Art and Culture Center – Hollywood – THE BIG BANG: ARTURO E. MOSQUERA

On view: April 5-June 1

RELATED PROGRAMMING

• May 17: Guided Tour of the exhibition in partnership with Hollywood Artwalk

• June 1: Final day exhibition tour including a guided Mindfulness Practice

Vibrant colors, confident brushstrokes, and rhythmic compositions embody the paintings of Arturo E. Mosquera. When looking at the work, the texture of the paint and the saturation of the pigment come together to form a symphony of sounds in the mind of observer. Whether drawing inspiration from the natural world as in his Pandemic Landscape Series and The Grand Teton National Park Series, from Michealangelo’s Sistine Chapel, from Comic Books, or from other artists that he admired, Mosquera created a visual language that is uniquely his own. This exhibition features over 50 paintings by Mosquera, and also includes some of the artists’ drawings, sketchbooks and works featured in the Mosquera Collection.

Arturo E. Mosquera (1982 – 2022) Born in Memphis, Tennessee, lived/ worked in Miami, FL. He attended Manchester College, Connecticut, where he concentrated in printmaking. Mosquera became interested in graffiti in his teens and his work, attached to this mode of expression, touches on dreams, death, love, beauty, friendship, and the imagination.