Jose Vincench “The Weight of Words”
532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel
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Thomas Jaeckel and Rachel Weingeist announce recent works by Cuban artist, Jose Vincench in The Weight of Words, an exhibition of painting and sculpture. Works by the artist will be exhibited concurrently in Jaeckel Gallery and at the Pulse New York art fair (Booth A209, March 3-6).
“Vincench uses abstraction as a strategy to convey ideas related to social concerns. The abstract for him is the thinker’s option: it is characterized by the weight of speech and the dissent of silence. In this way, he simultaneously overcomes boundaries associated with the real, on the one hand, and utopia on the other.“ (Janet Batet)
In works on canvas from his ongoing series, Vincench uses the geometry of highly charged Spanish-English cognates, such as Autonomia (Autonomy), Gusano (Worm aka Traitor), Exilo (Exile). Stacking the letters on top of each other using a personalized iconic geometry, Vincench builds his own vocabulary and meaning. Ironically, especially today, as it is the Gusanos (Traitors) who are able to provide capital to reinvest financially back in their motherland.
Gold leaf works on canvas and Action Paintings (Pintura de action), splattered gold on canvas, depict rarely documented or reported paint thrown at the houses of Cuban dissidents. An appropriation of these little known, low resolution Cuban image files, pixelated and distorted, are sweetened by the artist’s decorative gold interpretations.
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Schedule
from February 26, 2016 to March 26, 2016
Opening Reception on 2016-02-26 from 18:00 to 20:00