"El Dorado" Exhibition
Praxis International Art
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Alexis Duque’s paintings stand between the rational and imaginary and are often blended with a tinge of humor. The images represent clouds or floating clusters, amorphous contours that fit any shape confirming their adaptive ability. Some of them emerge, seeming to spread out of the canvas. Others burst out (from bottom to top) creating pyramids and domes whose foundations are never seen, all being improbable invasions like an inverted Dorado. El Dorado, the title of a painting by Alexis Duque which depicts a working class quarter, ironically refers to the famous legend which enticed conquistadors to search for a city of gold in the area of Colombia and the Andes.
-Excerpt from El Dorado by Claire Luna, 2009.
Born in Medellín, Alexis Duque currently lives and works in New York City.
[Image: Alexis Duque "Mundo" (2008) Acrylic on canvas 72 x 72 in.]
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Schedule
from February 05, 2009 to March 12, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-02-05 from 18:00 to 20:00