What Flows From Spain
An Exhibit of Works by Elio Beltran, April 5 - June 3.
The St. Augustine Art Association is privileged to host an
exhibit by Elio Beltran celebrating the 450th anniversary of St.
Augustine. Elio’s large scale
works, in several different medium, can be found in the Marguerita Phillips now
through April 28th.
Born in 1929, Elio started to paint with oils at age twelve
in his native Cuba after receiving drawing instructions from a distinguished
art professor from San Alejandro School of Art in Havana.
Speaking about the works displayed in his current exhibit, Elio
says, “I feel extremely privileged to participate with my works in the
celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida
and the 450th commemoration of St. Augustine’s founding. It was a
difficult process creating works that honor the memory of such important events
and human beings. I drew inspiration from the sea and wind as the protagonists
in the making of our history and in the making of these paintings. In doing so,
this exhibition reflects what the waters brought to our shores and the bridge
of culture that endures through generations. I believe these flowing waters
manifested an inconceivable human development far beyond the motivations for
wealth and power and the resulting connections will continue to evolve and
endure in the most positive of human endevors.”
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