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PicassoMio.com Launches The Children of the Tsunami Exhibition

A Charity Exhibition of Drawings by Sri Lankan Children will be Available at www.picassomio.com/ArtTsunami and at PicassoMio Gallery in Madrid.

Miami, Florida & Madrid, Spain – May 25th, 2005 PicassoMio Gallery Madrid and PicassoMio.com, the leading curated art seller online, launched a charity exhibition of drawings by Sri Lankan children, affected by the recent Asian Tsunami today. The artworks are available for viewing and purchase at www.picassomio.com/ArtTsunami.

The first exhibition of its kind, the online exhibition is in conjunction with the PicassoMio Gallery show, in Madrid, through the 27th of July. All sale proceeds will be contributed to the affected children in this South Asian country.

This exhibition consists of a selection of drawings made by the children, ages 8 through 16, affected by the Tsunami, in the eastern coastal region of Sri Lanka . The initial purpose of the drawings was to assist children in confronting and recovering from the crisis, with the art serving as a therapy. At the same time, the artworks serve as a window into the minds of the children and the horror of the magnitude of the tragedy.

At the first glance, the artworks transmit a disturbing sensation, combined with a reflection of innocence and simplicity. In a straightforward manner, the children's works depict both the tsunami and the post-tsunami suffering. Most artworks represent the tsunami, with enormous waves as the largest part of the composition, and personal belongings, like homes, bicycles, books, and even chickens, occupying a secondary role.

In addition to the visual depictions, the artworks are also based on the recent traumatic experience of the children - gigantic waves with a ruthless face and drawings full of tears. A large number of drawings depict the drama of people drowning or trying to escape the tsunami, others reflect the mourning of the losses. Some images depict scenes of an average Sri Lankan village life, with the Tsunami arriving at the shore - an average day in the life of the child at the juncture of being shaken by the chaos and trauma inflicted by nature.

The chosen colors in most of the images are significant - a dark ferocious sea dominates, often in the shade of black, with the remaining palette in dark shades, speaking of fear and pain of these children.

The 81 artworks on exhibition at PicassoMío Gallery and PicassoMío.com are priced starting at GBP 47 / E 70 / $ 86. All proceeds are committed to the Living Heritage Disaster Relief Mission, which focuses on the needs of the children impacted by the Tsunami, a project by the Living Heritage Trust, an NGO working in Sri Lanka for the last several years.

The exhibition can also be viewed in person at: PicassoMio Gallery, Calle Lagasca, 11, 1-B, 28001 Madrid, Spain or online at: http://www.picassomio.com/ArtTsunami/ The exhibition is then expected to travel to other European cities.

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