Gabriel Puyana

Gabriel Puyana's inventive concept of miniature mechanical art forms creates a unique world of fantasy and nostalgia that propels the observer's mind to the farthest limits of imagination. South American roots, world travel, old books, and a Pratt Institute Master's Degree in Tropical Architecture influence his body of work. Themed worlds of Utopian machinery wheelworks called "caroches" are described in the writings of his own "storytales" that embody his constant quest for design originality and precision of craftsmanship. One-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces stand as functional structures and have been admired, acquired and awarded enthusiastically in the art show circuit for many years. Recognitions include first-place awards at Walt Disney World's Festival of the Masters, the Winter Park Sidewalk and Autumn Art Festivals, and the Coconut Grove Art Festival, among others.

In an inventive concept of miniaturized architecture and mechanical inventions as art forms, Gabriel Puyana creates a unique world of fantasy and dream-like nostalgia that can explode the observer's mind to the farthest limits of creative imagination. South American roots, extensive world travel, old books, and a Pratt Institute Master's Degree in Tropical Architecture influence Puyana's body of work. Interpretations of themed worlds of figmental structures surrounded by utopian machinery wheel works, furnishings, and costumed enigmatic characters described in the writings of his own "storytales" embody his constant quest for design originality and exacting precision in craftsmanship. Puyana' s one-of-a-kind and limited-edition pieces stand alone as functional sculptures or collectables and have been enthusiastically awarded, acquired and admired in the art show circuit for many years. Recent recognitions include first-place awards at Walt Disney World's Festival of the Masters, the Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, and the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, among others. His most commonly asked question at shows: "Where do you get your ideas from?" His answer describes a world he has inhabited since childhood, where unbeckoned ideas spill forth and compete for material manifestation. Puyana has mastered: "Glass, metal, nostalgia-captured imagination within an identifiable form."