Fun-Tasy: The Art of Fernando Soler
All is color and whimsy at daas Gallery during the month of August. Cuban artist, Fernando Soler presents Fun-Tasy, a collection of new works inspired in a life full of fun and adventure. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, August 6, 2010 in conjunction with the Fort Myers Art Walk.
Fernando was born in Havana Cuba in 1947. At the age of nine, he and his family migrated to Key West where he went to school and graduated from Key West High School. After a year of junior college, he proudly enlisted in the United States Coast Guard. After a four-year tour in the North Atlantic and Governor’s Island New York, he moved to Sarasota where he attended Ringling School of Art in the early seventies and remained working as a graphic artist and sign artisan. In the late eighties, he moved back to Key West to help with the family property and became active in the local art scene. In the early nineties, he moved back to Sarasota the do his graphic and fine art again. These days he’s semi retired and working diligently to make the transition to be a full time fine artist, which is his life’s dream. Fernando has shown his work in-group and solo exhibitions in Staten Island New York, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, and Key West.
“Growing up on the island of Key West in the sixties was truly paradise. We lived a very simple life full of fun and adventure. Everyone knew each other on the island and music and laughter was commonplace. The ocean and nature was evident everywhere our bicycles would take us. My art is a mixture of family, friends, fun, nature and the ability to see beauty in the simple things that make up every precious day of my life on this beautiful planet”, says Soler.
The exhibition will be on display until August 28, 2010. Gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm. More information is available at www.daasgallery.com.
Venue: daas Gallery
1512 Broadway St.
Fort Myers, FL 33901
239-939-1194
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Posted on August 25th, 2010 at 7:44 pm