FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:Paul F. Wenzel (407) 246-4279

WORLD-RENOWNED ARTIST RIGOBERTO TORRES BRINGS TALENTS TO
ROCK LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF ORLANDO

Orlando, FL (December 14, 2005) New York artist Rigoberto Torres brings his talent to the students at Rock Lake Elementary School, 408 N. Tampa Avenue, on Friday December 16, 2005, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Torres, internationally known for his public sculpting demonstrations, will make a cast of a randomly chosen student at Rock Lake Elementary for a later work to be installed at the Rock Lake Community Center.

Torres is known for taking scenes from everyday life and creating representative sculptures, which celebrate the community. “Artwork like this allows for unique interaction between the artist and the community. In addition, it offers students a different perspective of the visual arts,” said City of Orlando Public Art Coordinator Paul Wenzel.

Torres has been conducting public casting demonstrations internationally for more than forty years and is well known for his focus on the Bronx, New York, his hometown. Torres recently returned from a public art commission in China and completed a commission in Brazil.

His sculptures have been included in many prestigious private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Art Boston, locally in The Orlando Art Museum and his work is currently on display in the Orlando City Hall Terrace Gallery.

For information regarding City of Orlando public art please contact: Paul F. Wenzel, Public Art Coordinator/Collections Registrar, City of Orlando City Hall, 407-246-4279, paul.wenzel@cityofOrlando.net.

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