The artwork features a vibrant, lush forest landscape filled with an abundance of verdant trees and foliage. The composition is characterized by a striking use of bold, saturated colors, including various shades of green, blue, and orange. The artist has employed a distinct, stylized depiction of the trees, which appear to be a mix of realistic and fantastical elements. The central subject matter depicts a figure, possibly a child, amidst the forest setting, suggesting a connection between nature and human presence. The overall style and technique suggest a folk art or naïve approach, evoking a sense of wonder and imagination. This work likely reflects the artist's personal interpretation and celebration of the natural world. ...
Drawing from the rich ecological heritage of the Colombian Amazon, Abel Rodríguez works primarily through intricate botanical drawings that preserve and transmit the traditional knowledge of his Nonuya community. His artistic practice arises from an intimate, lived connection with the rainforest, capturing its seasonal rhythms, diverse species, and the intricate relationships binding all forms of life. Often relying on memory—especially following his displacement from ancestral territories—Rodríguez blends meticulous observation with cultural cosmology, creating works that serve as both detailed scientific documentation and expressions of spiritual reverence for the forest. In his compositions, Rodríguez organizes the rainforest into detailed, immersive tableaux, where every species, from towering trees to small medicinal plants, plays a role in the ecosystem’s balance. His use of delicate line work, subtle color, and encyclopedic attention to detail transforms each drawing into a repository of endangered knowledge. By mapping the forest’s life from recollection, he turns absence into an act of resilience, preserving its image and meaning for future generations. Rodríguez’s work is rooted in Indigenous heritage and environmental stewardship, offering a vision of the Amazon that is inseparable from cultural identity. Through his art, he safeguards the memory of a land that continues to live vividly in his mind, even in physical exile. ...
Instituto de Vision is a Bogotá and New York based gallery for conceptual practices. Their mission is to investigate conceptual discourses that have been neglected by the official Latin American art canon. They have recovered important estates from the Latin American art of the mid century and continue to research the most enigmatic oeuvres of the region. Through a parallel program, they represent some of the most relevant contemporary practices from Colombia, Chile, North America, Venezuela, and others. Directed by three women, Instituto de Vision gives special attention to female voices, queer theories, environmental activism, the conflicts of migration, and other critical positions that challenge the established order. Using the international art scene as a platform, they are committed to give visibility and expand the work of artists that reveal critical realities and raise important questions for these contemporary subjects. ...
