acrylic and charcoal, on canvas and rigid supportLLANO
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The artwork presents a vibrant and intricate composition, featuring a complex tapestry of colors, shapes, and diverse characters. The central scene depicts a crowded gathering, with a mix of fantastical and realistic elements, including figures in traditional and modern attire, as well as surreal, dreamlike elements. The artist's use of bold, expressive brushstrokes and a cohesive, harmonious palette creates a sense of energy and movement throughout the piece. The artwork appears to explore themes of community, diversity, and the interplay between the mundane and the extraordinary, reflecting the artist's intention to capture the complexity and richness of human experience. ...
Giovanni Fabián Guerrero's visual work emerges from the collective memory of his Purépecha community in Cherán, Michoacán. His paintings, installations, and sculptures delve into the intersection of ancestral traditions and contemporary realities. Guerrero's art often incorporates natural materials and symbolic elements, reflecting the deep connection between his people and their environment. Through his practice, he seeks to preserve and revitalize cultural rituals, addressing themes of identity, spirituality, and resistance. Guerrero's creative process is deeply intertwined with his community's daily life and collective labor, known as "faena." This concept emphasizes unpaid, communal work that every neighbor owes to their community. His paintings remain unfinished while in his studio, mirroring the open-ended nature of "faena," which is adaptable to changing realities. Guerrero's work is not just a reflection of his heritage but a living testament to the resilience and continuity of Purépecha culture in the face of modern challenges. ...
LLANO is a Mexican platform focused on artists whose production is the result of long-term research. Their body of work is often related to science, history, technology as well as forgotten wisdom and unforeseen communities. LLANO highlights thought processes and thorough research, creating crosspoints and strong bonds with the work from an immersive standpoint. It aims to take the spectator beyond traditional exhibition formats and deeper into the original source of the work. LLANO is an all-around project where exhibition space evolves into many shapes: from an open field in the top of a former textile factory in Mexico City to volcanos, jungles, deserts, oceans, mountains, as well as urban landscapes and historical landmarks. The diverse projects it presents begin as expeditions that go directly into the context that sourced inspiration and information for the artist and are the natural niches to where the work belongs. LLANO’s intention is to build bridges between the spectator and the profound reasons that hold artworks together, in order to experiment art from a new and different standpoint, both literally and symbolically. ...
