Marcelo Novo

MARCELO NOVO: Materia Gris

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MARCELO NOVO
Materia Gris

An if ART Gallery exhibition
@ Gallery 80808/Vista Studios
Columbia, S.C.

December 9 – 20, 2011
Artist's Reception: Friday, Dec. 9, 5 – 10 pm

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For more information, CLICK HERE.
To see installation images CLICK HERE

Caballo Gris, 2010, acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in., $3,150

Heavy Listening, 2011, acrylic on canvas,
10 x 8 in., $550

Horse Watching a Woman Sleep, 2011, acrylic on canvas,
12 x 12 in., $850

New Trip, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas

10 x 8 in., $550

Bandoneon, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in.
$3,150

La Parca Escuchando Su Musica Preferida
2011, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in., $1,300

Maquina De Cebar Mate, 2011

Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in., $2,500

Sandwiched, 2010, acrylic on stamps on canvas

10 x 8 in.. $550

Picaflor, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
$850

Sad for Now, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas, 8 x 8 in.
$500

Self-Steam, 2011, acrylic on canvas,
40 x 30 in, $2.500/SOLD

Solcito, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Pumped Up, 2011, drypoint 5/6, 3.5 x 6.25 in.

$425 framed; $375 unframed

Three-Way Calling, 2011, linocut, ed. 11/14

6 1/2 x 5 in. (image),
$400 framed; $350 unframed

Contact, 2011, linocut, ed. 10/15

5 1/2 x 4 in. (image),
$350 framed; $300 unframed

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 1/8

12 x 12 in. (image),
$550 unframed

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 3/8

12 x 12 in. (image),
$550 unframed

Reflection, 2011, linocut, ed. 20/20

5 1/2 x 4 in. (image),
$350 framed; $300 unframed

Twilight, 2011, linocut, ed. 14/20

5 1/2 x 4 in. (image),
$350 framed; $300 unframed

Circulos Viciosos, 2011, linocut ed. 20
12 x 12 in., $650 framed, $550 unframed

Un Poco De Sombra, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas
5 x 5 in., $275

Calida Quietud, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in., $850

Happy Bird, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275
SOLD

Lamparita, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Toro Bravo, 2010, acrylic on canvas , 5 x 5 in., $275

In Vino Veritas, 2011, acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in., $1,300

Tres hojas y un ojo, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
$850

Rhino Stamp, 2010, acrylic on stamps on canvas, 8 x 10 in.
$550

Puzzled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
$1,300

Party Crasher, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 in., $1,775

Paradox, 2010, linocut, ed. 11,
5.5 x 4 in. (image),
11 x 7.5 in. (sheet),
$375 framed; $325 unframed

Reader, 2010, linocut, ed. 12,
6 x 3 in. (image),
11 x 7.5 in. (sheet),
$375 framed; $325 unframed

Tusked Dusk, 2010, linocut, ed. 15,
12 x 12 in. (image),
20.5 x 15 in. (sheet),
$550 framed; $ 450 unframed

NEW PRINTS BY MARCELO NOVO @ IF ART GALLERY

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Since his move to the Washington, D.C., area in September, 2010, longtime Columbia, S.C., arts mainstay Marcelo Novo has been working on new linocuts. A selection of those prints are now at if ART Gallery. See below.

Pumped Up, 2011, drypoint 5/6, 3.5 x 6.25 in.
$375 (unframed)

Three-Way Calling, 2011, linocut, ed. 11/14
6 1/2 x 5 in. (image), $350 (unframed)

Contact, 2011, linocut, ed. 10/15
5 1/2 x 4 in. (image), $300 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 1/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 2/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 3/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 4/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 5/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 6/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 7/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

El Jefe, 2011, reduction linocut, ed. 8/8
12 x 12 in. (image), $550 (unframed)

Reflection, 2011, linocut, ed. 20/20
5 1/2 x 4 in. (image), $300 (unframed)

Twilight, 2011, linocut, ed. 14/20
5 1/2 x 4 in. (image), $300 (unframed)

Paradox, 2010, linocut, ed. 11,
5.5 x 4 in. (image),
11 x 7.5 in. (sheet),
$ 325 (unframed)

Reader, 2010, linocut, ed. 12,
6 x 3 in. (image),
11 x 7.5 in. (sheet),
$ 325 (unframed)

Tusked Dusk, 2010, linocut, ed. 15,
12 x 12 in. (image),
20.5 x 15 in. (sheet),
$ 450 (unframed)

MARCELO NOVO STUDIO SALE, AUG. 22, 2010, 4 – 9 PM

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All works of art by Marcelo Novo are available at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC 29201.

