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Manuela Valenti
 
 
About the Artist

Manuela Valenti, is a self-taught contemporary abstract artist from Venezuela. Her Italian parents moved to Venezuela, place where she was born and raised. Throughout her almost entire life Valenti has been creating art in various forms, from glass, to painting and sculpting setting her as one of the most prolific and unconventional modern artists today. Selling online since 1999, Valenti has sold her original paintings to collectors on each state in the US, Hawaii, Canada, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, UK, Netherlands, Italy, France, New Zealand, Australia, Sweden and Japan among others.

Valenti works in a variety of mediums, creating the impression to the viewer that there are more than one artist in her studio, while the reality is that she's the only creator of her vast array of works. She's not afraid to pick up a brush and let her hand, memories and emotions flow.

"Many times I'm asked by gallery owners, collectors and other artists even at shows how many artists there are in my studio and they get surprised when they hear this is just the work of one artist, me, and more impressed they get when they hear I have no formal school or workshops in art."

Valenti has exhibited on galleries and international shows in New York, High Point, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Michigan, Spain, Italy and Venezuela. Because of her vast array of works Valenti's works are collected by people from all walks of life, from the entrepreneur, to the corporate manager all the way to the house wife, architect, art dealer and interior designer. Due to the nature of her works she shares two completely separate groups of collectors, the ones that love her abstract art and the ones that love her landscapes and figurative works.

"It's funny but my collectors are separated into groups if you will. I have collectors who just die for my abstract art but don't quite enjoy the representational work, and I have collectors who just plain hate my abstract art but drool over my figurative and landscapes. It is a weird and enjoyable feeling for me knowing that I have such distinctive collectors, and I wouldn't want it any other way."

Valenti's works are emotionally charged, whether they represent a moment in time or an explosion of emotions. Valenti's abstracts focus on her struggles and quite often deal with good and evil, her frustration and anger towards her own monsters and events or situations in her life. There is a constant battle perceived in her works of light against dark.... good against evil.

"I need the emotional explosion that my abstract art give me, they represent my wild rebel Aries side if you will, while I enjoy the classical calm impressionist style of my figurative and landscape oil paintings. My creative process is not easy and is painful at times as my emotions and deep feelings are yanked out of me and glued into the canvas in an intangible form of expression. Is not just splashing paint to make a good looking work to hang above a fireplace, it has to be for me more than just paint, solvents and canvas. I release and incredible amount of energy on each abstract painting while I look for peace and center my life when painting a landscape or someone I saw on the street. Most of the times I don't know when I'm done with the painting especially with my abstract art and I need to leave my studio and distract my mind with something else, but when I comeback again an hour or a day after I know what to do. It's not easy been an abstract and impressionist painter... is not easy been me".

Her impressionist works are the reflection of her inspiration for life and nature itself. Quite often when asked for her source of inspiration Valenti explains "inspiration is everywhere, on anything we see, touch and breath. Our life is filled with masterpieces, where anything and everything can become a painting, I just happen to look a little closer and pick the ones I like best."

 
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I Know what you are doing!

2006
Giclee on Canvas
32inches x 24inches

This print is composed of 4 - 8" x 24" panels. - Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Psycho!

2006
Giclee Print on Cnavas
24inches x 24inches

This print is composed of 3 - 8" x 24" panels. - Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Life After Life

2007
Giclee Print on canvas
24inches x 36inches

This is a limited edition print on canvas 24" x 36" x 1.25" deep -- Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Abismo

2007
Giclee Print on canvas
40inches x 30inches

Abismo
This is a limited edition print on canvas composed of 4 panels of 10" x 30" x 1.25" deep -- Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

NY City

2008
Giclee Print on canvas
61 x 122 cm

This is a limited edition print on canvas 24" x 48" x 1.25" deep -- Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Monsters of the Past

2008
Giclee Print on Canvas
30.5 x 91.4

This is a limited edition print on canvas 12" x 36" x 1.25" deep -- Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Euskal Herria

2005
26 x 18 inches

Euskal Herria
This is a limited edition print on canvas composed of 2 panels of 13 x 18 x 1.25" deep -- Shipping in the US is $25, Canada $35, rest of the world $55 -- For more information don't forget to visit my website at www.manuelavalenti.com The original of this painting is available.

Lost Somewhere in France

2008
oil on board
15.2 x 15.2 cm

A couple lost during a rally of old cars outside of the town of Richelieu in France, stopping to check the map and instructions.

Black Tears

2008
acrylic/mixed media on canvas
183 x 91.4 cm

Black Tears
 
Education and biography
highpoint MARKET, the world's home for home decor
Highpoint NC, April 7-13, 2008

New York Art Expo SOLO pavilion
Booth #211, New York,
February 28 - March 03, 2008.

Artist of the Month, City Hall of Sterling Heights
City of Sterling Heights, MI
February 1-22, 2008.

"Little Things Mean a Lot"
Lawrence St. Gallery, Juried Exhibition
Ferndale, MI, December 5-28,2007

"Christmas Extravaganza"
Starkweather Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition
Romeo, MI, November - December 2007

Manuela Valenti & David Hilty
Duo Exhibit at the Starkweather Art Gallery
Romeo, MI, April 05 - 27, 2007

"A World of Color"
Solo exhibition at the Studio23 Art Gallery
Bay City, MI, January 26, February 25, 2007

"Christmas Extravaganza"
Starkweather Art Gallery, Juried Exhibition
Romeo, MI, November 08 - December 23, 2006

Lawrence St. Gallery
Juried Exhibition, Ferndale, MI, October 3 - October 27, 2006

Earth Works Art Gallery
Geneva, NY, group exhibition
August 03 - August 31, 2006

"Art4Critters group Exhibition
Overton Frameworks, Alabama
April 1st-April 30, 2006

Projekt 30 (Juried Exhibition)
New York, New York, 2005

Medial 1. art biennial
Group Exhibition, Art Addicton Medial Museum, UK 2005

II Biennale di Arte Contemporanea di Venezia
Sept. 02 - Oct. 02, 2004

Hispanic Heritage Month
Southern Polytecnic State Univertsity in Marietta, GA
September 12, 2002

Olde Town Fall Art Festival
Conyers, GA USA - 2002

Southern Heartland Art Festival
Conyers, GA - 2002

Mac21 Feria Internacional del Arte Contemporáneo
Marbella, Spain - 2002
 
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