Paintings by Jerri Castillo
November 4, 2011 to November 26, 2011
Monroe Gallery
“My work is inspired by the construction and deconstruction of the landscape,” says Jerri Castillo, “which is signified by the structures built in that space. The alteration of these buildings through natural erosion, urban development and economic decay describes the history of the people and communities that were connected to such them at certain points in time. My work focuses on capturing these structures and sites before they become altered into another form or destroyed and their original history and purpose are essentially forgotten.”
“I use the medium of oil and acrylic paint to capture the history, memory and debris that reveal a sense of time and place. Through my work I create a tangible setting that merges the history of the past and the events of the present, from which the viewer can explore the range between spatial illusion and memory.”
Castillo received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, a post-baccalaureate certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and an MFA from The American University. She is currently a private art instructor on Long Island.
Curator: Erich Keel, PhD, Director of Education, Kreeger
Museum
Jerri Castillo, Blueprint, 2011, oil on board, 24" x
24" (detail)