Contact Wim Roefs at if-art-gallery@sc.rr.com or (803) 255-0068/(803) 238-2351

SALE HAS ENDED!

MARCELO NOVO STUDIO SALE
CLOSING RECEPTION

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 6 – 8 pm

@ Novo Studio, 22 Bluff Rd, Columbia, SC

For an appointment to view Novo's work in his studio, call (803) 238-2351.

15 percent off all paintings and prints!

For a small sample of works on sale, scroll down.

Marcelo Novo is moving to Washington, D.C., early September. But before he's off, he'll have a giant studio sale in his studio at 22 Bluff Rd, Columbia, SC.

TO GET TO NOVO STUDIO, take Assembly St. and turn at the baseball stadium onto Dreyfus Rd. Go to the next intersection @ Bluff Rd, and Novo Studio in at the corner on the left, in the building with the mural of The Incredible Hulk.

FOR MORE INFO or an appointment, contact Wim Roefs at if ART Gallery, (803) 238-2351 or wroefs@sc.rr.com

Tango, 1987, acrylic on canvas, 31 x 23 in.,
$ 1,950

Pole Dance, 1992, acrylic on canvas,
31 x 23 in., $1,950

Journey, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 16 x 20 in,
$1,300

El ojo, 1996, mixed media on canvas,
60 x 42 in., $3,700

Lechuza, 2008

Mixed media on canvas
20 x 16 inches
$1,250

Weaving Hands, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inches
$850

Maria's Aim, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inchec
$ 850

Long Distance, 2004
Mixed media on canvas
20 x 24 inches
$1,700

Flor 2007

Mixed media on canvas

10 x 10 inches

$650

Half & Half, 2009

Mixed media on canvas

5 x 5 inches

$275

SOLD

Sunbather, 2009

Mixed media on canvas

10 x 8 inches

$550

SOLD

Secretos, 2009

Mixed media on canvas

10 x 8 inches

$550

SOLD

Reina del mar, 2009

Mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 inches

$275

SOLD

Plug, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 inches

$850

Ocho soles, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

24 x 36 inches

$2,100

Flying And Smiling, 2008

Mixed media on canvas

14 x 14 inches

$1,050

Dark Green Cushion, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 inches

$850

Corazonada, 2008

Mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 inches

$850

Brain Power, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

10 x 10 inches

$650

Gulf of Mexico, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 in.

$ 850

Labyrinth 3050, 2007

Acrylic on map mounted on canvas

14 x14 in.

$ 1050

Legs, 2007

Mixed media on canvas

10 x 10 in.

$650

SOLD

Ever Last, 1993

Linocut, ed. of 24

17 1/2 x 24 in.

$ 500

(Unframed)

No Title, 2009

Monotype

$ 650

(Unframed)

No Title, 2009

Monotype

$ 625

(Unframed)

No Title, 2009

Monotype

$ 625

(Unframed)

No Title, 2009

Monotype

$ 650

(Unframed)

Perro Jugueton, 2009

edition of 21

18 x 22 inches

$ 600

(Unframed)

Perrito, 2009

edition of 13

$ 525

(Unframed)

No Title, 2009

Monotype

$ 650

(Unframed)

Ponchito's Ride, 2008

Linocut, ed. of 24

30 x 22 in.

Unframed $ 550

Man and Woman, 1992

Drypoint, 8 of 15

23 x 13 in.

$ 525

(Unframed)

Mano, 1994

Linocut, 6 of 9

9 x 11.5 in.

$ 425

Unframed

SOLD

Lightness, 2008

Linocut, ed. of 12

30 x 22 in.

$ 625

Unframed

In The Circus, 1994

Etching, 5 of 40

23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in.

$ 500

Unframed

Sideways, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

11 x 14 in.

$950

SOLD

Game, 2001

Acrylic on canvas

48 x 36 in.

$ 3,150

Yellow Maze, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 24 in.

$ 1,950

Rust Man, p/a, 1990

Etching and aquatint

13 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.

$ 650

Red Waves, 1994

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 24 in.

$ 1,700

SOLD

Retrato, 1990

Etching on found metal

$ 535

Puno, 1994

Monotype

10 1/2 x 7 in.

$ 575

Unframed

Man With Ghosts, 1994

Drypoint

25 1/2 x 18 in.

