"Bringing the Museum to You"

By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature a 12-piece Exhibition of works by contemporary landscape artist and musician John Torina (Born 1953), from Memphis, Tennessee.

 

John attended the University of Memphis in 1975 and received his BFA from Memphis College of Art in 1986. In 1986, he received his Masters in Fine Art from the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.

 

John has displayed his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions, virtually every year from 1986 to the present, at art galleries from Oregon to Texas and Tennessee to North Carolina. He has won numerous awards, fellowships and scholarships in his distinguished career.

 

According to the artist’s Bio posted at the David Lusk Gallery

 (davidluskgallery.com/artists/john.torina/):

 

“Torina is no stranger to the unknown. Since his teenage years, he has been on the road in some shape or form, first as a musician in a Rock n' Roll band and finally as a visual artist, yet always exploring far-off countries and embracing new cultures.
 

Torina approaches painting in the same way. He paints on site in marshes, fields and coastlines along the Gulf Coast. Oftentimes Torina will drive aimlessly down a dirt road and discover the subtle beauty in the wetlands of the Georgia seaside or the amber grains in fields along Arkansas highways. He captures the scene as it is before him, but also innately translates the inexpressible feeling that comes along with it. The paint is applied in a heightened gesture that reveals impressionable landscapes and astonishing skies from sunrise to sunset. The contrasting colors of the green countryside and the open blue sky create a dramatic and impactful setting that resonates as much with him as it does with the viewer. It is an opportunity to escape into the unknown and understand the world’s natural splendor.”

 

- Image of the Day -

 

  "Between Two Worlds"

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