FRANCK DE LAS MERCEDES : FDLM

JUNE 11: FDLM @ GORVERNORS ISLAND

FDLM: Born in Nicaragua/Made in the USA An exhibit of works on papers from the NeoCodex Series.

NoMAA congratulates our 2023 Uptown Arts Stroll honorees and acknowledges their contributions to the arts! The honorees are: Visual Artist Franck de las Mercedes, Press Agent Nina Marie Ward, Broadway Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg, the United Palace Theater, and the People’s Theatre Project.

NoMAA Congratulates Our 2023 Uptown Arts Stroll Honorees

And Acknowledges Their Contributions To The Arts!

2023 Honorees:

Visual Artist Franck de las Mercedes, Press Agent Nina Marie Ward, Broadway Sound Designer Nevin Steinberg, the United Palace Theater, and the People’s Theatre Project

«Primogénito», es una retrospectiva de poemas donde se manifiestan vivencias su niñez en Nicaragua, su problemática juventud y el arte como arma para vencer la adversidad.

New York, NY, marzo 2, 2023 / Franck de las Mercedes, renombrado pintor nicaragüense, presenta su primer libro de poesía, "Primogénito", publicado por la editorial Barker & Jules Books. Esta recopilación de poemas pinta un colorido paisaje que examina las fracturas emocionales y psicológicas que marcaron su vida.

En los versos se plasman las memorias del niño que sobrevive una guerra civil, la separación de su familia al emigrar, su juventud manchada por las drogas y después su determinación por transformar sus vivencias en un relato que celebra al artista y poeta, que perdura para contarlo.

"Estos versos en gran parte manifiestan las distintas etapas de mi vida; desde mi niñez en la guerra en Nicaragua, a mi adolescencia inmigrante en Nueva York... y como el adulto va resolviendo y dando sentido a su propia historia y heridas." dice Franck "Mi propuesta denuncia a los demonios de la infancia pero también celebran a mi cultura; al igual que la identidad y autonomía que encontrase en el arte y la escritura." Su retrospectiva de poemas son presentados en la misma manera cronológica en que FdlM exhibiera su obra pictórica en una galería, con el fin de que el lector aprecie el crecimiento y desarrollo emocional de la obra. "Franck sostiene la pluma de la misma manera que sostiene el pincel… La tinta en sus versos está hecha de ese material, y bajo esos mismos principios. Sabe en donde se esconden los colores; en el mismo lugar en donde viven todos aquellos atrapados entre estas páginas. Son los versos de un poeta del futuro, en un tiempo tan urgido de ellos. Ese poeta que tiene la fórmula secreta, que sabe lo que se grita ante el abismo. Un universo impresionante y un mapa maravilloso, en sus líneas más íntimas." -Pablo Erminy

"Primogénito", es una obra escrita por Franck de las Mercedes, reconocido artista nacido en Masaya, Nicaragua, un 9 de septiembre de 1972. Proveniente de una familia de bailarines de marimba, músicos y maestros; desde muy temprana edad, fue expuesto a las artes y escribió poesía. A mediados de los años ochenta, su familia emigró a los Estados Unidos donde Franck se destacó en la música y en el teatro, y a mediados de los noventa se dedicó a las artes plásticas. Para los lectores que deseen leer la obra de FdlM, pueden ordenarlo ya en las tiendas en línea de Amazon, Apple iTunes, o Barnes and Noble, y muy pronto en cualquier tienda de libros.

A selection of photos by FdlM are part of the collective exhibit "The Gram Uptown: Virtual/Visceral" A social media-sourced photography exhibition, featuring 60 of the best Uptown photographers on IG and highlighting the beauty, history and vibrancy of Uptown Manhattan.

Opening: Thursday, November 3, 6-8pm Calendar Launch Party & Artist Talk: Thursday, December 8, 6-8pm Gallery Hours: Tuesdays and Saturdays 12-5pm Closing: January 14, 2023 NoMAA Gallery @4140 4140 Broadway NY, NY

(inside the United Palace first floor annex) Produced by The Uptown Collective and the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance

Curated by Carlos Solis, Something to Declare is a group exhibition featuring over twenty Latin-American artists from across the eastern United States. The exhibition aims to discuss and analyze some of the conditions and circumstances relevant to the artists’ individual autonomy, what drives them to create, and their desire to proclaim in a collective setting that, “we are here.” This exhibition also explores the concept that ideas, customs, and objects can travel between cultures, and identities are often layered. Quinlan Visual Arts Center 514 Green Street, NE Gainesville , GA 30501 quinlanartscenter.org

Participating Artists: Jorge Arcos Alexi Torres Alexis Mendoza Gaby Sylva Dora Lopez Pedro Fuertes Yehimi Cambron Catalina Gomez-Beuth Jesus Nodarse Marisa Cerban Maria Fernanda Lairet Carolina Rojas Franklin Delgado Franck de las Mercedes Paula Reynaldi Rigo Peralta Maria Sarmiento

Morgan Lugo Luis Ardila Lisette Morel Alex Fdez Fernandez Carlos Solis Melvin Toledo

Pablo Caviedes Angela Bortone

Volta Art Fair New York 2022 Returns to New Chelsea Location MAY 18 – 12, 2022

New York -- VOLTA Art Fair returns to New York coinciding with the Frieze Art Fair from May 18 to 22 at 548 West 22nd Street. Located a few blocks down from The Shed, VOLTA’s new location at the former Dia building and Hauser & Wirth gallery space in Chelsea, is a 10-minute walking distance from Frieze New York.

VOLTA’s cornerstones are: Discover. Connect. Collect. The fair was established with the intention of providing a foundational platform for dynamic younger and middle-market galleries seeking participation in the art world’s major cities. VOLTA New York presents a vibrant cohort of 49 national and international galleries, providing its roster of exhibitors with a platform to present cutting-edge presentations in art market capitals.

Joining this year's lineup of exhibitors is Westport/Miami's The Contemporary Art Modern Project. The visual goal of the CAMP booth is to contrast the stark portraiture of Ghanian artist Idris Habib, to the bright and vibrant collages of Brazilian artist Silvana Soriano, the bursting colors of Nicaraguan painter Franck de las Mercedes tied together by the geometric and colorful textile works of Uruguayan Artist Evelyn Politzer.

Three of the artists use fabric in their works; Habib paints on African fabrics; Soriano, in her collage works both paints and uses fabric to dress her characters, and Politzer painstakingly weaves color throughout her textile works creating beautiful objects and installations. de las Mercedes creates blooming bouquets against a stark black background focusing on the colors used and the abundance of a spectacular void to draw attention to the possibility of possibility in an urban life. The booth looks at these intriguing uses of textile and color and explores the different cultures and locations of the artists arguing both the richness of the textile arts and the use of color, as artists continually seek to create that unique artistic voice and practice. Key to the booth and its goal is also an exploration of color and how it is used in the works, not only for the visual effect but also as a marker of cultural identity. ---Melanie Prapopoulos

VOLTA Art Fair in New York dates and times as follows.

LOCATION & DATES:

548 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA

PRESS PREVIEW:

Wednesday, May 18, 2 – 6 pm

PUBLIC HOURS:

Wednesday, May 18, 6 – 9 pm, Public Vernissage

Thursday, May 19 — Saturday, May 21, 12 – 8 pm

Sunday, May 22, 12 – 5 pm

https://www.voltaartfairs.com/new-york/plan-your-visit

Please register through the form on site to attend press preview accreditation.

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