$ 800

Laughing, 1994

Monotype

17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.

$ 725

Ghost, 1994

Monotype

17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.

$ 725

Exodo, 1991

Acrylic on canvas

26 x 39 in.

SOLD

El triunfo de Poncho, 1993

Linocut, ed. of 16

21 x 16 in.

$ 600 (framed)

$ 450 (unframed)

Segundos afuera, 1988

Acrylic on linen

13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.

$ 900

No va mas, 1988

Acrylic on linen

13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.

$ 900

Elsegundo de la fila, 1988

Acrylic on linen

13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.

$ 900

El nuevo campeon, 1988

Acrylic on canvas

13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.

$ 900

El nacido, 1994

Drypoint

12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

S 600 framed

$ 525 unframed

La novicia, 1987

Acrylic on canvas

31 x 23 in.

$ 1,950

SOLD

La curata Pared, 1986

Acrylic on canvas

19 1/2 x 27 1/2 in.

$ 1,650

Dive, 1992

Acrylic on canvas

36 x 24 in.

$ 2,100

SOLD

Claro de luna, 1990

Acrylic on canvas

45 3/4 x 46 1/2 in.

$ 3,600

SOLD

Some Kind Of Ride, 1993

Etching

23 1/2 x 31 in.

$ 1,575

Arbol, 1992-2000

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 23 in.

$ 1,900

Adventuras de una elite, 1992-2000

Acrylic on canvas

30 x 39 in.

$ 2,450

Untitled, 1994

Drypoint, ed. of 2

8 1/2 x 9 in.

$ 600

Bailarina, 1990

Etching

16 1/2 x 8 in.

$ 650

Calesita I, 2001

Acrylic on canvas

48 x 60 in.

$ 5,000

Works of art by Marcelo Novo are available at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC.

Contact Wim Roefs at if-art-gallery@sc.twcbc.com or (803) 255-0068/(803) 238-2351.

Works of Art: Marcelo Novo

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Ever Last, 1993

Linocut, ed. of 24

17 1/2 x 24 in.

$ 500

CLICK HERE FOR MORE WORK BY MARCELO NOVO.

Works of art by Marcelo Novo are available at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC.

Contact Wim Roefs at if-art-gallery@sc.twcbc.com or (803) 255-0068/(803) 238-2351.

Artist's Statement: Marcelo Novo

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Like a musician playing by ear and improvising as he goes, my art begins not with cautious preliminary sketches but working directly on the chosen surface and completing a work in one sitting. When I begin, I never know what will manifest itself. I start by doodling and when I feel as though things are happening, I follow. Whatever is in my mind has to go through my arm, my hand, so to avoid interference I choose materials that let me work quickly. When finished, I don't go back and re-work it. This approach allows a more spontaneous and intuitive way of creating art.

My art has its roots in Latin American and European Surrealism, a movement that believes art holds the key to unlock the inner workings of the mind, and reveal aspects of the psyche otherwise hidden. Diverse recurrent symbols appear in my work as manifestations of my life experiences, some of which are closely related to my Latin American cultural heritage and my life in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Recently, I began the Map Series. For this series, the chosen surface includes portions of maps from the USA and other parts of the world, on which I paint instinctive/subconscious images. The appeal and use of maps in this series relate to my travels and especially to my identity and sense of place.

I find adapting to a new culture both rewarding and enriching. The process is often helped by the intuitive approach with which I create my art. Similarly, after many years abroad I have new insights on my native country when home visiting family. As I mark sixteen years in the United States, the imagery in my work continues to evolve, reflecting my identity in two cultures and my experience in many places.

-Marcelo Novo

Marcelo Novo: Print Gocco Demonstration, January 18, 2008

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Bath, 2009
Print Gocco, 2009
3 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (image)/7 x 11 in. (sheet)

Edition of 20
$ 125 each

Created and printed
@
if ART Gallery
January 18, 2009

Bath, 2009
Print Gocco, edition of 20
3 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (image)/ 7 x 11 in. (sheet)
$ 125

(AAB Photography)

Salon III: January 15- February 4, 2009

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For exhibition preview, click here.

For installation images, click here.

For printmaking demonstration schedule, click here.

Lightness, 2008
Linocut
30 x 22 in.
$ 625

if ART Gallery

presents

SALON III: The Print Exhibition

January 15 – February 4, 2009

if ART Gallery

1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, S.C. 29205

Reception: Thursday, Jan. 15, 5 – 10 p.m.

