Bistango Debuts Winter Art Exhibit At Free Public Event November 16

IRVINE, Calif. - Nov. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Voted "best place to buy original art" by readers of the Orange County Register, Bistango, which is actually a critically acclaimed restaurant that doubles as a gallery, will debut its Winter Art Exhibit on Saturday, November 16 from 3 p.m. -- 5 p.m.  The public is invited to the free reception where they will have an opportunity to meet with most of the artists whose work will be represented.  Pizza and wine will be served.  Space is limited; email RSVP@Bistango.com to add your name to the list. The event is being curated by Studio Gallery in collaboration with Marchetti Fine Arts.

Among the featured artists:

·      SHOSHANA ERNST -- Harvard University art critic Miri Kubovy says that the most striking quality of Ernst's work is her "captivating burning colors. In her art, color is transformed into the richest tactile texture, which transcends to an overwhelming emotion. Color becomes matter, energy and form."

·      KAREN WIECHERT -- She is renowned for her representational paintings and her preferred medium is oil on canvas or board.  "Whether I am painting a landscape, figure or still life I am constantly mindful of the importance of composition and the effects of light on form. For me, working with color is the most challenging yet enjoyable part of the painting process."

·      AURORA AGUIRRE -- Born and raised in hawaii, she grew up influenced by the sea, nature and overall tropical beauty.  She says, "I am inspired by many visual and emotional subjects that lead me to paint a variety of genres.  My art becomes a personal expression of my soul."  Her style and process is unique because she uses unconventional mediums like resins and mixed vehicles with pigments to create an abstract effect and embellishes with oils on abstract images.  She calls these paintings "my Dimensional Mixed Mediums because of the depth the viewer sees when viewing them in person."

·      PHILIP VAUGHAN -- Raised in Le Havre, France, Vaughan's lifelong love of architecture, painting and sculpture set the stage for his style.  He attended Cambridge University to study architecture and earned an art degree at Chelsea School of Art before accepting a position with Walt Disney Imagineering designing dinosaurs, rides and sets for Epcot and Tokyo Disneyland.   His mediums include sculpture, drawings, paintings and public art commissions.

·      GOLI MAHALLATI -- Iranian artist Goli Mahallati's work explores the "elemental state of the human condition."  She says her use of warm and luminescent colors and depictions of mysterious forms offer a "unified sense of energies often lacking in post-modernism.  My paintings are less about thinking and more about intriguing energies from which they have arisen.

"Marchetti Fine Arts is honored to be invited to exhibit some of today's most exciting artists, including two ceramic artists, Jane and Tyler Burton, and Sara Seggi, whose amazing and unusual mosaic wall hangings have captured the imaginations of many," said Leslie Marchetti.  "The environment created at Bistango showcases painting and sculpture with such elegance.  This fresh venue gives art collectors an opportunity to view and purchase works outside the normal retail gallery setting."

Bistango is renowned for its diverse menu of fine American contemporary cuisine set in an airy atmosphere distinguished by fine art exhibits and large umbrellas that suspend from the ceiling lending great intimacy.  An extensive cocktail list of classics and house specialties and a 400-bottle wine list that was heralded by Wine Spectator round out the offerings.  Bistango serves lunch and dinner weekdays and dinner-only Saturdays.   Live entertainment can be enjoyed each evening in its sophisticated lounge where couples may enjoy dancing the night away. Its vast patio features comfortable seating, heat lamps and full food & beverage service. Located at 19100 Von Karman Ave in Irvine, CA. For more information call (949) 752-5222 or visit www.Bistango.com.