Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Words, 2010, Watercolor on paper, 11 x 7½ in. 28 x 19 cm.

Words, 2010, Watercolor on paper, 12 works @ 11 x 7½ in. 28 x 19 cm.

Paper Planes, 2009, Vinyl, 22 x 16 in. 56 x 41 cm.

Untitled Stone, 2009, Soap Stone and cork, 2¾ x 2¾ x 1¾ in.

Asst. Untitled Stones, 2009, Soap stone and cork, Assorted sizes

Falling quartet, 2009, Graphite on paper, 4 x 22 x 17 in. 55,9 x 43,2 cm.

Falling (detail)

Falling installation at Cecilia de Torres, New York, 2009

Homage to Balla, 2009, Graphite on paper, 41½ x 30 in. 105 x 76 cm.

Homage to Balla (detail)

Homage to Balla (detail)

Untitled, 2009, Color inks on paper, 41½ x 30 in. 105 x 76 cm.

Untitled (detail), 2009, Color inks on paper, 41½ x 30 in. 105 x 76 cm.

Forgetting, 2009, Graphite on paper, 38½ x 50 in. 97,8 x 127 cm.

Forgetting (detail), 2009, Graphite on paper, 38½ x 50 in. 97,8 x 127 cm.

Drawing Trees, 2010

Gustavo Bonevardi in his studio, New York City, 2010

b. 1960 New York - lives in New York City

Trained as an architect with a degree from Princeton University, Gustavo Bonevardi's artistic practices range from the meticulous to the monumental.  Working on a small scale, Bonevardi is known for his letter drawings - graphite images in which a multitude of minute yet precise letters of the alphabet tumble, spill, and stretch their way across the paper surface, creating undulating patterns or precise forms which, when viewed from a distance, conceal their tiny components. 

Bonevardi draws on his architectural background when working on his large scale urban projects, which include the memorial Tribute in Light (conceived in 2001 and illuminated each year in New York in commemoration of September 11th) and 10,000 Flower Maze (2011).  This latter work, a temporary project commissioned for Shenzhen's Citizen Plaza, China, was inspired by the European garden maze commissioned in 1756 by Emperor Qialong, and consisted of thousands of orange-safety cones arranged in patterns across the public space.  Lying somewhere between the scale of his drawings and urban projects, Bonevardi also creates watercolors, sculptures, objects and architecture from his studio in New York City.

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