<p style="text-align: center;"><b>October 14, 2005 - January 15, 2006</b></p>
Internationally renowned U.S. based Puerto Rican artist Miguel Trelles presented a series of mostly large format paintings in color and black and white that represent the Puerto Rican landscape reflecting a “respectful and well-informed appropriation” of landscape paintings from China’s Sung to Ming Dynasties.  Through the clever and controlled use of vibrant colors and a line that is both ordered and spontaneous, Trelles has developed a perfected style that pays homage to Eastern influences and resonates well with the forms and shapes found in the islands of the Caribbean.  The show also included a more recent series of popular figures of Latin American film depicted within the artist’s almost three dimensional landscapes.  When asked about his series of Chino-Latino, Trelles stated, “Columbus set sail for India and landed in the Antilles, I am setting sail for the Antilles, with a scheduled Chinese detour.”  The artist returned for a gallery talk on Friday December 9<sup>th</sup>.