AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Artists Barbara Carrasco • J. Michael Walker • Elizabeth Perez • John Valadez join forces with poetic responses from Gloria Enedina Alvarez •Abel Salas • Peter J. Harris • Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara

Opening Night Reception: Saturday, February 14, 2009 from 7-10 pm

The Avenue 50 Studio is proud to present “Intensidad,” an exhibit featuring works of art by 4 Los Angeles artists, Barbara Carrasco, J. Michael Walker, Elizabeth Perez, and John Valadez with a visual poetic response from Gloria Alvarez, Abel Salas, Peter J. Harris, and Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara. In our first exhibition of the new year, the Avenue 50 paired our visual artists with poets whose poem speaks to a particular painting in our exhibition, creating a visual “call and response”. “Intensidad,” speaks of artists whose sharply defined work reveals a personality that is passionate in its powerful concentration. These artists reach into their souls where inner strength is the source of their intensity. Our artists cannot help but be extremely focused and intense.

Duration: February 14, 2009 through March 8, 2009