{"id":476,"date":"2008-01-16T19:29:54","date_gmt":"2008-01-17T00:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2008\/01\/16\/miguel-angelo-rochaatm\/"},"modified":"2008-01-16T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2008-01-17T01:00:36","slug":"miguel-angelo-rochaatm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/the-bomb\/2008\/01\/16\/miguel-angelo-rochaatm\/","title":{"rendered":"~MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHA\/atm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHA &#8211; 2ND SOLO SHOW &#8211; AT atm<br \/>\nJANUARY 10 &#8211; FEBRUARY 23, 2008<br \/>\natm GALLERY &#8211; 619b WEST 27TH STREET &#8211; CHELSEA &#8211; NY<br \/>\nHOURS: TUES THRU SAT 11-6 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FOR THIS EXHIBIT THE ARTIST IS PRESENTING A SERIES OF SIX SMALL WALL PIECES. DELICATELY ASSEMBLED OF FOUND OBJECTS AND CONSTRUCTED FORMS, ROCHA COMPLETES EACH COMPOSITION WITH AN ATTENTION  TO THE MATERIALITY AND WEIGHT OF EACH FRAGMENT, APPLYING SUBTLE LAYERS TO A SEMBLANCE CONCERNED WITH BALANCE AND ILLUSION. THE MATERIAL CHOICES RANGE FROM  THE WEIGHT AND AESTHETIC OF A THIN  PAINTED LINE TO A BULKY PVC PIPE. BLOWN GLASS, CUT CARDBOARD, AND MOLDED PAPER ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THESE SIMPLE AND WEIGHTLESS ARRANGEMENTS. . . . .  (WHICH SEEM) TO HAVE THE SENSE OF DRAWINGS IN PHYSICAL SPACE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHA WAS BORN IN 1964 IN LISBON, PORTUGAL AND CONTINUES TO LIVE AND WORK THERE AS WELL AS IN NEW YORK. AFTER COMPLETING HIS DEGREE IN PAINTING FROM THE FACULDAD DE BELAS-ARTES IN LISBON, HE COMPLETED A MASTER IN FINE ARTS AT THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS IN NEW YORK. HE HAS EXHIBITED REGULARLY SINCE 1991.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; <em>atm PRESS RELEASE<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___1.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" alt=\"Miguel # 1\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\ninstallation shot, MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___2.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" alt=\"Miguel # 2\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\ninstallation shot, MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___3.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" alt=\"Miguel # 3\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\ninstallation shot, MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___4.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" alt=\"Miguel # 4\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\ninstallation shot, MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___5.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" alt=\"Miguel # 5\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nMIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS, &#8216;Two&#8217;, 2007, PVC, balsa wood, 20 x 19 x 11.5 ins. ($4,500)\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miquel___6.jpg\" width=\"412\" height=\"309\" alt=\"Miguel # 6\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nMIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS, &#8216;Western&#8217;, 2007, bamboo, plywood, acrylic, 15 x 20.5 x 12 ins ($4,500)\/PHOTO COURTESY: atm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/zine\/wp-content\/photos\/Miguel_Angelo_Rochas.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" alt=\"MIGUEL\" class=\"centered\" \/><br \/>\nMIGUEL ANGELO ROCHAS at his first opening at atm Gallery, titled &#8216;AGAINST THE WALL&#8217;, OCT 19, 2007.<br \/>\nThis first solo show at atm, ran OCT 19 &#8211; DEC 19, 2007<br \/>\nPHOTO: NANCY SMITH<br \/>\nsee more pix of: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artloversnewyork.com\/artlovers\/report\/2007-11-12.html\">&#8216;AGAINST THE WALL&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>more pix of: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmgallery.com\">individual pieces on the atm website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atmgallery.com\">atm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIGUEL ANGELO ROCHA &#8211; 2ND SOLO SHOW &#8211; AT atm JANUARY 10 &#8211; FEBRUARY 23, 2008 atm GALLERY &#8211; 619b WEST 27TH STREET &#8211; CHELSEA &#8211; NY HOURS: TUES THRU SAT 11-6 PM &#8220;FOR THIS EXHIBIT THE ARTIST IS PRESENTING A SERIES OF SIX SMALL WALL PIECES. 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