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Country: Mozambique | Age: 41
Artist's Bio - Gumatsy was born in 1968 in the Aeroporto neighborhood of Maputo, Mozambique. During early adolescence, Gumatsy began painting with his uncle, who is the internationally acclaimed painter Malangatana. Spending time painting at Malangata's studio provided an escape from Gumatsy's occasionally tumultuous home life. "Painting was, and continues to be to this day, a therapeutic activity"...
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Country: Peru | Age: 43
Artist's Bio - Hugo Ovalle was born in the town of Cusco in 1966. He became involved in the arts at an early age and was schooled at a local art university, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes (Superior School of Fine Arts). Ovalle's style is unique in that he works with a broad palette of colors to convey rich emotion and form through minimal complexity. He paints by breaking down the canvas into the essential components of the work, subtlety abstracting the original image...
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Ovalle's artwork will be on display at
Prince Street Cafe in New York, NY beginning in November.
The exhibition at Think Gallery at Think Coffee in New York, NY will feature three talented artists:
Alfred Kimani from Kenya,
Hugo Ovalle from Peru, and
Maketo from Mozambique.
Friday, July 23rd
The opening reception be held on Friday, July 23
rd from 8:00- 10:00 PM. Seasonal beer and wine will be on hand all evening at happy hour prices. To learn more about the exhibition, please visit the Think Gallery
site.
July 23rd - September 18th
The paintings will remain on display from July 20
th - September 18
th for public viewing.
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Hugo Ovalle
Alfred Kimani
Gumatsy