Opening Hours:

Weekdays, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

& by appointment

Printmaking Demonstrations:

Sunday, Jan. 18, 3 – 5 p.m., Marcelo Novo, Print Gocco

Sunday, Jan. 25, 3 – 5 p.m., Phil Garrett, Monotype

Saturday, Jan. 31, 3 – 5 p.m., H. Brown Thornton, Photo Transfer

Sunday, Feb. 1, 3 – 5 p.m., Steven Chapp, Linocut & Photopolymer Prints

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART:

(803) 255-0068/ (803) 238-2351 – if-art-gallery@sc.twcbc.com

For its January 2009 exhibition, if ART Gallery presents Salon III, an exhibition of prints by gallery artists at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, S.C. The opening reception will be Thursday, January 15, 2009, 5 – 10 p.m. The exhibition will be installed salon-style at the gallery’s first floor and continues if ART’s salon-style exhibitions; in December 2008, Salon I & II took place simultaneously at the gallery and Gallery 80808/Vista Studios in Columbia.

Among the printmaking techniques represented in the exhibition are etchings, dry points, lithographs, woodcuts, linocuts, photopolymer prints, embossings, monotypes, silkscreens and photo transfers.

During the exhibition, gallery artists Steven Chapp of Easley, S.C., Phil Garrett of Greenville, S.C., Brown Thornton of Aiken, S.C., and Marcelo Novo of Columbia will give demonstrations of various printmaking techniques. For times and demonstrated techniques, see above.

Artists in the exhibition include Karel Appel, Jeri Burdick, Carl Blair, Lynn Chadwick, Steven Chapp, Corneille, Jeff Donovan, Jacques Doucet, Phil Garrett, Herbert Gentry, Tonya Gregg, John Hultberg, Richard Hunt, Sjaak Korsten, Lucebert, Reiner Mährlein, Sam Middleton, Eric Miller, Joan Mitchell, Dorothy Netherland, Marcelo Novo, Hannes Postma, Edward Rice, Anton Rooskens, Kees Salentijn, Laura Spong, Brown Thornton, Bram van Velde, Katie Walker, David Yaghjian and Paul Yanko.

if ARTwalk: Salon I & II: December 11- 24, 2008

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For exhibition installation images, click here.

THE SALON I & II

Dec. 11 – 24, 2008

an exhibition at two Columbia, SC, locations:

Gallery 80808/Vista Studios

808 Lady Street

if ART Gallery

1223 Lincoln Street

Reception and ifART Walk: Thursday, Dec. 11, 5 – 10 p.m.

at and between both locations

Opening Hours:

Weekdays, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.

& by appointment

Open Christmas Eve until 7 p.m.

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART:

(803) 255-0068/ (803) 238-2351 – if-art-gallery@sc.twcbc.com

For its December 2008 exhibition, if ART Gallery presents The Salon I & II, an exhibition at two Columbia, SC, locations: if ART Gallery and Gallery 80808/Vista Studios. On Thursday, December 11, 2008, 5 – 10 p.m., if ART will hold opening receptions at both locations. The ifART Walk will be on Lady and Lincoln Streets, between both locations, which are around the corner from each other.

The exhibitions will present art by if ART Gallery artists, installed salon-style at both Gallery 80808 and if ART. Artists in the exhibitions include two new additions to if ART Gallery, Columbia ceramic artist Renee Rouillier and the prominent African-American collage and mixed-media artist Sam Middleton, an 81-year-old expatriate who has lived in the Netherlands since the early 1960s.

Other artists in the exhibition include Karel Appel, Aaron Baldwin, Jeri Burdick, Carl Blair, Lynn Chadwick, Steven Chapp, Stephen Chesley, Corneille, Jeff Donovan, Jacques Doucet, Phil Garrett, Herbert Gentry, Tonya Gregg, Jerry Harris, Bill Jackson, Sjaak Korsten, Peter Lenzo, Sam Middleton, Eric Miller, Dorothy Netherland, Marcelo Novo, Matt Overend, Anna Redwine, Paul Reed, Edward Rice, Silvia Rudolf, Kees Salentijn, Laura Spong, Tom Stanley, Christine Tedesco, Brown Thornton, Leo Twiggs, Bram van Velde, Katie Walker, Mike Williams, David Yaghjian, Paul Yanko and Don Zurlo.

