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“Cat” (2022), oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches. All photographs courtesy of Povos, shared with permission
Coated in vivid washes of lavender, chartreuse, and indigo, the work of Diego De La Rosa remind us of the myriad forces that shade our perceptions of actuality.
The Toronto-based artist attracts on the compounding political crises in his native Venezuela, retracing the tragic shortages of meals and medication, years-long recession, and violent protests which have characterised life for greater than a decade. In his first solo within the U.S., De La Rosa re-interprets these tragedies by means of allegorical works replete with monsters and uncanny happenings.
The Evening You Love Me options 14 work that mirror Venezuelans’ struggles and deferred desires. Opening this week at Povos in Chicago, the exhibition is especially well timed given the large inflow of refugees from the nation lately and as Venezuelans put together to go to the polls later this month.
Frequent folkloric symbols seem within the works, together with a foreboding determine who looms within the background of “Onwards” whereas two younger boys journey a horse. Generally known as El Silbón, or The Whistler, the character is regarded as a misplaced soul and his track a harbinger of loss of life.
Regardless of the ominous emotions of De La Rosa’s works, power and resilience pulse by means of the narratives, and in work like “Miracle Jaguar,” there appears to be hope for a extra affluent future. Cheekily smoking a cigar, the massive cat wears jewels and seems to step ahead close to a basket of cassava and bread flour, whereas hearth and destruction rage within the distance behind him.
The Evening You Love Me runs from July 12 to August 31. Discover extra from De La Rosa on his web site and Instagram.
“Onwards” (2023), oil and acrylic on panel, 11 x 14 inches
“Canine” (2022), oil on panel, 10 x 8 inches
“Flip Again” (2024), oil and acrylic on canvas, 30 x 36 inches
“Miracle Jaguar” (2024), oil and acrylic on panel, 10 x 8 inches
“The Liberator” (2023), oil and acrylic on panel, 12 x 16 inches
#animals
#Diego De La Rosa
#portray
#surreal
#Venezuela
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