escuincle: maria bravo
  
 
 
 
 

childhood story

  
I was born in Nayarit, Mexico and moved to the states when I was seven years old. My memories as a child have always been a mix of the two countries. I was still so young when we moved here that it was hard for me to understand that we were in a totally different place. I was unable to pick one single story that was representative of all my early years. Instead I ended up sharing a series of stories that define who I am today, and that include Mexico as well as South Carolina. I have always felt this mix of cultures doesn’t inhibit me, but enriches my life and makes me embrace my bicultural upbringing. There is a photo that I love from my childhood, it was taken at the doorstep of my house in Mexico. I am wearing a white dress and looking straight at the camera with a very determined expression, almost as if I knew all the struggles I would have to face to get where I am today. I also remember learning to shoot a riffle for the first time with my dad. By shooting bulls-eyes, I learn how to stay focused on my target to achieve my goals.
 

featured artist: marcelo novo painter, argentina
 
 
Marcelo Novo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1963. He graduated as a Profesor Nacional de Bellas Artes from Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrrdon”
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) and studied Painting under the direction of the Surrealist
painter Roberto Aizemberg developing Automatism as a means of creation.
His art has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums
throughout the United States and abroad. Mr. Novo is the recipient of numerous awards
and honors; has received grants from the South Carolina Arts Commission; and was
a scholar-in-residence in the Faculty Resource Network Summer Program at New York University. He lives and works as a full-time artist in Columbia, South Carolina.

  
 
 
painting created by marcelo novo, inspired by maria's childhood story
  
 
 

Maria’s Aim
Acrylic on Map on Canvas,12”X12”