Estela Mancini is a prestigious artist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Working with various disciplines among which include painting, drawing, printmaking, book artist and a unique technique called box-object. It is also a Professor of Fine Arts specializing in painting, graduated from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes Pridiliano Pueyrredón. In addition, graduate seminars held at the National School Ernesto de la Cárcova ", specializing in color, restoration of oil paintings in monotypes generic graphics and sculpture.
Use a variety of techniques, which adds its own contributions in several cases.
Within the painting works mainly with oils. And sometimes used to make acrylic on acrylic oil painting graffiti. Also relief material used to generate volume.
In the drawing techniques using brush and ink pen, gouache, pencil and multicolored, pastel chalk, charcoal, watercolor and tempera.
In the area of recorded performing different traditional practices within as linografías, woodcuts, monotypes, collages, etchings, ink and other water. Sometimes also combines.
Object-Boxes are the result of an extensive process of building the wooden box, its design and content, the lighting, its base or stand, and images derived from a photo manipulation. Artists' books in all kinds of techniques used, since the freedom to make decisions is greater.
Estela Alicia Mancini explains:
"In the world of art I define myself as a interdisciplinary artist and so I find my work exciting to deploy it. Each discipline has its own language, its own time, their materials, their craft and its infinite possibilities. Addressing each work is a process that inevitably leaves me learning, experience, pleasure, search, concern and effort.
My works are box-Purpose, Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Art Books. I can not say any more because I represent the sum of all complete me. Each one brings me down a different path in thinking.
In the Fund-Object I created a unique technique, which is the result of a long process where the boxes show images reveal mysterious metaphor.
The artist's book gives me the opportunity to enrich the picture with the word, and I can play multiple techniques to create low.
Painting I can connect with the color, different textures, rhythms, music, and forces.
In the drawing I open to all methods that distinguish it, directing it through the serenity, reflection and fun.
The print I proposed a long process to prepare and think about the work to be done but the end is almost always unexpected.
My training allowed me access to the management of various techniques as aerial art where ventured and also move in the direction one of the ways of my existence. "
AWARDS
Among other awards, received:
Napkin Intervention, in B Gallery in Argentina (2010): Participation with engravings, in the "2nd Penang International Print Exhibition 2010, Malaysia (2010): Acceptance painting in the Museo del Calzado, Spain (2010): Selection of paintings, Cultural Center, Spain, Valladolid (2010): Acceptance of engraving, In The Ninth Biennial of Acqui Terme Italy (2009), Selected in painting, The Palace Lounge of Arts (2009), Selected in painting and Heritage Museum of the Americas in Durango Mexico (2009); International recognition for the work involved in the international competition, Antonio Gualda-Spain (2008), Intervention as a jury, in Gallery From The Plastic Anniversary Award (2008), Selected in painting, "I Painting Exhibition of Small Format", "Anniversary Minnicelli Museum, Santa Cruz Province (2008); Mention of the Jury," Summer Show " organized by Gallery Forms (2007), Selected in painting, Painting Competition, Meeting Point Lucena, Córdoba, Spain (2007), Second Prize Painting, Fine Arts International Competition 2006 "Composer Antonio Gualda", Granada, Spain (2006), Second prize of engraving, International Fine Arts Competition 2006, "Composer Antonio Gualda", Granada, Spain (2006), Selected, National Exhibition in the discipline of New Media and Facilities, exhibited at Palais de Glace, First Prize Purpose, Small Format Show 2004, displayed in the gallery Edea (2004), Second Prize Object, exhibited at the Centro Cultural Borges (2004); Mention Object, "10-second contest of the Foundation Bollini" in the Congress of the Nation, Blue Room (2004), Object Selection, Living Small Format 2004, displayed in the gallery Edea (2004), Object Selection, Living Small Form 2004, Vicente López Cultural Centre, set out in La Quinta Trabuco (2004); Selection painting, "Cassan Award" at the Palace of Arts, Museum of Paper (2004), Object Selection, "AWMA Awards", exhibited at the Centro Cultural Borges, (2003), Object Selection, "The artists Bollini ", exhibited at the National Library (2003), First Prize Object, in the VIII Salón Buenos Aires, exhibited at the Alianza Francesa" Alfredo Fortabat Center "(2002), Selection of Painting," II Salon Argentina Crisis ", exposed at The Old Mint (2002), Selection of Drawing, "First Exhibition of Drawing", as outlined in the Promotion of Fine Arts Association (2002), Selected Prints, "National Exhibition of Small Format", exhibited at Gallery Nucleus Art (2002).