Rosa E Latorre

I’m originally from the Philippines but moved to New Jersey at the age of seven to live with my mother. I recently received my B.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration of English Lit. The discipline of English Literature gives me a better understanding of details and close reading which gives me a better insight on life, colors, text, and basically everything around me.







My works of art have an underbelly of similarity but different skins. What I mean by that is all my paintings, sketches, photos, etc. may look different but their principles are the same. I do art because I appreciate lines, light, and vibrant dark colors. My basic color pallet are vivid and dark. With photography, it is the contrast of lines and lights along with its engagement to the environment that makes for captivating pictures.







What strikes me from others is my love for lines. In all my works, you can identify lines in many shapes. Another thing that sharpens me from the art group is my affinity for Sharpies. I use Sharpie with almost all my work as a starter. I do not think of what to make, rather, I use lines to take me to my next creation.





Question: 1. What if the world was Oblong? Do you think the world would be different? How?





or.. 2. I gave you a $100 dollars, what would you do with it?







Thanks Bloggers and World.



Rosa E Latorre





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Saturday, November 20, 2010

3

"3" Photo. 2009. Tala Latorre

For more photos, go to www.flickr.com/photos/latart

Garden Flower


"Garden Flower" Photo. Tala Latorre. 2010.

Taken in my backyard somewhere.

Tweedle

"Tweedle" Crayon Pastel and Sharpie. 2010. Tala Latorre.

I then scratched her face with a rock I found on the ground while I was waiting for someone. .. Just to note.

Friday, November 19, 2010

"Marriage"

Isn't this self explanatory?
Gaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
"Marriage" 2010. Tala Latorre

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Lint Collection. Photos

"Flux" Lint -Photo. Tala Latorre. 2010





















"Fluff" Lint -Photo. Tala  Latorre. 2010





















"Stain" Lint -Photo. Tala Latorre. 2010














"Bed" Lint- Photo. Tala Latorre. 2010


Monday, October 18, 2010

Fingerpainting With Watercolors

Fingertips as brushes.
Push.
Pull.
Mix.
Water+ color pallet= Imagination on Paper.

"Roy"
  Watercolor and Sharpie. 2010. Tala Latorre





















"Silent Smog" Water Color and Sharpie. 2010. Tala

"Great Catch" Watercolor, sharpie, pastel. 2010. Tala Latorre

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Thoughts and Pics.

Feels like forever since I logged and blogged. =]
Just moment of thought..
If grass is greener on the other side... it must also mean that grass is browner on some other other side..

I can't stand mopers, sulkers, and small minders. They put trash out in the world which which makes us even grimier. We already can't see through our own dirt, let alone have some other people crap in our faces to worry about.. Sigh.

~Shake it off, dance it out, and smile.~ RL

Here's few pics from the summer.

Summer Bee. Conn. 2010. Tala Latorre

Rolling Candy. 2010. Tala Latorre

Liquor Store. 2010. Tala Latorre

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Cropped Residential

Took picture of old apartments in a bad neighborhood.
Cropped it.
Colored it.
Named it.
"Cropped Residentials."
Tala Latorre. 2010

"Cropped Residentials" Baltimore. 2010. Tala Latorre

Meet the Boys--Cappy and Pokey

"Cappy." 2010. Tala Latorre
Danger, spills, and thrills. He loves to play and make mud cakes.

"Pokey" 2010. Tala Latorre
Crossing the street and waiting at stop signs. Everythnig is safe about Pokey.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Buildings, Lines, and Flowers from the minibook

Rotten Building. 2010. Tala Latorre

Fun Lines. 2010. Tala Latorre

Single Flower. 2010. Tala Latorre

Wind. 2010. Tala Latorre

Garden lines. 2010. Tala Latorre

Floating Flower. 2010. Tala Latorre

Saturday, October 2, 2010

thinking what Art means

Whatever happened to writting mail and putting it on mail slots? I have to conform if I want to survive in this techy world.. =]
I'm blogging because.. What else is there to do in this world Finky?

Art is .... (what do you think?)

To me...
Art is anything and everything.
It's beauty that is created or natural.
It's aesthetic that is man made that becomes natural.
It is defined only by the subject and the object is as only as priceless as its beholder.
Art is words twisted into pretzels and seen as the most magnificent simplicity.
 Then in silence, it holds peace.
Art is crazy and at the same time, defined.
It is refined and absolutely abstract.
Art is you. Art is me.
Art is a monster that Roars in your belly.
Roar.
Tala 10-2-10



















Blurred Memoirs. 2009.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

"Shore Thing" 2009

 Glimmer of Rainbow.2009. Tala

Sky. 2009. Tala

double take. 2009. Tala

Add caption
Sunsetting Rays. 2009. Tala

Calm. 2009. Tala

Beach Comber. 2009. Tala

Sand Storm. 2009. Tala

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

"City View".. An overview of what I just posted today

Jazz Man. 2005. Tala

Over the bridge. 2010. Tala

Rocko. 2010. Tala

Untitled. 2010. Tala

Untitled. 2010. Tala

Apt. Complex. 2010. Tala

Street Lights. 2010. Tala

City Gunk. 2010. Tala

City Gunk by Tala

 City Gunk. Oil Paints. 2010.  Tala Latorre.

Street Lights by Tala



















Street Lights. Mixed Media. 2010. Tala Latorre

Apt. Complex by Tala















Apt. Complex. Mixed Media. 2010. Tala Latorre

Untitled by Tala















Untitled. Mixed Media. 2010. Tala Latorre

Untitled by Tala



















Untitled. Mixed Media. 2010. Tala Latorre

Rocko by Tala















"Rocko" Mixed Mediums. 2010. Tala Latorre

"Over The Bridge" by Tala















Over The Bridge. Mixed Mediums, Crayon and Crayon Pastels. 2010. Tala Latorre

Jazz Man By Tala

This is "Jazz Man" He is made with Acrylic and Tempra Paint. 2005. Tala Latorre