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#Anna Ortiz
#cacti
#landscapes
#Mexico
#portray
#vegetation
“El Manojo.” Pictures by Max Yawney. All pictures © Anna Ortiz, courtesy of the artist and Johansson Tasks, shared with permission
Within the dreamlike landscapes of Anna Ortiz, distant volcanoes erupt and the moon eclipses the solar behind sprawling saguaros, agaves, and prickly pears. By means of a extremely saturated, practically monochromatic palette with a restricted worth vary, the Brooklyn-based artist explores how low distinction can “render the time of day ambiguous,” she says. “With any luck, this is an invitation to my viewer to pause and consider what this scene is and when it’s taking place.”
Rising up, Ortiz took many journeys to go to household in Guadalajara, Mexico, the place she discovered portray methods from her grandfather Alfonso, an expert portrait artist, and her aunt Lolita, a sculptor. Tying her up to date expertise within the U.S. to ancestral and cultural histories in Mexico, Ortiz references the distinctive, dichotomous cultural experiences of second-generation immigrants. Her work typically alludes to historic Mesoamerican visible tradition and mythology whereas contemplating its continued affect.
In a physique of latest work now on view within the group exhibition Enchanted Lands at Johansson Tasks, Ortiz profiles flora frequent within the Mexican desert. She outlines the orbs of golden barrel cacti or spiky fronds of century vegetation, inserting us in a particular local weather and tying every vivid composition to a continuum of timeless geological or celestial occasions. “Weaving together invented spaces with references to actual places,” she provides in a press release, “the paintings take both a familiar tone and a sense of the uncanny.”
Enchanted Lands continues in Oakland by means of July 20. See extra on the artist’s web site and Instagram.
“Un Paso”
“Reflexión”
“Nopal Reclinado”
“Arco”
“Dos Agaves”
“Eclipse”
#Anna Ortiz
#cacti
#landscapes
#Mexico
#portray
#vegetation
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