Arturo Cuenca
dal 31/10/2005 al 26/11/2005
Segnalato da
31/10/2005
Arturo Cuenca
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art, New York
'Aesthasy' combines two English words, aesthetic and ecstasy to create a hybrid title, which is derived from the Cuban tradition of using made-up words taken from real words in the language. The concept touches upon the beauty of creation as a strategy of nature. The imagery in the show couples flowers as sexual beings and icons, such as Oscar Wilde, as landscapes.
Aesthasy
PSCA will present "Aesthasy", an exhibit of new work by Cuban-born artist Arturo
Cuenca. The exhibit will be on view November 1 through November 26, 2005, and a
reception for the artist will be held Thursday, November 3 from 6 to 9 PM. The
exhibit features all new work by the artist on themes that explore flora, fauna, and
human perception.
In this series of acrylic paintings on canvas and digital montages on cloth, the
artist exposes elements of his personal theory of art making which he calls
"Photosophy". Photosophy refers to the combining of pictorial images and
philosophy.
Cuenca explores the aesthetic as ecstasy in this show, thus the title "Aesthasy".
"Aesthasy" combines two English words, aesthetic and ecstasy to create a hybrid
title, which is derived from the Cuban tradition of using made-up words taken from
real words in the language. The concept touches upon the beauty of creation as a
strategy of nature. The imagery in the show couples flowers as sexual beings and
icons, such as Oscar Wilde, as landscapes.
Throughout his oeuvre Cuenca complicates the standard field of vision. Employing
juxtapositions, superimpositions, distortions, and other techniques, he asks the
viewer to note that appearance and perception are both complex and deceiving. Yet
beyond these formal and theoretical concerns, Cuenca, unlike many Conceptual artists
working in the 1960s, manages to emphasize beauty as an essential element in his
work.
Since his early days in the 1970s, Cuenca has been intrigued with blurring
boundaries between various artistic mediums. He initially began as a painter working
in a photorealist style and then by 1978 turned his attention more to photography,
experimenting with the medium to create hybrid art forms with painting, sculpture,
film, and installation art. In this exhibition the works include paintings on canvas
and photomontage on canvas.
The artist lives and works in New York.
In conjunction with the exhibition of Arturo Cuenca's works, PSCA will showcase a
selection of paintings by Cuban artist Emilio Sanchez in the viewing room, courtesy
The Emilio Sanchez Foundation.
Image: Arturo Cuenca, Aesthetic: Sex As Fire, 2005, Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 48 Inches
Paul Sharpe Contemporary Art
525 West 29th Street Floor Two - New York
The gallery is open on Tuesday through Saturday from 11 AM to 6 PM, and by appointment.