On September 24, EVOKE Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico, will open a new exhibition for the Tres Modernos—Nicholas Herrera, Patrick McGrath Muñiz and Thomas Vigil—with a reception happening from 5 to 7 p.m. The show, Corazón y Orgullo, which translates roughly to “Heart and Pridem” features iconographic styled work with each artist’s unique personal touches.
Patrick McGrath Muñiz, Shared Fictions, oil and metal leaf on panel, 25 x 29½"
Muñiz’s artwork often has gilded elements and reflects mythology or religion—sometimes a combination of both—but they are done with a contemporary lens. “Shared Fictions is a painting about our inherited myths concerning sin, pleasure, guilt and human maladies,” explains the artist. “It is inspired after the myth of Eve, the first woman according to the Judeo-Christian tradition and Pandora from Greco-Roman mythology. In it, I explore several fictions, myths and conspiracy theories that have informed and influenced the way we consume and think of ‘free will.’”
Thomas Vigil, A Mother’s Pain, spray pain
In his spray paint and gold leaf painting A Mother’s Pain, Vigil is imitating “traditional images of Our Lady of Sorrows,” but the work is meant to represent loss. “This painting symbolizes the extraordinary anguish a mother is likely to endure when experiencing the loss of a child,” Vigil says. “My work is typically painted on recycled materials. The canvas for A Mother’s Pain is a panel from an antique church door. By combining old-style images with a contemporary medium (spray paint), I hope to reinvent tradition.”
Nicholas Herrera, Corazón de la Virgen de Guadalupe, handcarved wood with natural pigments, 22 x 21 x 33"
Herrera is a modern Santero who creates handcarved wooden bultos, retablos and large-scale work from recycled materials. His pieces are filled with metaphor and meaning that reflects his heritage and religious background as well as his social and political views. Corazón de la Virgen de Guadalupe will be available in this exhibition.
Corazón y Orgullo will remain on view at the gallery through November 20.
EVOKE Contemporary
550 S. Guadalupe Street • Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 995-9902 • www.evokecontemporary.com
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