This contemporary stained glass artwork features a striking fusion of vibrant colors and bold, abstract shapes. The composition is dominated by a semi-circular arch, divided into distinct sections of deep purple, electric blue, and warm orange tones. The intricate network of intersecting lines and irregular patterns creates a captivating visual texture, reminiscent of shattered glass or fractured landscapes. The overall effect is both visually arresting and evocative, hinting at themes of fragmentation, duality, and the interplay of natural and man-made elements. This piece likely reflects the artist's intention to explore the emotive power of color, form, and light in the medium of stained glass. ...
Cayetano Ferrer creates visual landscapes occupied by the detritus of contemporary and ancient culture. The artist is interested in billboards, signage, litter and neon; the visual pollution that occupies our everyday cognisance. He excavates their meaning and attention-grabbing function, stripping back their layers and examining that which they signify and obscure. Ferrer selects splintered fragments, whether that be shreds of textiles, offcuts of found wooden carvings, or sections of Art Deco patterns, amalgamating them into sprawling, loud visualisations. In ‘Remnant Recomposition’ (2014), the artist filled the gallery floor with a carpet adorned with reconfigured imagery taken from various casinos, such as the Bellagio, overlayed with Egyptian and Greek motifs. Standing atop the carpet on literal pedestals, Ferrer displays disjointed Greco-Roman sculptural fragments commonly found in a museum, a hierarchy-disrupting discrepancy between supposed low and high art.
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Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