Biography: Marcelo Novo

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Marcelo Novo (b. 1963)

Buenos Aires native Marcelo Novo in 1992 moved from Argentina to Columbia, S.C., where he lives. He has been in dozens of exhibitions all along the East Coast, including a show at New York City’s Cinque Gallery. Novo’s 10-year retrospective was at the Sumter (S.C.) Gallery of Art in 2003. In April – May, 2008, “Marcelo Novo: Buenos Aires/Columbia, SC, 1985-1994” was at if ART Gallery, Columbia, S.C. In 2004-2005, Novo developed with choreographer Miriam Barbosa the ballet “Catharsis,” performed by the University of South Carolina Dance Company. Novo was the curator for “Accessibility 2005: Transplanted,” an installation art project in Sumter, S.C., featuring six Latin American artists living in the United States.

Essay: Marcelo Novo

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Sideways, 2005

Acrylic on canvas

11 x 14 in.

Marcelo Novo: Buenos Aires/Columbia, S.C., 1985-1994

by Wim Roefs

When painter Marcelo Novo in 1992 moved from his native Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Columbia, S.C., he already was headed for what would become his signature style. The paintings and prints in this exhibition show his development from atmospheric, monochromatic, sculptural and architectural, abstract paintings to figure-oriented, often colorful work with rounded, voluminous forms and a Magic-Realist bend.

The exhibition also shows that Novo (b. 1963), who earned a printmaking degree in Argentina, produced a large body of prints early in his career. They included etchings, drypoints, monotypes, lithos, linocuts and combinations of these techniques. Immediately after his arrival in Columbia, Novo produced many prints at the University of South Carolina as a guest artist and later an assistant to Boyd Saunders.

The paintings from 1985-1987 show the influence of Novo’s mentor in Argentina, Roberto Aizemberg (a.k.a. Aizenberg). The works are dominated by sculptural and architectural formations in barren spaces, not unlike much of Aizemberg’s works, though Novo’s have a more organic feel. Two of the works, Tango and La Novicia, both from 1987, foreshadow Novo’s eventual turn toward the figure.

The boxing paintings of 1988, produced in Madrid, Spain, firmly established the figure. In these paintings, Novo developed the first stage of his typical rendering of human faces, establishing their features through busy squiggles reminiscent of tubes or coils. The paintings are distinct in Novo’s oeuvre because of their painterly quality and the degree to which the narrative is straightforward and developed and the scenes, realistic.

In the next three years, Novo’s work incorporated many early features while moving toward his signature approach. Space, indoors and outdoors, open or architectural, often remained vital. The figure was by now established, with coil faces a dominant feature. But the figuration became more fanciful. Bold colors entered the fray, as did the Magic Realism, even Surrealism, for which Novo would become known. Madre Con Hijo, 1990, Exodo and Puede El Tiempe Ser Tan Cruel?, both of 1991, illustrate the shift. So does the magisterial Claro De Luna of 1990, which in many respects might be the seminal piece of Novo’s early years.

After his move to Columbia, Novo initially veered between past and future. The painterly El Mensaje, 1992, relates to the earlier period, also because of the squiggly faces. Arbol, 1992, and Mon Jardin, 1993, are truly organic but show the large, geometric form against empty space of which Aizemberg was so fond. In Pole Dance of 1992, the tube-like facial squiggles are less squiggly and more stabilized and circular. The painting moves toward Novo’s later, more broadly and fully rendered, rounder faces, a development that became pronounced in many 1993-1994 paintings and prints. Works of this period, including Dive, El Triunfo De Poncho and La Domadora also introduced the rounded, voluminous figures and shapes that are by now vintage Novo.

April 2008

Essay: Marcelo Novo

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MARCELO NOVO: FLOW

Wim Roefs

Curator

Going with the flow is inherent to Marcelo Novo’s automatist approach to painting, in which he lets his subconscious take over. That subconscious is going new places these days. Novo’s work is sparser than before, certainly in terms of pallet but often also with respect to visual content and compositional complexity.

The compositions in Novo’s “Grey Series” at times remain complex and rich in detail, but the pallet consists of shades of grey only. In the “Contrast Series,” the compositions are straightforward and the pallet, limited. The contrast is between the solid background in hot pink, bright blue or mustard-yellow and the grey-toned, isolated figures and objects set against them. Novo has produced sparse paintings before but not as a sustained body.

There are also more paintings in which the figure doesn’t take center stage even as human presence does in the form of a hand or heart and on a psychological and symbolic level. The introduction of bars, pipes, and faucets is new to his repertoire, certainly as featured objects, as is the frequent appearances of the human heart. The compositional isolation of these common elements against a solid background, in combination with Novo’s already graphic and stylized approach, connects his work closer to Pop Art than before.

