LIVING IN MEMORY (Sept 1 - 26, 2009)
Opening Reception  ||  Sept 11, (6 to 8pm)
25 Center Street, New Bedford, Mass 02744
(508) 496-4718  ||  luisvillanueva@luisvillanueva.com

NEW BEDFORD, MASS (July 17th 2009): Colo Colo Gallery is pleased to announce that it will host the opening for Nilton Cardenas’ “Living in Memory” exhibition which includes paintings and drawings made by the renowned Peruvian artist. The opening night will take place on Friday September 11, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with Cardenas’ attendance.
For this collection, Cardenas transported memories from his ancestors to the present day. He works in a contemporary style with cultural passion for his country and a beautiful mixture of forms and colors. When viewing his handiwork, you take a voyage where people and mysteries, once locked in silent memory, emerge from his native country, Peru, and transfer the spectator into a mythical and legendary adventure.
Nilton Cardenas was born and raised in Lima Peru. At the age of 20, he and his family moved to Florida and then settled in Providence, Rhode Island. Nilton studied journalism at San Martin de Porres University and painting at Jose Sabogal Institute in Lima. He has exhibited his art in group and one-man shows in the U.S. and abroad.
Nilton actively promotes art and Latin culture in his local community. He has also been developing his talent with Providence’s young people through his activities as art teacher in summer and after-school programs. Nilton Cardenas has been recognized and praised by state and local officials due to his constant support, dedicated work, and significant impact on children through art.
According to the poet Milan, Bruselas, winter 2008 “His painting style is happiness, sobriety and intensity, but also an invitation to reflect on our ancestors. In order to achieve this, he displays free strokes including playful ones that unveil the millenary Incas’ culture: Sacred sings warriors’ hymns that protect the condor; the Temple and the Sun. Strong lines and living colors like fire make this creator’s art a bridge that connects his creative works with history, incorporating images and the past into conscious emotions”
“His representations reveal the myth and mysticism, and above all that he compresses his art into magic as the magic of someone who draws from his roots memories! This is the way his paintbrush will always tell a story, a legacy whether in his landscapes or his abstractions. Because, to paint with blood and sun you need to be living in memory”