It is through two main routes that I explore notions which fascinate me, the singular iconic structure coupled with multiple environmental abstractions. My work explores a main theme: urbanscapes, which are both factual accounts and at the same time fictionalized. I am primarily involved with the study of forms and the study of facades. In addition, I move beyond the surface into the supporting structure, in which are found Western notions of harmonies, proportion, and the mathematical aesthetics that are the foundations of this expression.  Within architecture is both the mystery and utility of geometry. Architecture symbolizes beyond the structure alone. The aesthetics and socio-political possibilities of temples, cathedrals, theatres, municipal buildings, are celebrated structures which recognize the role of social and ritual. In the secular world too, there are also examples of architectural structures which amplify, magnify and otherwise celebrate both power and strength - an arena where visions and beliefs and ideologies are metamorphosed into the concrete. As an artist, my foundation is with both the real and the abstract, and the connotations of the structures that are our cities.

I devoted time to San Francisco's SOMA district as I lived for 10 years in the booming heart of this re-developing area. I have been lucky to witness, paint and record the birth of San Francisco's latest neighborhood, yet not limited to this fine city. I continue painting SOMA, and I've been producing an ongoing series of paintings of futuristic entertainment arenas. This series is titled "Tomorrowland Today". The buildings chosen for painting are inspired by the shape and facades of carousels and circus coliseums, by which some portray a spaceship influence. These buildings unite a vision of utopia and futurism seen in contemporary time.

To view my entire resume and portfolio online, go to:  www.AbstractMetropolis.com

You can also visit me@ www.myspace.com/citadel13

Book Release:
SOMA SEEN: "Paintings and Drawings by Patricia Araujo of the South of Market".
Book available for purchase online and at stores in San Francisco. For more information go to SOMA SEEN.