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Cope 2: Rise to the Occasion
Thursday, November 10, 2011
COPE 2: RISE TO THE OCCASION
Curated by Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo
Organized by Soraya Maelyng Marquez
DATE: December 1 through December 4, 2011
LOCATION: 167 NW 25th Street, The Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Florida 33127
TIME: Opening Reception, Thursday, December 1, 7pm – 10pm
Gallery Hours: December 2 - 4, 2011, 11am – 7pm
MIAMI, FL (December 2011) - Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo is pleased to present Rise To The Occasion, a solo exhibition of new original mixed media paintings and giclée prints by New York City based artist Cope 2.
Cope
2's first solo exhibition in The Wynwood Arts District of Miami,
presents a collection of new works exploring the convergence of his
signature, bubble letter and distinctive lettering style. He utilizes
aerosol, enamel and acrylic paints creating an original collection of
compositions infused with collages, messages, stylized tags and
symbolic imagery.
For
over 30 years, Cope 2 has risen to become the world’s most consistent,
visibly committed, instantly recognizable and respected aerosol artists
living.
The compositions in Rise To The Occasion are
microcosms of Cope 2’s coming of age experience and overcoming
obstacles as an aerosol artist. The exhibition relates the personal
paradigms shifts of the complex and colorfully vibrant world of Cope 2.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Cope
2 made his presence in the New York City aerosol writing scene in 1978,
spraypainting his moniker on subway trains. He developed his style in
the subways and streets of the Bronx creating countless artistic
productions from the 1980’s through 2000s achieving international
recognition for his distinctive style.
Today,
you can catch Cope 2 in the studio painting, bringing his raw energy
into abstract masterpieces, intertwined with his trademark bubble
letters and signatures on canvases. Cope 2 crosses the boundaries
between street culture and the fine art world.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Fernando
Ruíz Lorenzo was born of Puerto Rican parentage in the Washington
Heights section of Manhattan in 1978 and raised in the High Bridge
Section of The Bronx. Ruíz Lorenzo is a writer, artist and curator. His
work has exhibited at the International Center of Photography (New
York), The California Museum of Photography (Riverside), Photographic
Resource Center (Boston) and Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. He
has curated at Hunter College of the City University of New York, bOb
Gallery in NYC and has a series of exhibitions at Reem Kayden Gallery,
Bard College.
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
Soraya
Maelyng Marquez was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico by way of
Dominican Republic. As native New Yorker she has been participating in
the graffiti culture since 2001 as Indie184. She is also a designer and
entrepreneur who founded female street wear brand Kweenz Destroy. She
has also curated and organized numerous group exhibitions throughout New
York City and Los Angeles. Currently, her artwork is on display in El
Museo's Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 at El Museo Del Barrio in New York City.
CONTACT
For additional information or appointments, please contact Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo via info@cope2art.com.
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