“Distance from Reality"

An upcoming exhibition by

Marcelo Vergara Martinez

Unit 2, 9 Park Hill, SW4 9NS
6-8 December, 10am - 8pm

Opening night Thursday 5th, 6 - 9pm

A note from OW Contemporary director

We are very pleased to be bringing you some of Marcelo's latest work, recently arrived from Santiago, Chile. Along with his most recent series we will be exhibiting artwork from previous bodies of work "Paisaje Vertical" and "Paisaje Recurrente".

I first fell in love with Marcelo’s art while living in Santiago, Chile, scouring the few commercial galleries in the city, mainly found in the smart neighbourhood of Vitacura, where I came across Marcelo on the wall of La Sala and I was immediately struck by the simplicity yet mesmerising depth, the texture and the layers, the confidence, the colour palettes and aesthetic beauty, whatever it was, it stopped me in my tracks, and made my mind wonder.

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Marcelo Vergara Martinez on his latest series of work

Translation:

The relationship between the artistic process and the attempt to take a direction in form gives rise to moments that morph within a defined space — a place in time. This intention does not interpret tangible distances, rather, it is the contemplation of an environment, situations, and stages that pass through a space of continuous reinterpretation and conceptualisation.

In painting, time stands still, and various experiences, connections, and perceptions reside there. The lost image of a memory survives far from reality, materialising in the silence of the space.

En sus propias palabras:

La relación que existe entre el proceso de la obra y el intento de tomar una dirección en la forma surgen instantes que se transfiguran dentro de un espacio determinado - un lugar en un tiempo. Esta intención no interpreta distancias tangibles, son más bien la contemplación de un entorno, situaciones, etapas que transitan en un lugar de reinterpretación y conceptualización continua.

En la pintura el tiempo se detiene y habitan distintas experiencias, conexiones y percepciones, la imagen perdida de un recuerdo sobrevive lejos de la realidad materializándose en el silencio del espacio.

Contact

London

jonny@owcontemporary.co.uk

07595326561

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