Sunday, March 23, 2008

Timetable

We´ll close during this week, besides the usual Wednesday 26, on Tuesday March 25.

From next week we will close the Wednesday as usual.

L'Heure Bleue



This Easter we have created a special menu based on vegetables and fish, which is why we decided to "put the meat" on the walls of our gallery.
Since 13 to March 31 to take part in Samsara´s Art Gallery of the exhibition L'Heure Bleue by the painter Roland Schwarz, aka "Kumoki"

EDUCATION AND BIOGRAPHY

Kumoki has been drawing and painting for more than 30 years.


Pre-1979
- Never without a pencil and sketch pad.
1979-1983
- Studied painting, drawing and anatomy with graphic artists and painters in the Leipzig College for Graphic Art and Creativity in Publishing. ( HGB - Academy of Visual Arts)
- Member of the painting and drawing circle in the House of the Teachers (Haus der Lehrer) in Leipzig
- Member of the painting circle in the Leipzig Schauspielhaus Theatre, working with stage and costume designers.
1980
- First contributions to exhibitions in Leipzig
1980-81
- "Kreidezeit" (Chalk period), still-lives and portraits.
1982-83
- Intensive works in oil on hard fibre surfaces/wood. Primarily portraits and surrealistic works (influenced by Dalí­,George Braque, Arno Rink)
1984-89
- First free compositions in large formats, and "Da Da" Graphics.
1989-97
- career break (various jobs, education and travel).
1997 onwards
- has lived on Gran Canaria and, since November 2000, as a freelance artist. Founder member of the artists group "Eigen-ART" in Gran Canaria.

EXHIBITIONS & PROJECTS:

2001
"Art Café San Fernando/Gran Canaria (abstract paintings)
Gallery SUMARA Mogan/Gran Canaria (abstract paintings)
"Aubergine" San Agustin/Gran Canaria (Power Flowers)
2002
Gallery "Gaudí­" G.C. (Magic Flowers and Dream pictures)
2003
"HEAVEN" Gran Canaria (ErotiXX)
Club EDEN / Gran Canaria ( ErotiXX )
Exhibition of "Arte Colectiva de Pintura" in Centro Cultural Maspalomas in Gran Canaria.
Start of collaboration with Dag Blakkisrud of the Industrial Art Museum in Oslo leading to two exhibitions in Norway in 2005 : Oslo and Kristiansand
2004
Opening of 2 solo exhibitions in southern France: Saint Remy de Provence and Gordes de Provence (Power Flowers, Dreamlandscapes, Abstract art)
Paris, Gallery Le Carré ( ErotiXX)
Gallery "Casa Condal" San Fernando/GC (ErotiXX)
Gallery "Gaudí­ "Gran Canaria (ErotiXX)
Augustinian High School, Saxony, Germany, students study Kumoki`s work as prime example of contemporary art and incorporate his paintings in major project.
2005
Café Gallery BARFLO in Cologne/Germany (ErotiXX)
Gallery - VIP- Lounge Club HEAVEN/Gran Canaria (ErotiXX)
Gallery BOA, Oslo/ Norway "Pride Art Exhibition" (ErotiXX) Kumoki was the only forreign artist invited to display his work with young Norwegian artists.
22 junio a 20 de julio 2005
"EYE-Q" en Konstanz en Bodensee / Alemania. (ErotiXX)
Burg Kristiansand Noruega "Bodyscapes".
Laupen / Suiza (Power Floewrs).
Invitado del "ARTE DE BENEFICENCIA" Berlin, Alemania
Staatliche Wessenberg - Galerie (GaleryWessenberg).
2006
RoMANtiXX Adonis Art London
Kumoki voted "Top 50 Gay Artists"
Six of the works of Kumoki appears in "The Ilustrated Man" ISBN 3-86187-871-2
Galery Casa Condal, Gran Canaria
"Soulmates" in Galery Casa Condal with the norwegian artist Nils J. Riedl
2007
"Dreamcatchers" Commerzbank Praga, República Checa
"Dreamcatchers" Fortessa da Basso dell arte in the Bienale de Florencia / Italia

NEXT SHOWS

Galery SAMSARA en Maspalomas/Gran Canaria "L’Heure Bleue"

Maspalomas Gaypride/Galery Casa Condal

"Kumoki's Angels" Greyfriars Kirk Edimburgo, Escocia (durante el Festival Internacional de Edimburgo en preparación ).....

"Kumoki's Angels" de Salónica, en Grecia .......

Semana Gastronómica de la Pasión

(POSTED IN OUR SPANISH BLOG LAST 15/03/2008)

Con motivo de estas fechas y hasta el proximo Lunes 24 de Marzo hemos creado fuera de Carta un Menu especial con las siguientes sugerencia:

Croquetas de Pescado
9,50€
Creppe relleno de Verduras gratinado con Almendras
11,25€
Pimientos del Piquillo rellenos de Pescado y Marisco
10,50€
Rollos de Pasta Brick rellenos de Pescado al estilo Thai
10,25€
Bacalao con Pimientos rojos
17,50€
Bacalao con crema de Puerros y Eneldo
17,50€

Exposicion L`Heure Bleue


(POSTED IN OUR SPANISH BLOG LAST 08/03/2008)

La Galería de Arte Samsara tiene el gusto de invitarles a “L`HEURE BLEUE” una exposición de pintura de Kumoki (Roland Schwarz) en la que realiza un estudio de anatomía con sus desnudos masculinos.
La inauguración se realizara el día 13 de Marzo a las 19:00, en la que el artista presentara su obra y se ofrecerá un cóctel.
La exposición podrá ser visitada hasta el día 31.
Kumoki es un artista nacido en Alemania y afincado en Gran Canaria desde 1997. A lo largo de este tiempo ha expuesto en varios paises como Francia, Alemania, Noruega, Suiza, Reino Unido o la Republica Checa y su obra se puede encontrar en cualquier pais alrededor del mundo.

www.art.kumoki.com

Exposicion: Amor y Compasion, Arte en el Himalaya


(POSTED IN OUR SPANISH BLOG LAST 26/02/2008)
Entre los dias 07 y 26 de febrero se ha realizado la exposición"Amor y Compasion; Arte en el Himalaya" Coordinada por Ella Tennant, propietaria de Kokoro Arte y Licenciada en Francés, con “Master of Arts” en Estudios Asiáticos Comparados por la Universidad de Hong Kong, con investigación para su tesis doctoral en el campo de las religiones orientales. Con experiencia como docente en la Universidad de Hong Kong impartiendo clases de lengua y sociología japonesa, y de cursos especializados para el Banco de Hong Kong y para otras empresas europeas. Para mas informacion www.kokoro-arte.com