BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Salt Lake City Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Salt Lake City Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:318f031e-5a9f-434e-9bb5-f6ab70ee1006 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260725T004046Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230401T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230401T180000 SUMMARY:Mini Fragments LOCATION:Chapman Branch\nChapman Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Chapman Branch;X-APPLE-RAD IUS=10;X-TITLE=Chapman Branch:geo:40.7566354,-111.916401 GEO:40.7566354;-111.916401 DESCRIPTION:Artwork by Roxi Belieo • Exhibit runs from March 11 to A pril 21\, 2023.\nhttps://slcpl.libnet.info/event/7921585 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ARTIST STATEMENT:

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In the pain\, there is pleasure. I enjoy looking past the obvious and foc using more on what isn&rsquo\;t easy to show: the different journeys of me ntal anguish. Each piece has a different meaning\, but they all come from one place within me that is trying to heal. Most of us can attest to facin g some kind of burden or dilemma where the knots holding our sanity togeth er come undone. I believe a lot of my pieces are examples of those knots b eing tossed to the side for the hell of it. Letting my stress and problems come out through my paintings. Electrifying colors\, gaunt elements\, and melodic textures. I invite you to get lost in this maze I call my mind..< /p>\n

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

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I&rsquo\;m Roxi Belieo. A studio administrator by day and an experimental artist by night. Growin g up\, I was always surrounded by various forms of art. I gravitated towar d music and poetry\, though\, since they&rsquo\;d been forms of peace for me. However\, art was an outlet that I&rsquo\;d often turn to when things got rough. I knew that when I had paper and a pencil\, I controlled my lif e. But eventually\, I stopped painting and focused more on where life was taking me. On my journey\, I dealt with depression\, grief over losing my father\, isolation\, and suicidal ideations\, which only got worse once 20 20 rolled in. I was lost and felt like I wasn&rsquo\;t doing anything that truly brought me happiness. While trying to figure out who I was\, going to college\, and dealing with the pandemic\, I got that desire to make som ething positive out of the negative. Life&rsquo\;s problems and stresses f eed my inspiration to paint. I picked up my brushes\, bought some canvases \, and started ranting. Making abstract paintings allowed me to be free of rules\, societal pressure\, and my own mind. Each time I get to make some thing unique\, I feel like I am escaping from the pain and taking control of my life again. With &ldquo\;Mini Fragments&rdquo\; being my very first gallery\, I am extremely grateful and hope my pieces convey a message of f inding a peaceful and creative way through the madness of life.

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