Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • 57

THE SUNDAY JOURNAL mm I II II Movies 3 Section r3 POGGIDILITIES Trio fit MsHposa A handpainted necklace by 14 A i Becky Dickens is part of a three-artist "Holiday 2001, Show" at the Mariposa Gallery, 3500 Central SE Suite in Nob Hill, The mrxed-media exhibit also features Suzanne Kane's fantastically weird ceramic sculptures and J. D. Wellbom's original paintings made from handmade paper and cloth. There will be a reception for the artists from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

The show runs through Jan. 5. Call 268-6828. ENGLISH OPERETTA: Pinafore' sets sail for Lensic. CHILDREN'S THEATER: 'Where the Red fern Grows' on stage.

2 5 Sou. gazing 1 kfrJI "fe works open a window the human condition Elena Climent's on memory and By Anthony DellaFlora Journal Staff Writer the surface, Elena Cli ment's still-life paintings i i reveal the beauty found to everyday objects Mexican style. arranged tableaux. It's about memory, time and physics, and what it means to be human. They've got a real personality and a soul to They have the potential to reveal so much," said curator Andrew Connor.

"She puts a bottle of hair spray next to a religious painting. A little Mexican wrestler next to a beautiful, innocent flower. There are wonderful combinations that are humorous, yes, but they evoke thought," he added. "She makes you think and makes you question." "When I'm choosing, I really allow it to be a gut thing," Climent said during an interview from her See MEXICAN on PAGE F2 Her colorful, layered works are accretions of religious items, fruits and vegetables, cleanser cans, books, photographs, action figures, flowers and Christmas ornaments found on restaurant tables, small altars, kitchen windowsills and shelves. But Climent's exhibit at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, "Ventanas de la Memoria" (Windows of the Memory), is more than just picturesque renditions of cleverly EVERYDAY DETAIL: "Pared verde con azulejos altar" Wall on canvas by Elena Climent, reveals the detail found In her still llfes.

If you go WHAT: "Elena Climent: Ventanas de la Memoria" WHEN: Continues through April 7. A reception for the artist will be held from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 30. WHERE: National Hispanic Cultural' renter, Fourth and Bridge SW HOW MUCH: $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and free for children 16 and under.

Call 246-2261 for information layered works. 1 9 in I aV kr JIJ) iV KJS7 Tt-r J.r..;W..-.-- mimm vif with Tiles and a 1997 oil The couple landed in London on their way to visit friends in Italy. A fellow passenger had heard about the World Trade Center catastrophe during a cell phone call from his brother. "We saw the expression on his face and asked him what had happened," Simone said. "When he told us the World Trade Center had been knocked down by airplanes we were in shock, we couldn't believe it" Simone said she was particularly -upset because she had grown up in Beirut, Lebanon, where she watched her beautiful hometown -be destroyed by terrorists.

"We came to America to be free and safe, and now the terrorists had come to attack America, our new home," Simone lamented. When the couple arrived In Rome STRONS COLORS: "Chlnttas" Is an example of her colorful Ef CUSS2CT SHOW: "Ubrero Is among Elena Climent's works In the "Ventanas de la Memoria" exhibition at the National Hispanic Cultural Center. Fauiter returns to his artistic roote with 'Eleven September' Italian-American artist expresses anguish in irative By Wesley Pulkka -For the Journal I Internatkmally renowned Albuquerque artist Oskar D'Amico loves to paint, loves to travel and loves America. D'Amico, who moved to Albuquerque 15 years ago, expressed his anguish over the destruction of the World Trade Center with a mural titled "Eleven September," a large figurative oil painting. 1 wanted my painting to be understood by everyone, so I chose; not to do an abstract picture.

Instead I returned to my roots as a two days later, there were 20,000 people holding a candlelight vigil: around the Colosseum. 7 "It was beautifuL They were 7 mourning the Italians as well as the Americans who died in the '7v World Trade Center. Italians love America and were heartbroken 7 about the terrorist destruction," i Oskar said. 77 When me couple returned to Albuquerque in October, Oskar said he was completely depressed and bad no desire to work in his studio. -V: i 1 was very discouraged about! the terrorists until it finally came 7 to me to paint this mural," he "I value my artistic freedom over money or anything else.

I move between expressive mediums and 7 styles because they serve me." See PAINTINQ on PAGE F4 figurative artist," D'Amico said during a recent studio visit D'Amico said he normally avoids using art to tell stories, but Sept 11 was an unprecedented event in America's history. He said he wants viewers to experience that tragic moment through the implied movement of the painted figures and their facial expressions. The events of September are particularly meaningful to D'Amico because he and his wife, Simone, flew out of New York that very day "We were scheduled to fly to Italy on Sept 10 but for some reason our flight and 74 other European-bound planes were delayed on the runway for five hours. When we finally took off it was after midnight on the 11th," Simone said. 7 i i ADOLPH6 P1ERRE4-OUISJOUHNAL DOCUMENTS EVENT: Albuquerque artist Oskar D'Amico Is shown ffj Ms studio with an early version of his "even September" memorial (rshrt-Ing depicting the destruction of the World Trade Center.

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