola HQ, Hispanic Heritage Month
2017 Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Metro Montage XVII
2016 2 Smith gallery, solo Art Exhibition, Duluth – GA
2016 Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Pianos For Peace
2016 Colombian Consulate, Colombia Diversa, Atlanta GA
2016: Latino Art Museum, Portrait and Self Portrait, Pomona California
2016 Buckhead Library, Art from Here to There, Buckhead – GA
2016 Latino Art Museum, Celebrate 5 de Mayo, Pomona – CA
2016 Roswell Fine Arts Alliance, Roswell – GA
2015 Johns Creek Art Center, Summer Serendipity, Johns Creek – GA, Mayor’s and Honorable Mention
2015 Casa Azul, Andina Night, Greensboro – NC
2015 Johns Creek Art Center, Johns Creek – GA, Third Place
2014 Johns Creek Art Center, Johns Creek – GA, First Place
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.catalinagomezbeuthart.com/
- Phone: 678-663-8382
- Email: catagomezbeuth@gmail.com
- Instagram: @catalinagomezbeuthart
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Catalina-Gomez-Beuth-Art
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