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Sarah Aponte- Abstract artist born in Bronx, NYC 1982. I've been painting since I was 6 yrs old and have found a peace and spiritual place when painting. I hope you enjoy my artwork!

I remember being a little girl and seeing a painting. The painting was like a bright light around me. It whispered to me, drew me in and gave me joy. I began painting at six when everything seemed complicated and confusing as a child. When I painted I felt distant from the world and withthin myself. It gave me strength. Later in life when I had grown and given birth to a child, it allowed me to experience a deep appreciation of my everyday experiences. My emotions began bursting out of me.

Every painting is a piece of me, a situation, a feeling, a pain, joy or confusion. A puzzle I am still trying to put together.I find it hard to express everything I feel inside. My experiences can't be expressed with ordinary words. I use painting as a language. It is shocking and gentle at the same time. It awakens my senses and takes me to a world I want to be in, where I can experience past, present and sometimes see the future. I use color, shapes and different objects to help me express what I want to convey.

When I paint my emotions and experiences can be overwhelming. Sometimes I feel the effect of another person. It's like unwrapping a box and finding different objects inside and trying to make sense out of it. Every moment is discovery.

I paint because I have to. I feel electric and sharp. All the ideas flowing through. I'm one-on-one with the canvas. The white canvas is silent from where I try to awaken the shapes and forms- trying to express what's already there but unseen. My soul is my paintbrush. While creating I feel as if I'm playing in a field of all possibilities with the elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Time, Space. Impulses of my inner self give the elements direction. It's all very spontaneous, fast. The whelling up and flow of life inside moves my arm and hands to unfold the color and shapes on the canvas. And the exhilaration created is part of the process. The joy of the process makes me want to paint again, and it all starts over again.

I use paint because I feel connected to it. The medium chose the artist. My mind is swimming in creative energy and I'm compelled to express that.

Exhibitions:

The Ellipse of Peace Art Exhibition,The World Culture Open Center Gallery NYC May 2008

Le Poisson d'Avril ? The Ball of Fools @ Galapagos -3rd Annual Ball of Fools Festival of Arts, Music & Dancing April 2008

CityFoundNY- Artopia Group Exhibit 2007

Underground Lounge Group Show 2006

CityFoundNY- Artist Reloaded Group Exhibit 2004

CityFoundNY- Think Tank Group Exhibit 2004

Silver Whale Group Exhibit 2004

CityFound- Life Engine Group Exhibit 2004

CityFoundNY- Cross Of Changes Group Exhibit 2003

CityFoundNY- 1st CityFoundNY Exhibit 2002

*Represented by Creative Genius Art Gallery, Medford NJ 2001-2003

*Artist Of The Month December 2006 Up Hills Dreams Art Gallery

*Artist Of The Month October 2007 Artscene.com

*Peanut Butter and Ramees Noodles - Sarah Aponte Article Life Of A Struggling Artist March 2008

Provided CD Cover Art For:
Rain Of Kings
Paul Decoster

Links:

Http:SarahAponte.wetpaint.com

Http:www.wooloo.org/SarahAponte

Http://723.com/SarahAponte

#ARTMESH - Sarah Aponte

Saatchi Gallery- Sarah Aponte

www.myspace.com/SarahAponteArt

I'm a little bit of a home body I love watching movies and being cozy. But I enjoy good food,wine, sports, house parties,books,travel, yoga, music, good people and a good laugh.