Abstract Painting Workshop with Armando Soto

Have you ever seen an abstract painting or drawing and wondered why it is visually stimulating?

In this class, students will learn the basic concepts, ideas, and techniques of the “figure ground”. The figure ground relationship is a traditionally used design technique that allows the viewer’s eye to engage with a two-dimensional surface. But what if you were to take this traditional idea and warp it into an abstract three-dimensional object? By utilizing drawing, painting, and sculptural elements, students will create visually stimulating works of art and gain the knowledge that will change how they view the world around them.

Instructor: Armando Soto (Bio below)
His work is currently exhibited at Music To My Hair.

Workshop Fee: $70
All materials are incuded. Just bring yourself!

Please RSVP to this class by either:
messaging Maria Cristine Diotte or Enlightened Bliss – Creative Connections
emailing enlightenedblissny@gmail.com or Hit the Buy Now Button to Reserve your spot!

Space is limited so please reserve your spot ahead of time.

About Armando Soto:
Born in New York City, Armando Soto is a graduate of Pratt Institute NY. He received his BFA in Painting, Drawing and Art History. He also studied Bilingual Special Ed. at the Bank Street School of Education NYC. For many years, he taught in lower Manhattan for a community organization called Arts Resources for Teachers and Students which collaborated with teachers in developing art projects within the school district. He is a collaborative member of the Action Alley Project in which a mural was created with the artworks of children of the Troy Area United Ministries with the color and arrangement of the artist. He has also assisted with art projects at Public School 1 in Troy. His most recent show, “Los Tainos Through Nuyerican Eyes,” featured a retrospective of his work at El Taller Boricua, a Puerto Rican Art Workshop in East Harlem, New York City. He has been featured as an Artist Educator at the Arts Center of the Capital Region. From September to October 2014, he was in an art show called Points of Entry Through Folkloric Expressions, which showed an exhibition of his work based on the Indigenous people ( Los Tainos) of Puerto Rico and the Folkloric influences in his art works. His work is consistently shown at the Martinez Gallery in Troy NY which had an exhibition called Nuyorican Pilgrimage in March 2016, and has displayed his work at the New York State Museum. Currently, Armando monitors the Open Studio and teaches Abstract Painting and Studio Concepts at the Arts Center in Troy NY. As an Independent artist, he also teaches privately at the Ilium Building in Troy NY and presents art workshops throughout the capital region.