Second Solo Exhibition for Kate Toledo

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• ‘Inspiration from Medieval Persia’ a collection of impressions

 
Kate Toledo, a local artist in Dubai will open her second solo exhibition at the Dubai International Arts Centre (DIAC) after focusing her large canvas work on impressions of ceramics from Persia. Her dedicated collection will be displayed at Gallery 76 in Jumeirah starting April 14.
 
Kate Toledo started collecting impressions from her early days as a child. The upbringing in Tanzania, New Zealand and her later life in Brazil left her mind filled with colours and impressions that have shaped her artistic life. Kate is an artist who does not think small. Her paintings are large, her colours are strong and her themes are bold.
 
“Inspiration from Medieval Persia shows the collector side of me” said Kate. “I love porcelain and its patterns and I try and give them a spin through my art. What is minute on porcelain gets a different dimension on my canvas.”
 
Kate has been a resident in Dubai for almost 4 years now and looks for regional themes to inspire her paintings. Her exhibition last year was influenced by the old traditional areas of Dubai, the souks and the local architecture.
 
 
Kate calls herself an impulsive painter, hence her medium of choice are acrylic paints as they dry so much faster than oil. She was influenced by the Fauve movement in her times at university, something that still vaguely reminds one of Gauguin and Derain. Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early 20th century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism.
 
Kate’s exhibition “‘Inspiration from Medieval Persia’” will open on 14 April at Gallery 76 in Jumeirah,  from 7-10pm.

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