Shadows

Updated: Jan 17

Author: Juditta Salem (J.S. Wolfe)

Agency: Involution Publishing

Fine Artist: Susana Rodriguez

FEATURED IN SOLO EXHIBITION: https://438thavegallery.wordpress.com/

“Within the fading line between reality and fantasy, in a crowded city, people

morph into shadows, losing their identity in the process.I am interested

in exploring their darkness, and in unveiling the emotions they seem to be

hiding”, reflects Ms. Rodriguez.

Here is an artist, from Argentina, who travels through the shadows of the

Earth, observing real people with unreal lives. In the overpopulated streets

of New York City, people are lonely, yet seldom alone. A rhetorical question

triggers our lonely thoughts, that no one has a concrete answer for:

How did we get to be this far apart?

In a time with limited space, humanity has never been more separated.

There is a sense of disconnection with our loved ones, our lands, our

homes, our faiths, and most importantly, with ourselves. The exhibition, titled

“Shadows”, at 43 8th Avenue Gallery, consists of 10 paintings, that

penetrate our disguise, in order to expose our shadows, and revive our

dormant desires.

Ms. Suzanna Rodriguez was born an artist, and has been painting her entire

life with passion, lust, and sensuality. After graduating from the School

of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Ms. Rodriguez went on to exhibit in both

group and solo exhibitions, in Argentina, South Korea, Brazil, and The Dominican

Republic.

The exhibition is centered around a work on canvas delineating a family of

four walking side by side, casting their shadows on the solid ground they

walk on, yet seem detached from both reality and each other.

“When I paint, I am aware that both my conscious and subconscious parts

of my mind are at full play; however, I try to keep the subconscious suppressed

within the process, so that I may fully and consciously reveal the

truth of human behavior as raw as it can get”, expresses Ms. Rodriguez.

Susana has carved her individuality through the total awareness of her

art. Her art is driven by passion; the flame of passion must never be extinguished,

and here she is, sending life to its blazing fire.

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