Sol Studio Art showcases works by visual artists: Ximena Mariel, Neva Everett & Alfredo Salazar

On March 29th, 2009 Sol Studio Art was proud to showcase works by three new young artists and students of Brookhaven Community College. All three have been accepted to the Art Institute Of Chicago.
Ximena Mariel works in fiber, her installation titled The Summer Game was inspired by an actual underwater game where the artist as the main character dives to the bottom of a pool taking with her an orange patio chair. Pushing the boundaries of the imagination, Ximena utilizes threads and photographs taken of herself underwater with the chair. The instalation has a web like quality thus enticing the viewer to a closer inspection. The piece is a part 1 of a line of stories Ximena intends to tell. According to the artist her work is about the process, the materials and the meaning they convey. She uses herself as the subject of her themes in a portrait like manner.
Alfredo Salazar is a sculptor working in wood and plaster, Salazar confronts us with hands and eyes peeking and poking through organic forms. There is a hidden message in every piece, their forms transform as you walk around them. There is a truth and respect to materials where their nature is not hidden, plaster is plaster and wood is wood. As stated by the artist "it is about the duality between conflict and resolution."
Neva Everett showcased drawings, paintings and b/w photographs. Her Self Portrait in charcoal exemplifies her drawing skills and complements her b/w photographs of people, places and things. Her paintings display a certain surrrealism as her themes. Her palette is warm and yet neutral, her subjects seem to stare at you from all angles.