Contemporary Arts International presents Mass Angst - a solo exhibit
of Ted Castro’s work
Acton, MA – Mass Angst, an exhibit Ted Castro’s sculpture,
painting, drawing, and stained glass, will be on display in the Red Box Gallery
at the Contemporary Arts International (CAI) from Sunday, May 22 –June 27. An
opening reception and meet the artist will be from 2–5pm May 22. The CAI is
located at The Quarry, 68 Quarry Road, Acton MA.
Castro’s expressionistic pieces explore the themes of
distress, and aspiration for inner peace. Using multiple mediums, he evokes
anger, compassion, empathy, vision, and change. Castro is concerned with the
human condition, especially interpersonal relationships. Use of heavy dark lines and lots
of contrast in drawings show figures relating to themselves. Touching hands,
interconnected limbs, and twisted people suggest how we get along with others. Some pieces of sculpture are multi-sided; for
example, in the sculpture entitled “TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO HEAR”, the sculpture
can kneel upright, lay back on head and toes, or fall on its side. All
positions offer different degrees of pain and prayer; depending on its
position, one could also interpret the back of the sculpture praying while the
front is being interrogated. In the work
“Compromise”, Castro portrayed a man with motion, moving forward, bold and
determined.
As indicated in the title of the show “Mass Angst”,
Castro is looking into his personal life, attempt to tackle the problem and
learn why he feels that way, and put the feeling down on the paper with
airbrush and charcoals. Castro stated:
“it is an emotional release when I mess up the surface and reorganize the
visual with line drawing, a process in which I
look into my problems and solve the issue with art making. Some seem
angry some look sorrowful. Most are connecting figures by touching, longing for
that spiritual need with someone else.”
Castro’s show is part of CAI’s Rising Artist Exhibition
Program, which encourages the emerging artist. As CAI’s Artistic Director
Viktor Lois said “The psychological implications of each piece are extremely
personal and powerful”.
A graduate of the Pratt Institute, Castro is an artist for
26 years. He apprenticed at Martino Stained Glass Studio (Framingham, MA). He
now lives and works in a suburb of Boston. Ted accepts commissions and creates
works for private collections.
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