ANDREA ARROYO

Quotes from Reviewers & Critics

“Andrea Arroyo’s stylized figures also manifest human qualities pushed toward the supernatural. Floating weightlessly in space, they act on fables, biblical scenes and myths in an effort to reconcile the fantastic and the real” The New York Times.

“Andrea Arroyo makes strong personal statements with her artworks, which have a neo primitive, folkloric quality, yet depict sophisticated psychological states. Arroyo employs bright colors and simplified human figures to explore human relationships…her vision is Edenic, optimistic, but never naive. She relies on formal simplicity to give her images visual charm and emotional clout.” Artspeak.

“Andrea Arroyo brings together painting and sculpture in a style close in spirit to the Mayan and Aztec art of her native Mexico. Although her vibrant colors and simple shapes align with the 20th century primitives, her works reflect a spirituality reminiscent of Chagall. Erotic, lyrical and refreshingly direct, her paintings seem to move to a slow rhythm of her own; as if somewhere in the background soft music was playing...” Organica Magazine

“Among the most notable works in which artists combine ancient icon influences with modern and personal expression are Andrea Arroyo’s, inspired by the Old Testament and world mythology.” Daily Gazette, Albany NY.

“Works fusing Latino and North American cultures in an intelligent and provocative way like the ingenious portrait of Frida Kahlo by Andrea Arroyo, who conjured both tradition and trademark...” Planet On Line.

“Andrea Arroyo’s colorful paintings explore archetypal roles -primarily of women. She has sought female heroes in art, mythology, history and literature... The works often allude to a particular moment in a larger narrative... focusing the viewers attention on a less common representation of a story..." Lehman College Art Gallery, NY.

“Andrea Arroyo’s work has a beautiful and distinctive style... she incorporates her passion for dance into a visual language in which figures seem to dance and leap rhythmically in the air” La Jornada (Mexico)

“Arroyo’s paintings are full of movement, very upbeat, and brilliant with color. She strives to enhance the human figure in its female manifestation; her female protagonists depict roles confirming her admiration for women. Though other artists have interpreted many of Arroyo’s subjects, she approaches them in new eye-appealing ways. Images are schematic, free of excessive detail and tell their stories with directness. Messages are projected in movement” The Mexico City Times.

“Andrea Arroyo’s artwork is color, strength, movement... the female figures appear to be floating in their own world... a mixture of the magical and the real” Outstanding Latinas of the Year, El Diario, NY.

“Andrea Arroyo’s work has as its most seducing quality the fluidity of the female characters... Arroyo’s work pays homage to womanhood. Whether showing their candid nudity or wrapped in elements from nature, the artist’s goddesses explore mythological women and their otherworldly –and often dreamlike- attributes. In the midst of today’s world, Arroyo’s paintings offer a refreshing and blissfully poetic illusion of innocence.” Hoy, NY.