Abstract Artist Antonio Carreno Opens Show in Scarsdale

You don’t need to go to the galleries in Chelsea to view the work of some wonderful contemporary artists. Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, right here on Popham Road, presents the work of prominent and emerging artists and Jordon is available to consult with you on acquiring or selling works of art.

On Friday night November 9, just as Scarsdale was beginning to recover from the storm, Jordon hosted an opening for abstract artist Antonio Carreno. His vibrant, active and colorful works were a welcome sight after a bleak week in town. The artist, who grew up in the Dominican Republic where he attended the National School of Fine Arts was there to offer some insight into his abstract canvasses with concrete names like Morning Thoughts, Celestial Session and Distilled Spirits.

According to Jordon, Carreno’s “canvases invoke an otherworldly, contemplative place, inhabited by spirits and energies not always seen but often felt. Inviting the viewer to experience this intimate world full of spirituality and lyricism, Carreno intuitively explores what post-modernists describe as the human truth – concrete experiences dictating one’s fallible and relative truth rather than an overwhelming universal truth.”

Carreno says he is influenced by masters such as Kandinsky, Mirot and Norman Lewis and calls his style “magical realism.” He uses shapes, forms, line and color to create dynamic paintings that are better to view than to describe. Stop by Madelyn Jordon Fine Art at 37 Popham Road in Scarsdale before the end of the year to see Carreno’s appealing work and to talk to Madelyn about building your own art collection.