Ascension: Leilani Bustamante Solo Exhibition

ASCENSION: 

Ever changing, not of body but of self.   

As beings we shroud ourselves with trivial needs of the physical -

We must be accepted. 

We must be admired. 

We must be validated. 

We lock ourselves down by the weight of our own existence held under veils of self created conceit and imagined glory. Our vanity is well learned and far reaching.

 

Modern Eden is pleased to announce “Ascension”, Leilani Bustamante’s second solo exhibition after  her debut exhibit, “Prey” in August 2011 at the gallery. This new body of work reflects our struggle to give purpose, quality and meaning to the darkness, to reach the state of transcendence of form into energy, emotion and consciousness. We endeavor to rise beyond our shared corporeal phantasms to a seat of elevated knowledge. Our Ascendant spirits reveals truth, substance and soul. We can allow ourselves to be in the world and be changed by it. Starting with the change within.

Leilani Bustamante was born in Santa Rosa California and is a graduate of the Academy of Art University.  She grew up between the suburban sprawl and rural Fort Bragg, where she draws inspiration from their simultaneous decay and growth.  Her work often voices themes of mortality exploring elements of death, rebirth, beauty and spoil, the loveliness of the macabre and the mournful influence of osteological motifs. She currently lives and works in San Francisco.

The opening reception for "Ascension” will be held at Modern Eden on Saturday, December 15th from 6-10pm. The exhibition will be on display through January 6, 2013 and is free and open to the public. Complimentary beverages will be served by Three Wishes Winery and Rolling Rock.  There will be a live DJ set by DJ Brendan J.  during the reception. Featured solo artist, Leilani Bustamante will be in attendance.

 

RSVP via Facebook here: Opening Reception: Leilani Bustamante's "Ascension" & "Nevermore" Group Show