Proceeds benefit the Telluride Society for Jazz
The original artwork piece behind the 2023 Telluride Jazz Festival poster is now on auction!
For this year's Telluride Jazz Festival poster, Eugenio Cohaila used his charming artistic vision to bring the essence of Telluride to the canvas. With hints of Impressionist Claude Monet's aesthetic, Cohaila leaves his own personal touch by incorporating fiery oranges and golden yellows. His distinct color choices beautifully highlight the vibrant energy of the town of Telluride, especially that feeling accompanied during the Telluride Jazz Festival. The perfect combination of small-town charm and summertime music.
If you love the artwork, bid online to take home this one-of-a-kind original painting by one of the most promising artists working today. Bid on the piece online here, or on-site at the festival's Merchandise Tent and Patron Concierge Station (next to the patron lounge bar) until Sunday, August 13th at 6 pm. The piece is valued at $5,600, and the starting bid will be $5,000.
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The piece was sourced from Telluride's Ellinof Gallery of fine art and jewelry, making this benefit auction possible!
Place Your Bid Today for the One-of-a-Kind
2023 Original Painting
Current Bid $5,700
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The Artist - EUGENIO COHAILA
Simply known as Eugenio, he is one of the most promising artists working today.
Sprawling cities might seem boisterous to some, but for Peruvian artist Eugenio Cohaila, a bustling city is a source of inspiration. Through a command of light and movement, Eugenio takes the ordinary trappings of urban settings — cityscapes depicting crowds of people shuffling through a brightly-lit street — and transforms them into something grander.
Simply known as Eugenio, he is one of the most promising Peruvian artists working today.
Eugenio was born near the city of Tacna, Peru on a modest farm. From an early age the young artist showed proficiency in creating art. In school, his teachers often requested that Eugenio draw, on site, a scene to commemorate their class field trips.
Despite his talents, Eugenio’s father wanted his sons to stay on the family farm and work the land. Eugenio’s mother, recognizing her son’s passion for art, instead sent him away to study at secondary school. For five years, the 7-year-old Eugenio and his older sister lived on their own, without their parents, in a small apartment in Tacna. Their mother would visit every week.
In high school, Eugenio excelled in his art courses. A year before graduating, he won an art competition with a drawing of the main character from a classic Peruvian tale. After graduating, his aunts encouraged him to become a professional artist.
Eugenio enrolled at the Beaux-Arts Superior School of Tacna, where after five years he graduated with the second-highest grade in his class. It was here where Eugenio first experimented with oil painting techniques. Following graduation, the artist worked as an assistant at a workshop making drawings for oil reproductions of Dutch Golden Age artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer. This sharpened his artistic techniques, allowing him to make a living selling his own artwork.
In 1994, Eugenio broadened his education with post-graduate studies in painting at the Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Peru in Lima. In Lima, the artist became inspired by Peruvian artist Szyszlo, whose colors and rich, textural effects continue to influence Eugenio’s paintings to this day.
Eugenio draws upon philosophy, history and literature for inspiration, and defines the mood and emotions of his work using color.
Using oil paint, Eugenio depicts urban scenes in a wistful Impressionist style. As a self-professed admirer of color, his compositions feature vivid hues and radiate with light, a reflection of the artist’s fascination with city life.
Eugenio elects to paint people as blurred subjects who almost blend into the scenes around them. This stylistic choice, executed through his unique brush style, shows the harmony of millions of people living and working in the same space. Eugenio’s style shares similarities to the work of Impressionist Claude Monet, but the artist leaves his own mark with his distinct color palette of fiery oranges and golden yellows.
Eugenio’s mastery of contrast and movement in his paintings bring them to life, as if the viewer could step into the painting and explore the cities for themselves. Eugenio’s favorite city to portray is New York City, a metropolis that captivates the artist due to its constant activity.
Despite his love of urban life, the artist occasionally departs from his depictions of busy streets and instead re-imagines natural environments. Eugenio’s brightly-hued landscapes veer into the abstract, effectively using negative space and minimalism to conjure dreamlike scenes.
ABOUT THE TELLURIDE SOCIETY FOR JAZZ
Auction proceeds benefit the Telluride Society for Jazz. The Telluride Society for Jazz is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education organization working in collaboration with the Telluride Jazz Festival and presenting the Society Stage at Elks Park, Telluride Student All-Stars Jazz Ensemble and other year-round artist workshops, student education programs and community outreach events.
AUCTION RULES
The auction is open now and will close at 6 PM (MT), Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Starting August 11 at 12:30 PM the auction will also be available at the Patron Concierge Station. The online auction will remain open until August 11.
The "Auction Winner" is the highest bidder. Winner will be contacted at 7 PM (MT) Sunday, August 13. You do not have to be present to win.
Bids are final and binding. If I am the highest bidder I agree to pay the amount bidded to the Telluride Society for Jazz, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, when the auction closes.
If shipment is required, winner assumes all shipping and handling costs to deliver piece to destination.
Bidding opportunities are unlimited.
"Current Price" or highest bid will be updated daily Monday through Friday every 24 hours at 9 am (MT) until August 11. During the festival, the "Current Price" will be updated every 4 hours.
50% of winning bid funds are allocated to the Elinoff Gallery to help cover cost of piece.
50% of winning bid funds benefit the Telluride Society for Jazz
For questions, please contact us here or at (970) 728-8037.