Thu October 1, 2015
Ricardo Mazal - Bhutan Abstraction - October 1 - November 14, 2015
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Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery presents “Bhutan Abstraction” by Ricardo Mazal
Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
49 Geary Street Suite 509
San Francisco, Ca. 94108
(415) 981-1080
[email protected]
https://www.eesgallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-5:30pm
Saturday 11am-5:00pm
Ricardo Mazal Exhibit: Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015.
Exhibit Reception Thursday October 1st, 5:30-7:30pm as part of SFADA.com First Thursday Event.
Originally from Mexico, contemporary artist Ricardo Mazal presents a new series of abstract paintings that evolved from a recent journey to Bhutan. The work draws on previous explorations into the themes of life, death, transformation and regeneration.
Over the past ten years, Mazal has created a large body of multidisciplinary work, including paintings, photographs and video, inspired by investigations into the sacred burial rituals of the Mayan tomb of the Red Queen in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico; the Peace Forest cemetery in Odenwald, Germany; and Mount Kailash, Tibet’s holiest summit.
Mazal’s previous burial works encompass a range of subject matter and influence – from the cinnabar powder blanketing the entombed queen to the colorful wooden pigment boxes of Tibet’s open-air markets. This series introduces a new subject: the colorful billowing prayer flags of Bhutan. Hung from bridges, mounted on rooftops and strung from one hilltop to the next, the flags populate the landscape with brilliant colors, each symbolizing a different natural element. They’re often inscribed with mantras or prayers for good fortune and it’s believed that the wind delivers these blessings to the world.
Mazal often deconstructs and reconfigures details from previous paintings in a regenerative and cyclical process that closely parallels the themes he explores. As with each of his investigations, Mazal began this series with photography, which he believes is the bridge linking reality and abstraction. He then manipulates the photos on the computer to compose a digital sketch. Once the composition is elaborated, he moves onto the stretched linen, delicately layering oil paint using foam-rubber blades.
Ricardo Mazal was born in Mexico City in 1950. He has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe, including the Museo Estacion Indianilla, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexico; Museo Nacional de Anthropologia, Mexico City; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; the Center of Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Americas Society, New York. In 2006, a retrospective of his work was helpd at the Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Mazal’s work is included in the collections of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Feleguerez, Zacatecas, Mexico; Maeght Foundation, Paris; Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Mexico; Cirque du Soleil, Montreal; the Pennisula Hotel, Shanghai; and Deutsche Bank, New York and Germany.
For more information email [email protected] or call (415) 981-1080
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Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
49 Geary Street Suite 509
San Francisco, Ca. 94108
(415) 981-1080
[email protected]
https://www.eesgallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-5:30pm
Saturday 11am-5:00pm
Ricardo Mazal Exhibit: Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015.
Exhibit Reception Thursday October 1st, 5:30-7:30pm as part of SFADA.com First Thursday Event.
Originally from Mexico, contemporary artist Ricardo Mazal presents a new series of abstract paintings that evolved from a recent journey to Bhutan. The work draws on previous explorations into the themes of life, death, transformation and regeneration.
Over the past ten years, Mazal has created a large body of multidisciplinary work, including paintings, photographs and video, inspired by investigations into the sacred burial rituals of the Mayan tomb of the Red Queen in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico; the Peace Forest cemetery in Odenwald, Germany; and Mount Kailash, Tibet’s holiest summit.
Mazal’s previous burial works encompass a range of subject matter and influence – from the cinnabar powder blanketing the entombed queen to the colorful wooden pigment boxes of Tibet’s open-air markets. This series introduces a new subject: the colorful billowing prayer flags of Bhutan. Hung from bridges, mounted on rooftops and strung from one hilltop to the next, the flags populate the landscape with brilliant colors, each symbolizing a different natural element. They’re often inscribed with mantras or prayers for good fortune and it’s believed that the wind delivers these blessings to the world.
Mazal often deconstructs and reconfigures details from previous paintings in a regenerative and cyclical process that closely parallels the themes he explores. As with each of his investigations, Mazal began this series with photography, which he believes is the bridge linking reality and abstraction. He then manipulates the photos on the computer to compose a digital sketch. Once the composition is elaborated, he moves onto the stretched linen, delicately layering oil paint using foam-rubber blades.
Ricardo Mazal was born in Mexico City in 1950. He has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe, including the Museo Estacion Indianilla, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexico; Museo Nacional de Anthropologia, Mexico City; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; the Center of Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Americas Society, New York. In 2006, a retrospective of his work was helpd at the Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Mazal’s work is included in the collections of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Feleguerez, Zacatecas, Mexico; Maeght Foundation, Paris; Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Mexico; Cirque du Soleil, Montreal; the Pennisula Hotel, Shanghai; and Deutsche Bank, New York and Germany.
