Bellesguard's work to be featured at Rodez Gallery

Adrian Bellesguard brings his collection of Women to Rodez Art Gallery at CocoWalk on April 7, premiering the work the night of Coconut Grove's Gallery Walk. Bellesguard grew up in Spain and studied at England’s University of Southampton obtaining a Master in European Art but considers himself a self-taught artist. He considers Ramon Calsina and Leonor Fini to be his mentors, but was also influenced by Francis Bacon, Goya, expressionism, and neo-expressionism.

Using George Braque's words, Bellesguard states, “The goal is not to be concerned with the reconstruction of an anecdotal fact but with the constitution of a pictorial fact. Women is just a chosen excuse to paint a painting."

At left is Bellesguard's Infanta Viendo la Television.

He goes on to say, “Conceptual art does not exist, what remains in conceptual art is precisely what is not conceptual, art and concept exclude each other. Art can include a concept but there is no art in a concept alone. An idea is not art."

Meet the artist on opening night the exhibit will be on view through April 27, 2012.

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 11 am to 7 pm, and Friday & Saturday, 11 am to 10 pm.

For more info: 786.467-7111.