Description
Dreaming Oshun by Pablo Shine
oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches
Year created: 2024
Description: A dark skinned woman with a yellow flower in her hair is positioned in front of a waterfall with trees on either side and a full moon in the sky.
Connection to the theme: This piece is about inclusion. Being able to exercise your right to worship regardless of where you come from. Oshun is the deity of abundance, purity, and fertility the Lucumi religion, and African-based practice.
Artist Statement: Some of my work is inspired by landscape and spirituality in general. My subject matter ranges from trees, still life, and portraiture. I interpret them beyond a mere physical representation of action, at times they are dreamlike images.
Bio: PABLO SHINE, MFA Biographical Notes
Pablo Shine was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. He first studied painting under the direction of his father, Professor James Shine at the Art Student League in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1978 he became a member and co-founder of “Workshop 78”, a nonprofit organization, directed by his father, to promote young talent in the field of visual arts in San Juan.
After studying at the University of Puerto Rico & the Inter-American University, he continued his studies in art at SUNY New Paltz where he earned a Masters degree in Fine Arts. He has had many exhibitions in the Hudson Valley area, NYC, Washington DC, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Gallery showings include the Ponce Museum (Ponce, PR), Museum of the University of Puerto Rico(San Juan), Botello Gallery (San Juan), Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (San Juan), Caiman Gallery (NYC), Ariel Gallery (NYC), Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (NYC), Cueto Gallery (San Juan, Wired Gallery (High Falls, NY) and WAAM (Woodstock, NY), West Strand Gallery (Kingston, NY) just to name a few.
Pablo has been an art teacher for over 35 years in various educational settings throughout the Hudson Valley, including SUNY Ulster, Woodstock School of Art, Marist College, The Barrett House, SUNY New Paltz, and private instruction from his studio in Kingston, NY.
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