This vibrant abstract painting features a lush, swirling composition of organic shapes and vivid colors. The predominant palette of greens, yellows, and pinks evokes a sense of natural growth and energy, with the dynamic brushstrokes and overlapping forms creating a sense of movement and vitality. The subject matter appears to be a stylized floral motif, though the overall style is more expressive than representational. The bold, gestural approach and the artist's focus on color, texture, and composition suggest a modernist or expressionist sensibility, reflecting the intention to convey a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. ...
Patricia Iglesias Peco's paintings and sculptures hover between figuration and abstraction. Peco dares to move from long, sweeping gestures and an abundant use of watery oil, which brings out harmonious colours, to the use of sharp, saturated punctuations in short brushstrokes. Her paintings are naturally radiant yet charged with a mysterious darkness, as in her series of floral paintings.
Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...