For more information email [email protected] or call (415) 981-1080
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery presents “Bhutan Abstraction” by Ricardo Mazal
Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
49 Geary Street Suite 509
San Francisco, Ca. 94108
(415) 981-1080
[email protected]
https://www.eesgallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-5:30pm
Saturday 11am-5:00pm
Ricardo Mazal Exhibit: Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015.
Exhibit Reception Thursday October 1st, 5:30-7:30pm as part of SFADA.com First Thursday Event.
Originally from Mexico, contemporary artist Ricardo Mazal presents a new series of abstract paintings that evolved from a recent journey to Bhutan. The work draws on previous explorations into the themes of life, death, transformation and regeneration.
Over the past ten years, Mazal has created a large body of multidisciplinary work, including paintings, photographs and video, inspired by investigations into the sacred burial rituals of the Mayan tomb of the Red Queen in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico; the Peace Forest cemetery in Odenwald, Germany; and Mount Kailash, Tibet’s holiest summit.
Mazal’s previous burial works encompass a range of subject matter and influence – from the cinnabar powder blanketing the entombed queen to the colorful wooden pigment boxes of Tibet’s open-air markets. This series introduces a new subject: the colorful billowing prayer flags of Bhutan. Hung from bridges, mounted on rooftops and strung from one hilltop to the next, the flags populate the landscape with brilliant colors, each symbolizing a different natural element. They’re often inscribed with mantras or prayers for good fortune and it’s believed that the wind delivers these blessings to the world.
Mazal often deconstructs and reconfigures details from previous paintings in a regenerative and cyclical process that closely parallels the themes he explores. As with each of his investigations, Mazal began this series with photography, which he believes is the bridge linking reality and abstraction. He then manipulates the photos on the computer to compose a digital sketch. Once the composition is elaborated, he moves onto the stretched linen, delicately layering oil paint using foam-rubber blades.
Ricardo Mazal was born in Mexico City in 1950. He has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe, including the Museo Estacion Indianilla, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexico; Museo Nacional de Anthropologia, Mexico City; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; the Center of Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Americas Society, New York. In 2006, a retrospective of his work was helpd at the Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Mazal’s work is included in the collections of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Feleguerez, Zacatecas, Mexico; Maeght Foundation, Paris; Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Mexico; Cirque du Soleil, Montreal; the Pennisula Hotel, Shanghai; and Deutsche Bank, New York and Germany.
For more information email [email protected] or call (415) 981-1080
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Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery
49 Geary Street Suite 509
San Francisco, Ca. 94108
(415) 981-1080
[email protected]
https://www.eesgallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 11am-5:30pm
Saturday 11am-5:00pm
Ricardo Mazal Exhibit: Bhutan Abstraction, October 1- November 15, 2015.
Exhibit Reception Thursday October 1st, 5:30-7:30pm as part of SFADA.com First Thursday Event.
Originally from Mexico, contemporary artist Ricardo Mazal presents a new series of abstract paintings that evolved from a recent journey to Bhutan. The work draws on previous explorations into the themes of life, death, transformation and regeneration.
Over the past ten years, Mazal has created a large body of multidisciplinary work, including paintings, photographs and video, inspired by investigations into the sacred burial rituals of the Mayan tomb of the Red Queen in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico; the Peace Forest cemetery in Odenwald, Germany; and Mount Kailash, Tibet’s holiest summit.
Mazal’s previous burial works encompass a range of subject matter and influence – from the cinnabar powder blanketing the entombed queen to the colorful wooden pigment boxes of Tibet’s open-air markets. This series introduces a new subject: the colorful billowing prayer flags of Bhutan. Hung from bridges, mounted on rooftops and strung from one hilltop to the next, the flags populate the landscape with brilliant colors, each symbolizing a different natural element. They’re often inscribed with mantras or prayers for good fortune and it’s believed that the wind delivers these blessings to the world.
Mazal often deconstructs and reconfigures details from previous paintings in a regenerative and cyclical process that closely parallels the themes he explores. As with each of his investigations, Mazal began this series with photography, which he believes is the bridge linking reality and abstraction. He then manipulates the photos on the computer to compose a digital sketch. Once the composition is elaborated, he moves onto the stretched linen, delicately layering oil paint using foam-rubber blades.
Ricardo Mazal was born in Mexico City in 1950. He has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout the Americas, Asia and Europe, including the Museo Estacion Indianilla, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterrey, Mexico; Museo Nacional de Anthropologia, Mexico City; the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; the Center of Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the Americas Society, New York. In 2006, a retrospective of his work was helpd at the Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Felguerez in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Mazal’s work is included in the collections of the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City; Museo de Arte Abstracto Manuel Feleguerez, Zacatecas, Mexico; Maeght Foundation, Paris; Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Mexico; Cirque du Soleil, Montreal; the Pennisula Hotel, Shanghai; and Deutsche Bank, New York and Germany.
For more information email [email protected] or call (415) 981-1080
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