Sebas Velasco (beforehand) has lengthy been drawn to the landscapes and cultures of the Balkans and former Yugoslavian international locations in southeastern Europe, the place he has spent the previous decade touring and researching for his large-scale work and murals.
The Morning Will Change All the things on the Historical past Museum of Bosnia and Heregovina marks the Spanish artist’s first institutional exhibition. Impressed by the title of a music by Sarajevo-based band Indexi, the present continues Velasco’s exploration of city landscapes and themes of relationships and passing time.
Rendered in oil on wooden or canvas, Velasco’s work depict figures, structure, and outdated vehicles illuminated by road lamps or headlights in a sensible but dreamlike world. Taking cues from images by means of the usage of cinematic lighting results and portraiture, he usually juxtaposes contrasting components like grassy meadows with brutalist high-rises or derelict vehicles with wildflowers.
Whether or not glowing below an orange road mild or spotlit towards a fuzzy smattering of brake lights and house home windows, Velasco’s topics are relaxed, poised, and unhurried. One can think about the din of automotive horns, music, and different metropolis noises within the background, but Velasco emphasizes transient, confident interactions as if momentarily, time is at a standstill.
Nighttime performs a starring function in Velasco’s compositions, which faucet into dualities of the recognized and unknown, revelations and secrets and techniques, individuality and anonymity, and the quotidian and the extraordinary. He conjures “gateways to complex socio-economic narratives,” the museum says, emphasizing the facility of humanity amid ever-evolving identities and the tumult of globalization.
Discover extra on Velasco’s web site and Instagram.
