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Invisible: A Tale of Etherial Lines

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Invisible
A Tale of Etherial Lines, 5 Mayo - 9 Julio 2022

Invisible: A Tale of Etherial Lines

Pasado / Pasada / Pasados / Pasadas exhibition
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  • Press release
Invisible, A Tale of Etherial Lines
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“...I have never sought to show reality caught at one precise moment, but, on the contrary, to reveal universal change, of which temporality and infinitude are the constituent values. The universe, I believe, is uncertain and unsettled. The same must be true of my work.”

 

- Jesús Rafael Soto

Leon Tovar Gallery is pleased to announce its latest show “Invisible: A Tale of Ethereal Lines,” highlighting the work of Jesús Rafael Soto.

 

In Paris, Soto questioned the tradition of geometric abstraction inherited from Piet Mondrian on the grounds that it did not break sufficiently with representation. In order to move “beyond Mondrian,” he brought painting into the realm of lived space and time by working in layers, at first by painting on and combining transparencies, then later working with wire, wood, and other materials placed in front of an alternating linear background. As viewers move in front of these patterned layers, they experience electrifying optical sensations, as foreground and background move in a pulsing interplay. 

 

The show touches upon Soto’s own experiments with vibrations produced by this simple sequencing of black and white parallel lines to also prioritize the present moment of perception, but in doing so powerfully illustrate the constantly shifting nature of our universe and of matter itself.

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