federico infante “the space between” : oct 2 – nov 1, 2014

FEDERICO INFANTE

“THE SPACE BETWEEN”

FEDERICO INFANTE

535 west 25th street, nyc | 212.627.4444www.bdgny.com

cover: detail from Where the Bird Was Before It Flew 47” x 29½” | opposite: You Will Hear Them 40” x 32”

2 | They Carry Sounds 47” x 29½” Where the Bird Was Before It Flew 47” x 29½” | 3

4 | Before the Wedding 47¾” x 69” Slow Autumn 47¾” x 69” | 5

6 | �e Silent Voice I 32” x 22½” �e Silent Voice II 32” x 22½” | 7

8 | �e Silent Voice III 32” x 22½” �e Silent Voice IV 32” x 22½” | 9

10 | Petersburg 47” x 29½” Remembrance 47” x 29½” | 11

12 | �e Space Between 47¾” x 99” | 13

14 | �e Voice of Rain 47¾” x 69” Where the Flower Was Before It Grew 40” x 32” | 15

16 | A Winter Breeze 40” x 32”

Federico Infante received his BFA from Finis Terrae University (Santiago, Chile) in 2002 and graduated in Spring 2013 with his MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

He was the recipient of the Uanlane Foundation Scholarship (2012), the Conicyt Scholarship (2009), and the Juan Downey Grant (2004). He has had several successful solo and group exhibitions in Chile. Since his introduction to BDG in Spring 2013, his work has been adopted into private collections across the US and internationally, including France, Belgium, Germany and Singapore.

His works, greatly inspired by the Chilean landscape, are unique in their juxtaposition of abstraction with figurative sections and detailed architectural images. From a hazy, unclear mist, a figure holding a musical instrument might emerge. From the darkness, we might see a set of stairs, rendered with incredible precision, leading into the unknown. He seamlessly blends the genres together to create stunning works on paper and canvas.

“I grew up in a place where I was forced to develop my powers of contemplation. The magnificence of the Chilean landscape changes and challenges your perspective. It made me think clearly about my decision to become an artist. For me, this was the right path.

New York and its people have altered my creative process in a beautiful and positive way. Hidden in this city are images more mysterious than any I could ever imagine. The challenge of a new painting lies in each new day.”

The reflexive psychology in Federico’s paintings is based on an intuitive painting process. In every im-age, the viewer can see the painting’s first layer, the beginning of the artwork. A consecutive and me-thodical accumulation of layers comes next. This part of the work resembles an abstract interaction with the image similar to what the Abstract Expressionists did. However, this is how Federico searches for a suggestive and fertile atmosphere that gradually brings the idea of the painting into focus. A character or environment will appear; a figure will define the meaning of this abstract process. All of this leads him to find a connection to or dialogue with his immediate surroundings. This reveals a reflexive and suggestive introspection, a beautifully constructed image that lets the audience find themselves in Federico’s imaginary landscape.

F E D E R I C O I N F A N T E

18 | Clear Words 40” x 32” To Seek 47¾” x 69” | 19

20 | �e Light at Night 47¾” x 69” Gathering Leaves 40” x 32” | 21

22 | Words Grow �in 40” x 32” �e Last Light 47¾” x 99” | 23

24 | �e Sound We Follow 47¾” x 99” A Sudden Wave 40” x 32” | 25

26 | �e Road 40” x 32” Toward the Sun 47¾” x 99” | 27

28 | opposite: �e Vanishing Veil 40” x 32” | back cover: Stillness 47¾” x 69” Title 00" x 00½" | 29

FEDERICO INFANTE

(b. 1982, Chile)

EDUCATION

2011-2013 MFA Illustration School of Visual Arts, New York, U.S.A

2002 BFA Finis Terrae University, Santiago, Chile.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2012 Uanlane Foundation Scholarship

2009 Conicyt Scholarship

2004 Juan Downey Grant

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2011 The Greenhouse, ANIMAL Gallery, Santiago, Chile

2007 Stories & Spaces, Centro Cultural Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013 Summer Collective Part I, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York

2013 Dumas, Knoerzer & Infante, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York

2013 Spring Collective Show, Bertrand Delacroix Gallery, New York

2012 Made in NY, Galeria Arte Espacio, Santiago, Chile

2011 Finis Terrae, Santiago, Chile

2009 ANIMAL Gallery, Santiago, Chile

2006 Transfiguración, Juventud Providencia, Santiago, Chile

2006 Atrévete a insuinar… C.A.V.S, Santiago, Chile

2005 Taller Litre #1211, Casas de Lo Matta, Santiago, Chile

2005 Museo Militar, Santiago, Chile

2004 Arte en Vivo, Museo Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile© 2014 FED

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