The new paintings also confirm his esthetic affinity with Fernand Léger. Novo shares the French artist’s interest in rounded forms and volume in a flat space. The initial impetus for these style forms was not Léger, though, but Latin American art, especially that of the Mexican muralists. “And I like Francis Bacon, the figures against large areas of flat color,” Novo says. “I like the impact. I have never been much attracted by more subtle pieces. It’s almost guttural.”

Novo’s connection to Magic Realism and European Surrealism remains. A hand “holds” flowers without stems, a figure has a heart for a head, another figure tries to squeeze through a faucet. While he paints whatever his subconscious would have him paint, Novo’s automatism, a Surrealist method, takes place within certain parameters. His general mood over weeks might be in favor of certain size canvases, and he tends to mix colors in large batches, which he doesn’t want to waste. Such restrictions do not affect what he paints, just what is available to paint with. “Automatism,” he says, “that freedom to just paint what comes, is liberating.”

What comes is often autobiographical. His laughing men remind Novo of Al Jolson, one of his father’s favorites, and of Carlos Gardel, the early-20th century tango singer who’s still a pop phenomenon in Novo’s native Argentina. His figures’ large hands are those of his grandmother. “I can still remember the feel of her hands holding me.” Flowers resembling vaginas and sensual couples reflect his own sexuality, Novo says. “I am a very sexual person and that shows in my work sometimes.” And the water and the pipes it flows through could be about healing and health issues, Novo thinks. His mother became ill and his father died a few years back, which might have triggered such concerns. The water is also about “Catharsis,” a ballet Novo developed earlier this year. “I am basically influenced by anything I see and experience. Everything is recorded and could come out when I am painting.”

Marcelo Novo: Buenos Aires/Columbia, SC: April 17- May 7, 2008

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if ART Gallery

1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC

Presents:

MARCELO NOVO:

Buenos Aires/Columbia, SC

1985 – 1994

April 18 – May 7, 2008

Opening Hours:

Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Weekdays, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

and by appointment

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART:

(803) 238-2351 – wroefs@sc.rr.com

The upcoming exhibition at if ART Gallery, Marcelo Novo: Buenos Aires/Columbia, SC, 1985–1994, opens to the public on Friday, April 18. It will run through May 7, 2008. The exhibition will present early work by Argentine artist Marcelo Novo, a native of Buenos Aires who has lived in Columbia since 1992. Novo (b. 1963) will show paintings and prints, including monotypes, etchings, drypoints, lithos and prints combining several techniques.

Novo has been in dozens of exhibitions across the country and abroad, including at New York City’s Cinque Gallery, the Deland Museum of Art in Deland, Fla., and Buenos Aires’ Centro Cultural Recoleta. Novo’s 10-year retrospective was at the Sumter (S.C.) Gallery of Art in 2003. In 2004-2005, Novo developed with choreographer Miriam Barbosa the ballet “Catharsis,” performed by the University of South Carolina Dance Company. Novo was the curator for “Accessibility 2005: Transplanted,” an installation art project in Sumter, featuring six Latin American artists living in the United States.

The Inventory: February 15-26, 2008

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Red Waves, 1994

Acrylic on canvas

20 x 24 in

$1,700

if ART

presents at

Gallery 80808/Vista Studios

808 Lady St., Columbia, S.C.

THE INVENTORY:

A Group Show of if ART artists

Feb. 15 – 26, 2008

Artists’ Reception: Friday, Feb. 15, 5 – 10 p.m.

Opening Hours:

Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sundays, 1 – 5 p.m.

Weekdays, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. and by appointment

For more information, contact Wim Roefs at if ART:

(803) 238-2351 – wroefs@sc.rr.com

For its February exhibition, if ART presents The Inventory, a group exhibition of artists from if ART Gallery. The show will consist of many new works by if ART artists as well as older pieces from the gallery’s inventory.

Included in the show will be work by Columbia artists Jeff Donovan, Mary Gilkerson, Marcelo Novo, Anna Redwine and David Yaghjian. Other South Carolina artists include Carl Blair, Jeri Burdick, Phil Garrett, Bill Jackson, Peter Lenzo, Dorothy Netherland, Matt Overend, Edward Rice, Tom Stanley, Christine Tedesco, H. Brown Thornton, Leo Twiggs, Katie Walker and Paul Yanko. Furthermore, the show will present work by former South Carolina residents Tonya Gregg, Eric Miller and Andy Moon. Also included are California collage artist Jerry Harris, Dutch painter Kees Salentijn and German artists Roland Albert, Klaus Hartmann and Silvia Rudolf.

