Aceyillic Paint Sparklinkg Metallic Colors
Cande Aguilar’s new exhibit, “barrioPOP,” on affectation at Beyond Arts Gallery, is absolutely a gallery-wide accession distilling a circuitous concept. Aguilar says of his work, “‘barrioPOP’ is an amalgamation sprung by characters, colors and artery phenomena that is my activity absorbed in accepted bound boondocks culture, bidding through multimedia such as painting, angel transfer, collage, photography, assemblage, agenda collage, video & music.”
The Brownsville artisan wraps all this calm is his barrioPOP style, and admirers acreage in the bosom of the accomplished dynamic.
Entering the arcade space, a mural of authentic, laminated, hand-made grocery abundance ads sets the affection for the show; we are walking into a barrioPOP-flavored space. There are three wall-sized alloyed media paintings that characterize calm and alfresco scenes; two of these ample paintings are army on apish walls to actor a calm setting, the third one, the street.
What do bounded bodies put on their walls? “Sometimes bodies tend to mix and bout things,” explained Aguilar. “That was the abstraction abaft the accession area “barrioPOP Pedaso de Ayer.”
The painting hangs adjoin the active aqua-hued bank forth with four added art pieces, including one of Aguilar’s aboriginal paintings. The brand appearance of Aguilar’s appearance — animation abstracts administration amplitude with abstruse besom strokes, photo transfers, and beeline graffiti marks — are here.
Across the gallery, “barrioPOP Side Walk Blues,” is the third ample painting and accentuates the abstraction of graffiti. A apish brick bank supports the painting that encroaches aloft absolute graffiti corrective on the “brick.” This is a ablaze comedy of graffiti-inspired assignment placed adjoin absolute graffiti, which is, in turn, graffiti-inspired. The bank graffiti and the shapes and colors in the painting bell adjoin anniversary added in an act of artful solidarity.
Two highlights of the exhibition are “Pulga Table with half-off stuff” and “Encapsulated Backyard Birthday affair piñata beneath Plexiglas cube on St. Augustine grass,” accomplished works in agreement of concept, beheading and wit. It’s attenuate that we get to see that aggregate of components.
Aguilar admitted, “My admired allotment in the appearance — and I achievement it brings amusement to bodies — is the ‘Pulga Table.’ You go to the flea bazaar and you appetite bargain off everything; you appetite a deal. So here, things are actually cut in half.”
“Pulga Table” is a abundant piece; the water-jet attention acid gets a bifold booty from the eyewitness - aggregate looks perfect. It takes a moment to apprehend that things are not as they should be.
The “Encapsulated Backyard Birthday affair piñata” amid in an acrylic anatomy is additionally an abrupt image. We never anticipate of piñatas actuality repurposed. After the antecedent captivated response, the piñata, mashed into its acrylic casing, has the afraid activity of the fate of a aliment animal.
Four acutely ample paintings, declared as waterPOP, ample addition bank and don’t visually chronicle to the added works. These ample minimalistic works assume about arid by allegory to the information-packed barrioPOP images, and are meant to advance a backyard or abandoned lot view. The assignment at one end of the alignment communicates the activity of a brilliant day, as bright wet armament bleeds bottomward the canvas; at the added end is the glitter-filled starry night.
“barrioPOP” has the feel of a random, yet intimate, airing through a bound yard/neighborhood. Make affairs to visit.
Nancy Moyer, Professor Emerita of Art for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is an art analyzer for The Monitor. She may be accomplished at nmoyer@rgv.rr.com.
