Will Gabaldón

Will Gabaldón's paintings are based on specific pastoral landscapes and environments he has observed over time and rendered from memory, which he refers to as ‘atmospheres left in memory’. As such, his work serve as depictions of both actual and imaginary spaces. In his solo exhibition 'This must be the place' (2022), Gabaldón explores the potency of simple forms by creating tranquil compositions of nature. While his paintings evoke an unsettling atmosphere, they also possess an energetic undercurrent, emphasized by the artist's use of dense brushstrokes. Gabaldón's series of small-scale paintings capture the essence of a space. Through his minimalistic use of colour and deliberate brushstrokes, the paintings evoke a sense of nostalgia and a blend of reality and imagination. Gabaldón believes that painting is the only medium that allows for the seamless integration of colour, caricature, touch, and abstraction, resulting in a fluid visual language that can effectively communicate both the appearance and experience of his subject matter. ...

Various Small Fires (Los Angeles /Dallas /Seoul) began as a series of conversations with artists and curators in Esther Kim Varet’s Venice Beach kitchen while working on her doctoral dissertation. VSF debuted in Hollywood as an official gallery in 2015 with a roster of artists and its current Johnston MarkLee Architects-designed building. The Hollywood gallery contains three exhibition spaces, a unique sound corridor, and an outdoor gallery. VSF’s exhibition program explores several curatorial lines: climate, equality, and an international conversation. The gallery is known for offering artists debut shows, creating intergenerational conversations among the artists on its roster, and solidifying artists’ legacies within art history. In 2019, VSF opened a second location in the Hannam neighbourhood of Seoul, South Korea, followed recently this Spring by VSFs third outpost in Dallas, Texas. While Varet has very personal connections to both locations, they are also superlative art communities. These expansions emphasise the gallery’s commitment to innovation and global dialogue in the twenty-first century. In 2021, VSF became a member of the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA). ...