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Sergio Suarez

South
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A future that signals the unknown

Abstract painting with swirling neon colors, bold shapes, and textured paint on canvas.

woodcut and oil on muslin over panel

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Abstract painting with swirling neon colors, bold shapes, and textured paint on canvas.
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Abstract painting with swirling neon colors, bold shapes, and textured paint on canvas.
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Artist Statement

 My work examines the relationship between materiality and language. Recurring bodies and landscapes allude to historical Western painting, while a cosmic subtext, prompted by an interest in the structure of cosmologies, decentralizes traditional narrative. The allegorical processions of objects and figures usually phase in and out of their forms, referencing the permeability of the body, the fragility of structure, the body’s relationship to time, and notions of material/immaterial experiences. My practice incorporates multimedia to examine the porosity between objects, images, and spaces, reconciling existence in a space of cultural and geographical liminality. By approaching my practice as a process of translation, form is both gained and lost throughout the work.

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