Works of Art: Marcelo Novo

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All works of art by Marcelo Novo are available at if ART Gallery, 1223 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC 29201.

Contact Wim Roefs at if-art-gallery@sc.rr.com or (803) 255-0068/(803) 238-2351

New Trip, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas
10 x 8 in., $550

Bandoneon, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 in., $3,150

La Parca Escuchando Su Musica Preferida
2011, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in., $1,300

Maquina De Cebar Mate, 2011
Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in., $2,500

Sandwiched, 2010, acrylic on stamps on canvas
10 x 8 in., $550

Picaflor, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
$850

Sad for Now, 2010, acrylic on map on canvas, 8 x 8 in.
$500

Solcito, 2010, mixed media on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Wave, 2008, mixed media on canvas
14 x 11 in., $900

Lechuza, 2008, mixed media on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
$1,300

Michigan Cushion, 2007, mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 in., $850

Horse Watching a Woman Sleep, 2011, acrylic on canvas
12 x 12 in., $850

Caballo Gris, 2010, acrylic on canvas
48 x 36 in., $3,150

Plug, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 12 x 12 in., $850

Flying and Smiling, 2008, mixed media on canvas
14 x 14 in., $1,050

Dos Corozones, 2008, mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 in., $850
No longer available

Man and Woman, 1992
Drypoint ed. 8/15
23 x 13 in., $525 (unframed)

Flor, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 in., $650

Dark Green Cushion, 2007, mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 in., $850

Gulf of Mexico, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
$850

Labyrinth 3050, 2007, mixed media on canvas
14 x 14 in., $1,050

Everlast, 1993, linocut ed. of 24, 17 1/2 x 24 in.
$500 (unframed)

Ocho Soles, 2007, mixed media on canvas, 24 x 36 in.
$2,100

Untitled, 2009, monotype, $625 (unframed)

Ghost, 1994, monotype, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.
$725

Untitled, 2009, monotype, $650 (unframed)

Perrito, 2009, ed. of 13, $525 (unframed)

Perro Jugueton, 2009, ed. of 21, 18 x 22 in., $600

Perfil, 1994, monotype 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
$475

In the Circus, 1994, etching ed. 5/40
23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in., $500

Game, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 in.
$3,150

Untitled, 2009, monotype, $650 (unframed)

Lightness, 2008, linocut ed. of 12
30 x 22 in., $625

Rust Man, 1990, etching and aquatint
13 1/2 x 6 1/2 in., $650

Ponchito's Ride, 2008, linocut ed. of 24
30 x 22 in., unframed $550, framed $675

Man With Ghosts, 1994, drypoint
25 x 1/2 x 18 in., $800

Puno, 1994, monotype, 10 1/2 x 7 in,
$575

Segundos Afuera, 1988, acrylic on linen
13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in., $900

Retrato, 1990, etching on found metal
$535

Pole Dance, 1992, acrylic on canvas
31 x 23 in., $1,950

El Triunfo de Poncho, 1993, linocut
Ed. of 16, 21 x 16 in., $600 (framed)
$450 (unframed)

Tango, 1987, acrylic and oil on canvas
31 x 23 in., $1,950

El Nacido, 1994, drypoint, 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
$575

Laughing, 1994, monotype
17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in., $725

La Curata Pared, 1986, acrylic on canvas
19 1/2 x 21 1/2 in., $1,650

Calesita I, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 in., $5,000

Yellow Maze, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 in., $1,950

Untitled, 2009, monotype, $650 (unframed)

Bailarina, 1990
Etching, 16 1/2 x 8 in.
$650

Elsegundo de la Fila, 1988, acrylic on linen
13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in., $900

Some Kind of Ride, 1993, etching, 23 1/2 x 31 in.
$1,575

Adventuras de Una Elite, 1992-2000, acrylic on canvas
30 x 39 in., $2,450

Heavy Listening, 2011, acrylic on canvas
10 x 8 in., $550

El Nuevo Campeon, 1988, acrylic on canvas
13 3/4 x 10 1/2, $900

No Va Mas, 1988, acrylic on linen
13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in., $900

Un Poco De Sombra, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5x 5 in, $275

