Artist Yuko Ueno Exhibits Her Hallmark Butterflies at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC

Nov. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- According to New York based artist Yuko Ueno, whose work will be exhibited at the Javits Center the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Contemporary Art Fair NYC November 18-20, “The fate of our earth is on our hands,” she said. “It's up to us to destroy or protect it. This is why I created my Magical Butterfly Project.”

She explained: “The work,” which she began four years ago, “was inspired by butterflies and nature. My goal was to deliver a message through my work that beautiful little creatures exist on this earth and to call attention to the fact that when trees and greens disappear, little lives disappear too.

“Generally my projects are large; however, for my exhibit at the art fair, I plan to display each 14 x 14-inch butterfly attached to a 16 x 16-inch painted square board.” Ueno, whose studio is in Long Island City, New York, describes how she makes the mixed media butterflies of wire, fabric, beads, glitters, buttons and feathers. She is also a technical instructor of sculpture casting at the Art Students League of New York.
“I was attracted to the beauty of butterfly wings and developed my own way of making them. Each butterfly piece has unique design, color and patterns from my imagination. Inspirations came from my dance background and passion for music.

I have infused the work with the rhythms and flavors of Jazz, Latin, Afrobeat, Afro Cuban, Latin Jazz, Mambo, Salsa, Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, Big Bands with a touch of Carnival, Mardi Gras, Circus and Cabaret. For every unique musical sound and style, there are varieties of butterfly.

For more information about Ueno, visit www.yukoueno.comp; about the Contemporary Art Fair NYC, http://www.americanartmarketingnyc.com.

Hours:      Friday November 18, 2pm - 7pm
      Saturday November 19, 10am - 7pm
      Sunday November 20, 10am - 4pm

Where:      Javits Center, hall 1A—11th Avenue and 39th Street

Tickets:   Adult: $16 Seniors: $14: Students: $8 Children: Free under 10

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Richard and Joanna Rothbard have directed art fairs and craft shows for over 30 years and operate the summer Berkshires Arts Festival and American Craft Show Sarasota in December. The Rothbards also own An American Craftsman Galleries, http://www.anamericancraftsman.com/, with three Manhattan locations—941 Madison Avenue; 790 7th Avenue (52nd Street) and 150 West 55th Street—as well as one in Stockbridge, Mass. and Savannah, Ga. Richard Rothbard, a craftsman who designs puzzle boxes of wood, owns Boxology (www.boxology.com), Slate Hill, NY.