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(Updated 2021) My Art Relationship Grows Between Cuba & the Center of Science & Industry

July 3, 2020All Blogs, Fine Arts BlogArt Makes Columbus, artist, Artist Exchange, Center Of Science And Industry, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus In Cuba, Columbus Museum of Art, COSI, Cuba, Cuba In Columbus, Daric GillDaric Gill Studios

My Art Relationship Grows Between Cuba & the Center of Science & Industry

by Daric Gill

Absolute: Plumb: oil on panel. 12″ x 24″.

Before the pandemic rocked the world, the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) announced an exhibit called ‘¡Cuba!’, a bilingual collaboration with the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba. In conjunction with that exhibition was an invitation to a Community Art Challenge, where artists of all ages were asked to submit work that represented their family, traditions, home, and cultural similarities. I dropped off an oil painting to just weeks before the world saw a global lockdown. The work has been in the museum’s care, waiting the moment when they could responsibly open back up to the public. I’m pleased to announce that COSI is now open and my work, “Absolute: Plumb” is now on display in Heritage & History art gallery. I have several really interesting connections between both COSI and Cuba. Read onward to see what they are.

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New “Columbus In Cuba” Documentary To Debut In Ohio Before Traveling To Film Festivals

December 20, 2019All Blogs, Fine Arts Blog, Life Of An Artist Blog13th Havana Biennial, art, Art Makes Columbus, artist, Artist Exchange, bienal de la habana, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus In Cuba, Columbus Museum of Art, Cuba, Cuba In Columbus, Daric Gill, Havana, lolo's art gallery, Nikki and Matt SwiftDaric Gill Studios

New “Columbus In Cuba” Documentary To Debut In Ohio Before Traveling To Film Festivals

by Daric Gill

It’s been my extreme privilege to have been included among a group of artists who traveled to Cuba on an artist exchange and again for an international exhibition. Last spring, we were invited to exhibit in the 13th Havana Biennial and ConnectArt in Havana and Matanzas. Among the group of artists were two Ohio filmmakers, Nikki and Matt Swift. Together they created a documentary film that will soon debut in Columbus before traveling to other film festivals.

Columbus in Cuba will make its debut with a free screening at Gateway Film Center on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 2 p.m., followed by a free screening at the Columbus Museum of Art, in conjunction with (my undergrad alma mater) Columbus College of Art & Design, on Thursday, Jan. 16. with a reception at 5:30 p.m., a showing at 6 p.m., and a Q&A to follow. You can book tickets online for film at the CMA (click on their name above to go to their website).

There are so many people that helped make this journey possible. I’m thankful for all of them. Please join us in this celebration of inclusion.

New Painting For “Columbus In Cuba | Cuba In Columbus” Exhibition

October 1, 2019All Blogs, Fine Arts Blog13th Havana Biennial, art, Art Makes Columbus, artist, Artist Exchange, bienal de la habana, Columbus In Cuba, contemporary art, Cuba, Cuba In Columbus, Daric Gill, Havana, Hilton Downtown Columbus, lolo's art gallery, paintingDaric Gill Studios

New Painting For “Columbus In Cuba | Cuba In Columbus” Exhibition

by Daric Gill

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Absolute: Triumph is my newest (and largest) piece in this series. It was recently delivered to the Columbus in Cuba | Cuba in Columbus exhibition. This show represents an unprecedented, multi-event, multi-venue group of exhibitions showcasing the work of artists from central Ohio and Cuba. In April 2019, five Columbus artists were among the 200 international artists selected to show work in the renowned 13th Havana Biennial in Matanzas, Cuba. An additional 34 Columbus artists showed their work alongside art from Cuban artists as part of a collateral Biennial exhibition, ConnectArt, in Matanzas. From October 1 to November 15, 2019, artwork from the 39 central Ohio artists who exhibited in Cuba, work from additional Columbus artists, and Cuban artists work will be on display at art institutions, galleries, and public venues throughout Columbus as part of Cuba in Columbus.

ABOUT THIS PIECE

Shades of translucent dark green accentuate the patterns of grain in the wood, reminiscent of a topographical map. A painted white cloud looks like a paper cutout with 6 blue strings dangling down. Over that, a red/orange thread hangs and makes a sharp turn. It outlines a distinct pattern on its way to a large origami boat. This pattern is a familiar motif pulled from the rooflines and archways of many of the old buildings in Havana. A berried shrub seemingly grows from the bow of the origami boat.

This is the sister piece to Absolute: Frequency, a piece that was exhibited during the Havana Biennial earlier this year. Read about it here. Absolute: Frequency stayed in Cuba and is slated to part of the permanent collection in a Contemporary Arts Center in Matanzas, Cuba. As you can imagine, transporting the work from America to Cuba was not easy. The original piece was designed as a triptych in case there was a need to disassemble the painting for more compact travel purposes. The new work adapted a similar triptych form, which permitted me to transport the nearly 4 ft wide wood painting in a backpack between the workshop and my studio. I’m excited and honored to be part of such a multi-cultural partnership. Please check out my work and the works of so many other amazing American and Cuban artists.

More information about the participating artists & galleries can be found at the website ColumbusInCuba.com . A map of all the different exhibition locations here.

Exhibition Info:
October 1 – November 15, 2019
Locations: art institutions, galleries and public venues across Columbus
Opening reception: October 1, 2019, 5:00 – 8:00pm, with opening words at 6:00pm, Hilton Columbus Downtown