Toro Bravo, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Lamparita, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Calida Quietud, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in., $850

In Vino Veritas, 2011, acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in., $1,300

Party Crasher, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 in., $1,775

Tres hojas y un ojo, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 in.
$850

Rhino Stamp, 2010, acrylic on stamps on canvas, 8 x 10 in., $550

Puzzled, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 in.
$1,300

Arbol, 1992-2000, acrylic on canvas
30 x 23 in., $1,900

Untitled, 1994, drypoint, ed. of 2, 8 1/2 x 9 in., $600

SOLD WORKS OF ART

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Claro de Luna, 1990
Acrylic on canvas, 45 3/4 x 46 1/2 in., $ 3,600

Dive, 1992
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 24 in.
$ 2,100

La Novicia, 1987
Acrylic on canvas
31 x 23 in.
$ 1,950

El Mansaje, 1992
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 18 in.
$ 1,600

Exodo, 1991
Acrylic on canvas
26 x 39 in.
$ 2,250

Madre con Hijo, 1990
Acrylic on canvas
11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
$ 750

Juntos, 1994
Monotype
6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in

Red Waves, 1994
Acrylic on canvas
20 x 24 in.
$ 1,700

Rey Joven, 1991
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 9 in.
$ 800

Ambiguous, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 in.

Light Cushion, 2007
Acrylic on map mounted on canvas
12 x 12 in.

Sideways, 2005
Acrylic on canvas
11 x 14 in.

Mano, 1994
Linocut, 6 of 9
9 x 11.5 in.
$ 425

Legs, 2007
Mixed media on canvas
10 x 10 in.
$650

Green Chair, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inches
$850

Untitled (Flag), 2008
Mixed media on canvas
30 x 40 inches

Reina del mar, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inches
$275

Secretos, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
10 x 8 inches
$550

Spring, 2008
Mixed media on canvas
20 x 16 inches
$1,300

Sunbather, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
10 x 8 inches
$550

Half & Half, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
5 x 5 inches
$275

Hiding Place, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
10 x 8 inches
$550

Corazonada, 2008, mixed media on canvas

12 x 12 in., $850

Brain Power, 2007

Mixed media on canvas, 10 x 10 in., $650

Happy Bird, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 5 x 5 in., $275

Self-Steam, 2011, acrylic on canvas,
40 x 30 in, $2.500

Red Chair, 2009
Mixed media on canvas
12 x 12 inches
$850

LINOCUTS, MONOTYPES, DRYPOINTS, AND ETCHINGS

2004-06-24T13:23:00.006-04:00

No Title, 2009, monotype

$ 650, (Unframed)

Circulos Viciosos, 2011, linocut ed. 20
12 x 12 in., $650 framed, $550 unframed

Ever Last, 1993

Linocut, ed. of 24, 17 1/2 x 24 in.

$ 500, (Unframed)

No Title, 2009, monotype

$ 625 (Unframed)

No Title, 2009, monotype

$ 650 (Unframed)

Perro Jugueton, 2009, edition of 21

18 x 22 in., $ 600 (Unframed)

Perrito, 2009, edition of 13

$ 525 (Unframed)

No Title, 2009, monotype

$ 650 (Unframed)

Ponchito's Ride, 2008

Linocut, ed. of 24

30 x 22 in.

Unframed $ 550

Framed $ 675

Man and Woman, 1992

Drypoint, 8 of 15

23 x 13 in., $ 525, (Unframed)

Lightness, 2008

Linocut, ed. of 12, 30 x 22 in., $ 625

In The Circus, 1994

Etching, 5 of 40, 23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in., $ 500

Rust Man, p/a, 1990

Etching and aquatint

13 1/2 x 6 1/2 in., $ 650

Retrato, 1990

Etching on found metal, $ 535

Puno, 1994

Monotype, 10 1/2 x 7 in., $ 575

Perfil, 1994, monotype

6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in., $ 475

Man With Ghosts, 1994

Drypoint, 25 1/2 x 18 in., $ 800

Laughing, 1994

Monotype, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in., $ 725

Ghost, 1994

Monotype, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in., $ 725

El triunfo de Poncho, 1993

Linocut, ed. of 16

21 x 16 in., $ 600 (framed)

$ 450 (unframed)

El Nacido, 1994, drypoint

12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in., $ 575

Some Kind Of Ride, 1993

Etching, 23 1/2 x 31 in.

$ 1,575

Bailarina, 1990

Etching, 16 1/2 x 8 in.