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MANUEL VELASTEGUI
Works in Metal, Marble & Wood
Metal, marble and wood. These are the three materials used by Ecuadorian sculptor Manuel Velastegui in creating the highly original sculptures now on exhibit in ArtsEcho Galleria.
From Guayaquil, Ecuador, Velastegui is a member of the Metropolitan Academy of Painters and Sculptors of New York and the Contemporary Group of Plastic Artists of San Remo, Italy. Manuel Velastegui is a sculptor who has exhibited throughout the world.
Among the many honors he has received is First Prize for Sculpture in the Festival of the Americas in NY. His work has been presented widely in solo exhibitions in venues including Lincoln Center in NY, Museo de la Nacion in Lima, Peru, Bottega D’Arte in San Remo, Italy, and the Institute of Art and Culture in Washington, DC.
Today, many artists are finding the benefits of re-using existing materials, but this has always been one of the tenets of Velastegui’s work. His sculptures are not only impressive for their astonishing artistic achievements, but for the fact that he finds grace and beauty in existing forms not originally valued for their inherent artistic worth.
Velastegui’s metal sculptures are created by recycling used engine parts. His fascinating and beautiful “Carousel” is made from the clutch pressure plate of an antique car. He manages to achieve a powerful sense of grace with the weightiest metals using valves, pistons, crankshafts and flywheels to create his statues.
Using a giant spring, Velastegui made his humorous “Hat Tree” sculpture that moves with kinetic force. The two elegant statues of Don Quixote on exhibit in ArtsEcho Galleria are about 1 1/2 feet high, but in the Parque Lineal in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Velastegui created a "Tribute to Don Quixote" (in honor of the 400th anniversary of Cervantes’ famous creation) that is over 13 feet high. Like many of the great artists of the past, Manuel Velastegui follows a path totally his own.
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ArtsEcho Galleria is proud to represent superb artists from many places including Latin America, Europe and the United States. All of the artists live and work in New Jersey. The artwork is for sale and, as part of the mission of ArtsEcho, all proceeds go to the artist.
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Janet Diaz
Painter
(Peru/West New York)
Janet Diaz was born in Huanaco, Peru, and studied ceramic sculpture and painting at the Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes, and interior design at the Orval Art and Design Institute, both in Lima, Peru. After exhibiting her paintings at Peruvian galleries, including el Museo de la Nación, Diaz entered her first... (read more)
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Jan Hinsch
Microphotographer (Woodcliff Lake, NJ)
Hamburg-born Jan Hinsch joined the microscope division of the Leitz (now Leica) Company, North America, over fifty years ago. He has lectured on microscope topics at academic institutions, as well as at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts, and at McCrone Research... (read more) |
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Dexter Lane
Panoramic Photographer
(Weehawken, NJ)
Dexter Lane is a resident of Weehawken. He can often be found at pre-dawn on Boulevard East capturing amazing panoramic images of the view across the river. A professional photographer during his entire career, Lane was Manager and Digital Specialist with Peter Arnold, Inc., an editorial... (read more) |
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Gerard Latino
Paper Sculptor
(Nicaragua/
Fort Lee, NJ/Japan)
Gerardo Latino was born and raised in Managua, Nicaragua. He is currently commuting between his home in Ft. Lee, NJ, and Osaka, Japan, where he is creating several works for regional galleries and museums. Renowned for his intensely detailed paper sculptures, Latino is... (read more) |
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Ben Roman
Watercolor Painter
A Bronx native whose family emigrated from San Juan, Puerto Rican, Ben Roman now lives in Union City. He is well known locally for his intimate watercolor portraits, particularly those of children, of which he has published several books. A graduate of the Art Department of NJCU, Roman fell in love with the medium of watercolor after experimenting with several other artistic media. Roman.... (read more) |
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Amado Mora
Painter/Sculptor
(Managua, Ecuador/
Union City, NJ)
Amado Morais a native of Guayaquil, Ecuador and is known as the “Pachuco” of subrealism. After receiving his BBAA at Guayaquil’s Art School, Mora studied other forms of art, ranging from ceramics to metal and marble restoration. A Union City resident.... (read more) |
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Teddy Schapiro
Painter
(Union City, NJ)
A BFA graduate of California Institute of the Arts (with post-graduate studies at the Art Institute of Chicago), Teddy Schapiro has exhibited in group and solo shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Louisville (KY), and New York City.... (read more) |
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