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Gisela Coln Kinetic Light Opening at LS Contemporary

rough May 25, 2008. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The gallery is located at 618 Moulton Avenue, in the Brewery District of Downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) March 19, 2008 -- LS Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of a solo exhibition by Gisela Coln entitled Kinetic Light, April 26, 2008 through May 25, 2008. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Press Preview 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) The gallery is located at 618 Moulton Avenue, in the Brewery District of Downtown Los Angeles.

For Gisela Coln urban life is intensely complex- and infinitely inspiring. The abstract painter takes the metropolitan cacophony that surrounds her and translates it into stunning geometric "wall sculptures" that shimmer with luminescent energy.

A native of Puerto Rico, Gisela Coln moved to Los Angeles some two decades ago to attend graduate school. Her artistic style is an amalgamation that reflects both her Latino heritage and the frenetic vitality of her adoptive city, which has never ceased to be an invigorating force in her work.

"It is a place where new becomes old too fast, where old becomes new again within a person's lifetime... where people are obsessed with land, real estate, boundaries, and wealth," Coln says of L.A. "Constant change is a way of life."

Heavily influenced by 1960's Light and Space artists such as Robert Irwin and James Turrell-as well as founder of Spacialism, Lucio Fontana, and the Finish Fetish artists-Coln carves and slices the space on her panels, reducing images to their essence and using them as a medium for the dazzling play of light. The physicality of her process owes much to Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, while the geometry of her work was inspired in part by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo.

With her latest series of work, Kinetic Light, Coln chronicles her exploration of the mercurial relationship between form and surface. Fascination with dichotomies is at the heart of her artistic vision. "My paintings portray the dilemma between boundaries and desire for endless space and time," says the artist.

Highly sought after by interior designers, Coln's paintings have been featured in publications such as Metropolitan Home Magazine (October 2007) and Dcor & Style Magazine (June 2007).

Work by Coln can be found in collections of numerous individuals and corporations, including Angela Bassett; the Farrelly Brothers; Imperial Capital Bank; the Intercontinental Hotel, San Francisco, CA; J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, CA; Suncadia Resort, Washington State; the Water Club at the Borgata Hotel and Casino, Atantic City, NJ; among many others.

Her work has also been shown at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) ARS Gallery and the Orange County Museum of Art -2007 Art and Architecture Tour.

Coln's latest work can be seen at http://www.giselacolon.com.

For more information, contact:

Sarah Robarts

Ballantines PR

sarah @ ballantinespr.com

Los Angeles

Tel: 310 454 3080

Fax: 310 388 6027

Cell: 310 570 7355

Santa Fe: 505 216 0889

London: + 44 207 993 4585

http://www.ballantinespr.com

Mark Schneider

Director

LS Contemporary

tel: 323-222-3400

info @ lscontemporary.com

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ms @ mlagallery.com

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