Miami, FL (March 21, 2011) - Over 200 people attended a successful art gathering produced by Laura Brunetti Gallery on Monday, March 14th at Marina Del Mar in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida for Contemporary Cuban Artist Josignacio's "Spring Collection". The Honorable Mayor Julio Robaina of Hialeah, Florida (the front runner in the 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral race) attended to show his support as well and John Brunetti Sr. of Hialeah Park Racetrack. This special exhibit is for a limited time until March 25, 2011 but can also be seen privately by appointment with Laura Brunetti at 908.907.3172.
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A free raffle drawing featured an original framed canvas of Josignacio's "Sparkle of Spring". Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served by the famous Miami Russian Restaurant, Tatiana.
"My visionary soul and instincts have always guided me to success in my life and especially in art. There is no other artist like Josignacio right now in the contemporary art world so I am betting it ALL on him. Knowing me, you should do the same!", cheers Laura Brunetti.
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News Reporter for Noticias 41, Adriana Navarro with Josignacio |
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Celebrated Cuban Musician Carlos Oliva with dear friend Josignacio |
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John Brunetti Sr., Owner of Hialeah Park Racetrack |
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Josignacio with Laura Brunetti of Laura Brunetti Gallery
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| Carlos Oliva, America Teve News Reporter Marlen Gonzalez, Josignacio, America Teve Television Producer/Host Maria Laria and Mayor Julio Robaina |
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Co-producers of the event, Laura Brunetti and Susan Belfer of Belfer Communications |
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Susan Belfer, Laura Brunetti and Mayor Julio Robaina |
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About Artist Josignacio: Josignacio is a Contemporary Cuban Artist (painter), neo-figurative - mostly abstract - and creator of Plastic Paint Medium in 1984, a painting technique he widely uses in his artwork. Plastic Paint Medium consists in the use of epoxy resins as an "agglutinating medium" and "pigments" as colorants resulting in a real plastic finish with an utterly new visual effect. Art Critic Leonel Lopez-Nussa used the term "Newism" to refer to this new effect.
Josignacio, who has resided in the United States since 1989, has defined and drawn attention to a famous generation of young Cuban artists called by the critics as "The Generation of the 80's" (The most rebels of all). Josignacio grew up in Cuba. He is often credited with helping to refocus the Cuban contemporary art world from his native Havana to the Art World of Miami, Florida, the city that adopted him after leaving Cuba in 1989.
Josignacio's extensive exhibitions (almost more than any other artist of his generation), have been well-covered in the media, particularly following his "Best in Show Award" in 1996. Josignacio earned this prominent prize during the Hortt 38 Show (the oldest and most prestigious Juried Art Show of Florida), which took place at the Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale; the award was given to one of his plastic paint medium artworks from his 'Dualism Series': "The 3 O'clock". Josignacio's body of work consists of several series, which he has maintained open for more than 20 years. These series consist of 'Portrait Series', 'Dualism Series', 'Abstract Series', 'Erotic Series', 'Yoruba Series', 'Tauromaquia Series', etc. With more than sixty Solo-Shows, his technique "Plastic Paint Medium" and his controversial exhibitions have redefined international expectations on
About Laura Brunetti: Laura Brunetti comes from a prominent family in Real Estate Development and Horse Racing. Laura's mission of philanthropy is extensive by helping many non-profit organizations through art mediums to make positive life changes for at-risk children and teens. Laura Brunetti has always been interested in Post War and Contemporary art, first collecting and now selling with unparalleled success. Now after 15 years of collecting and creating art, Laura's new gallery has taken the contemporary art scene by storm with her key player, Josignacio.
Please contact Susan Belfer for interviews and other media inquiries at sbelfer@belfercom.com or 732.239.1559.
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