Miguel Cárdenas's "Landscape with Shapes" is a vivid painting dominated by a palette of rich, swirling colors and abstract forms. The composition features organic and surreal shapes resembling elongated tendrils and undulating structures set against a vibrant horizon, creating a sense of movement and depth. This work fuses elements of realism with abstraction, echoing pre-Columbian art and European modernism. Cárdenas's technique suggests a fantastical landscape that invites viewers to contemplate the intertwining of nature and fantasy. Rooted in historical traditions, Cárdenas explores a fresh visual vocabulary that blurs the lines between myth and memory. ...
Cárdenas’s interdisciplinary practice spans painting, drawing, sculpture, video animation, and murals, crafting immersive environments where the tangible and the imaginary intertwine. His work draws deeply from pre-Columbian art and European modernism—two distant yet perceptually transformative traditions—fusing realism and abstraction into compositions rich in ancestral symbolism that point toward a mysterious, uncertain future. In his painted and sculptural works, Cárdenas frequently employs impossible perspectives and fantastical landscapes inhabited by creatures that straddle the organic and the surreal. Through these elements, he creates sensory-rich experiences that invite reflection on the human relationship to the natural world. Across all media, Cárdenas questions established artistic languages—from surrealism to street art—reinterpreting them to propose a fresh visual vocabulary rooted in experimentation and open-ended meaning. His visual lexicon speaks to both present realities and speculative futures, inviting viewers into a poetic space where perception, memory, and myth coexist ...
Founded in 2011, Kendall Koppe is a Glasgow-based gallery committed to championing under-represented voices in contemporary art, with a particular focus on queer and female artists. The gallery fosters a space where personal narratives intersect with broader cultural, historical, and social contexts, while also advocating for Scotland’s role in the international visual arts landscape.
