Juandrés Vera and Fernando Villalvazo "Transformation"
Underline Gallery
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In Transformation, artists Vera and Villalvazo use nature as a guide to help the viewer reinterpret certain visual concepts, through the use of rhetorical figures. Their artwork examines how biological precepts (contained in visual images) are transformed into recognizable figures, given that the understanding of such images is the result of complex mental processes and activities. Although some of the work has been shown in past exhibitions, Vera and Villalvazo have created several exclusive pieces for P.J.S. Exhibitions. Curated by Las Bellas Artes, the show runs through April 22nd.
In Juandrés Vera’s Soleidoscopium, the artist makes an analogy between the basic structure of the seascape and the field of view inside beverages, such as beer or wine bottles, to create figurative paintings that are also completely abstract. In the series Insomnio, artist Fernando Villalvazo takes subjects that already exist in nature such as animals and trees, and transforms them into completely unique objects, by using the printmaking technique called etched dry point, wherein the artist uses a superfine needle to scratch directly onto the paper to create a visual.
ABOUT JUANDRÉS VERA:
Juandrés Vera was born on April 8, 1980, in Monterrey, Mexico. At 17 years old Juandrés entered the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León to pursue a degree in Design, but later decided to specialize in Visual Arts. Years later, Vera became involved in street painting mural contests and found an outstanding technical ability to paint, particularly in the figurative genre. He soon gained his first employment as a painter, making interior design wall murals. In 2003, Vera completed his bachelor degree and began his art work on easel painting. He is inspired by the theme of urban transport, representing it as untraditional way using as a canvas the vinyl carpet used to in the floor of the public transport such as subway and bus. In 2007, in addition to his easel painting, Juandrés begins painting ephemeral interventions, also known as street painting or madonnari.
ABOUT FERNANDO VILLALVAZO
Villalvazo began showcasing exhibitions throughout Mexico in 1993. He has participated in biennials and exhibitions of modern art, receiving honorary mentions and honors such as the V Binational Exhibition Siqueiros-Pollock (Chihuahua -Texas) in 2001, and the Prize of Acquisition in the 2nd Regional Biennial of Modern Art in 1996 (Monterrey). He has also received the creative scholarships for young artists in the state of Nuevo Leon, as well as the national scholarship for art production for the creative young people of FONCA (CONACULTA) in painting (Mexico City) in 1999. Beginning in 1994, he has taken part in the II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII and XIX editions of the Monterrey Biennial FEMSA and was selected in the XV, XVII, and XIX editions of the modern art competition of Aguascalientes.
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from March 20, 2011 to April 22, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-03-20 from 18:00 to 21:00