Author: micheleguieu

“War Days” at the Cygnet Theatre Company / Rolando Theatre

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September 18 – October 26, 2008
In Conjunction with “Dying City” directed by Francis Gercke, a series of Michele Guieu’s paintings inspired by the war in Iraq is exhibited at the Rolando Theatre.

“The war in Iraq has been an important recent source of inspiration for many of my paintings and digital pieces. Through my process of simplifying images, I try to provide a view of the essence of the event, moment, or place to connect ordinary people to extraordinary situations. Showing this series of work in conjunction with the play “Dying City” at the Rolando Theatre is an exciting experience for me.”

Michele Guieu, San Diego, September 2008

Cygnet Theatre Company / Rolando Theatre
6663 El Cajon Blvd, Suite N
San Diego, CA 92115

“The Essence of Daedalus Rimes” by Howard W. Lewis / Book Cover

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The painting “A Woman” was chosen by author Howard W. Lewis for the cover of his book “The Essence of Daedalus Rimes”.

“A Woman”, 2005, acrylic on canvas, 54″x54″ [150cm x 150cm]

The Essence of Daedalus Rimes: The Journey Begins placed as an Award-Winning Finalist in the 2010 International Book Awards in the categories of “Fiction: Cross Genre Fiction,” and “Fiction: Thriller/Adventure”. It was also honored as a Finalist in both the “Fiction & Literature: Cross Genre Fiction,” and “Fiction & Literature: Fantasy/Sci-Fi” Categories of the Best Books 2010 Awards.

San Diego Art Prize 2009 – New Contemporaries II

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“Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”
San Diego Art Prize 2009 – New Contemporaries II
Group exhibition: 13 artists nominated
Noel-Baza Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Feb 18 to March 21, 2009

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“Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”,
Ensemble of six paintings, mixed media on canvas

Artists: David Adey, Tania Alcala, Michele Guieu, Keikichi Honna, Omar Pimienta, Daniel Ruanova, Marisol Rendon, Tara Smith, Matt Stallings, K.V. Tomney, Jen Trute, Gustabo Velasquez, Yuransky.

Presented by the San Diego Visual Arts Network
and Noel-Baza Fine Art

Paintings 2008

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“Here it’s Peace” at the San Diego Art Institute

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Here it’s Peace / San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA.
June 5 – July 13, 2008

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Here it’s Peace presents a series of recent paintings and digital prints: people (portraits and silhouettes) in quasi-abstract landscapes. Here is where I live, where, for me, it is peaceful. But I hear and read about people in the news. We are not necessarily different, but where they live, it may be war. My work reflects my vision of what is happening very close to me, interpolated with what is going on in the larger world.

I work all my images on my computer, starting with photos I take almost every day, of my family, my friends, of landscapes and plants from the desert. I work in layers, a technique I used a lot while working on series of monotypes. I play with the layers, their transparency, their colors, the way there are framed. The possibilities are endless. For some of the images I decide to stop and to print them, for some of the images I decide to paint them on canvas. There is a real pleasure playing with the computer and then continuing with them on another medium. I have a background in photography and graphic design and I am interested in mixing those techniques with painting. For me they are playfully inclusive.

When I was a teenager I lived in Africa for several years, and that experience changed me and my perspective on the world. It was at the same time a cultural shock and an amazing encounter with nature. I am very interested in desert landscapes which I am always eager to discover and very interested in placing my characters into these empty landscapes, metaphors for the human condition.

Michele Guieu, San Diego 2008