Lorenzo De Los Angeles "Diadem and Chrysalis"
Derek Eller Gallery
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Lorenzo De Los Angeles will present a group of exquisitely detailed colored pencil drawings in which subversive content is depicted in soothing pastel colors. Referencing botanical illustrations, medical books, and religious iconography, De Los Angeles carefully renders such subjects as the ambiguously gendered "Saint Wilgefortis", a bearded woman who was crucified according to European folklore. Also included is a devotional image of "Amorphophallus Titanium", the world's largest flower whose spadix bears a striking resemblance to a penis, as well as the intimate "Delicate Membrane", which pictures the hand of a scientist or artist using a pencil to dissect a biomorphic form. Frequently walking the line between violence and beauty, De Los Angeles' subjects are presented as sacraments imbued with ritual and alchemistic powers.
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from April 10, 2009 to May 16, 2009