IMPULSE ART BY PONTET: April 2014

IMPULSE ART by PONTET

‘Impulse Art’ is a live performance where the rhythm of music inspires artist Daniel Pontet to paint with his feet and hands. It is the type of event that grew out of the Action Painting circles, a movement born in the decade of the 1950s that revolutionized the concept of art. Painters no longer approached their canvas with a set image in mind; it is an interaction between the artist and whatever the material may be before the individual's hands or feet. From this encounter derives an image, a sort of residue -the finished painting- and the canvas becomes just a witness of this moment. In this new redefinition, art is seen as an act rather than a product or an object.

Friday, April 4, 2014

IMPULSE ART BY PONTET PAYS HOMAGE TO ARTIST CARLOS PAEZ VILARO

'INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE ARTISTS | MIAMI -a group art exhibition featuring talented artists from around the world (April 17-26, 2014) presents a special live performance 'IMPULSE ART' by artist DANIEL PONTET who will be painting with his feet inspired by 'Candombe' -a traditional rhythm of Uruguay- along with Grammy award winner violinist Federico Britos, Billboard award winner harp player Roberto Perera, Adrian Antoine and 'La Vilaro' -Drums Ensemble directed by Eloy Carrizo.

This special event pays homage to an Uruguayan cultural icon, artist Carlos Paez Vilaro who recently passed away) and it is going to start at 8:00 pm. during opening reception (7-10pm) Paez Vilaro, painter, sculptor, screen writer, musician and architect who championed Afro-Uruguayan Candombe music and dance, created colorful murals in dozen of cities around the world, and build a huge 'living sculpture' that become an icon 50-room hotel, named 'Casapueblo.'

about daniel pontet

The Award-winning multimedia artist Daniel Pontet has ignited South Florida’s cultural scene with his paintings, caricatures, political cartoons, and illustrations for the past 20 years. Pontet has exhibited his artworks since 1975. He has participated in more than 100 art shows, including numerous workshops, and art performances. With his painting, ‘The Green Miami,’ he brought home first prize in the Miami division of the national ‘2004 Hispanic Mural Program’ sponsored by Heineken. Pontet has also been awarded a variety of national and international prizes and acknowledgements. In 2010, Fusionarte Association named him one of the ‘Top 100 Latinos in Miami.’