Arlene Santana
Artist Statment
As melody can remain in the mind inexplicably, images exist for me. Color, texture and line, like music, evoke feelings, emotions, and memories which travel through one's mind, body, and spirit. If one is present, and very fortunate, this can become manifest and tangible in painting. For me, painting is always an adventure full of unexpected turns, joy, and sometimes disappointment. An image can remain mysterious even to its maker, perhaps revealing its real meaning much later. To follow this unquestioningly is a painter's challenge.
Artist Biography
Arlene Santana Thornton's paintings and drawings have been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in museums and galleries in the U.S. and Europe for more than 20 years. She completed her BFA at Florida International University in Miami, then returned to New York for graduate studies in art and humanities at New York University, as well as further work The Art Students League of New York with Richard Pousette-Dart. Ms. Santana lived and worked for five years in Italy studying the Italian language, arts and culture at the Dante Alighieri School in Rome. Her work has been exhibited at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, been reviewed and published in numerous art and literary magazines, and received media coverage by ABC and NBCTV. Her travels in Europe have included Italy, Germany, England, Spain, Malta and France, with other sojourns to Russia, Japan and South America. Color, light, textures, and memories internalized from these experiences continue to inform her paintings and drawings.
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