This contemporary art piece presents a serene, dreamlike landscape featuring a meandering stream surrounded by lush vegetation and rounded, almost billowing shapes reminiscent of oversized mushrooms or clouds. The muted palette of earthy tones and soft pastel hues, combined with the undulating lines and organic forms, creates a sense of whimsy and enchantment. The artist's unique style and imaginative approach to depicting the natural world suggest a desire to transport the viewer to a fantastical, otherworldly realm, inviting contemplation and a sense of wonder. ...
Ariel Cusnir probes national memory, historical narratives, and the politics of representation, transforming painting, drawing, and installation into layered reflections on the past. He works deeply with archival materials and historical events, reimagining them through a critical and poetic lens. His work transforms linear, heroic accounts of history into multifaceted narratives that reveal both the absurdities and complexities of the past. Cusnir often focuses on archetypal historical moments, examining how collective memory is shaped and transmitted. By reinterpreting well-known events, he challenges conventional storytelling, emphasizing the contested and fluid nature of historical perception. His visual language combines meticulous technique with inventive conceptual strategies, allowing him to explore social, cultural, and political frameworks. Through his work, Ariel Cusnir invites viewers to reconsider established narratives, reflect on national identity, and engage critically with history as a dynamic and continuously evolving field. ...
PASTO is a contemporary art gallery based in Buenos Aires that represents young and promising Argentinian artists. We contribute to their professionalization by encouraging them to produce under new challenges and we try to impulse and build bridges between the artists and worldwide critics, curators and collectors. Since 2014, PASTO assumes its fundamental role as a meeting and dissemination platform and uses that potential to provide visibility to divergent practices and ideas. ...
