Day of the Dead Arts Event @ Old Portland Hardware & Architectural | El Corazón
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ONE NIGHT ONLY: DISCOVER EL CORAZÓN
Wednesday, November 2 | 6pm – 9
Old Portland Hardware & Architectural
4035 Southeast Division Street Portland, OR 97202
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For one night only: Wednesday, November 2, 2011, from 6 – 9 pm, local photographer Kim Campbell will display work from her new collection of fine art photography.
Inspired by a love of vintage costumery, curious props, vivid imagery and psychological exploration, Campbell has crafted an assortment of exquisitely complex and soulful images, taking fine art portraiture to an exciting new place.
Dubbed El Corazón (Spanish for ¬Å“the heart¬Â), this eye-grabbing assortment of dreamlike images uses children as subjects, and asks viewers to question the simplicity of childhood. Interpretations may beliteral, symbolic, culturally evocative or even mythological in nature.
As Campbell explains, ¬Å“As an art therapist and photographer, I revel in the psychological perceptions within the art-making and viewing experience. I explore emotion and creativity, mining for an inner wonderland of experiences in my subjects' childhoods. This is what compels my work, and is the soul of my El Corazón portrait series.¬Â
Campbell's husband of 18 years, sculptor Francisco Salgado, hails from Mexico City. Thus Campbell feels a strong connection to the culture and traditions of Mexico as part of a multi-cultural family. It is therefore no coincidence that she has chosen November 2nd to unveil El Corazón. In Mexico, November 2 is celebrated as el Dia de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead.) Accordingly, this debut of Campbell's El Corazón collection will feature imagery related to the Day of the Dead: Enmascarados (the masked ones), Los Soñadores (the little dreamers) and the LoterÃÂa (Mexican Bingo.) Old Portland Hardware & Architectural will provide a gorgeously moody backdrop of antique doors, windows and keys, against which Campbell will display her evocative imagery. Meanwhile, several of the masked children featured in the El Corazon series will be on hand to run a rousing game of Loteria.
Rounding out the festivities will be a Day of the Dead altar to add an offering to, Mexican pastries to sample, wine and a variety of delicious chocolate truffles from Portland's own Missionary Chocolates.
