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HUGO BASTIDAS Illuminations I February 3 – March 5, 2016 Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 2 nd from 6 to 8 p.m. HUGO BASTIDAS: SO SIMILAR, 2015, oil on linen, 40 x 60 in. 101.6 x 152.4 cm. The grandeur of our natural world takes over Hugo Bastidas’ large format paintings in his newest exhibition at Nohra Haime Gallery. Bringing to our attention the beauty that we overlook in our surroundings, Bastidas creates images where reality and fantasy coexist to form a connection with his personal and persuasive visual language. These works are inspired by images of woods, jungles, riversides and gardens taken by the artist on his trips throughout the U.S., Ecuador and France. Pairing incandescent light with alluring elements of connection such as circling vines, branches and bridges, he draws our attention to spectacular displays of nature endangered by human actions, often ignored and abused. Bastidas brings light into his grisaille-like paintings with a delicate yet awing technique. Playing with the effects from the artificial glow a chandelier creates in the woods, he replicates the magnificent aura of a lit up palace in the context of lush vegetation growing wildly in the open air. In Illumination (2015) we experience a sense of greatness that is emphasized by the decontextualized chandelier, mysteriously camouflaged in the midst of the grisaille, but functioning as the main source of light. One Sided (2015) continues Bastidas’ ongoing series of bridges, but dives deeper into his complex investigation of intertwined reality and fantasy. Before us we see a bridge, the opposite end concealed with overgrown vegetation, inviting us to cross but hiding what lies on the other side. It references the necessary flux in a world where there is no stopping, even if the end result is unknown. N OHRA H AIME G ALLERY 730 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019 212-888-3550 [email protected]

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Page 1: N HAIMEGALLERY 730 FIFTH AVENUE · HUGO BASTIDAS: KNOWING WHERE YOU ARE, 2015, oil on linen, 48 x 72 in. 122 x 183 cm. Bastidas brings these subjects to us with an intense sense of

HUGOBASTIDASIlluminationsIFebruary3–March5,2016OpeningReception:Tuesday,February2ndfrom6to8p.m.

HUGOBASTIDAS:SOSIMILAR,2015,oilonlinen,40x60in.101.6x152.4cm.

ThegrandeurofournaturalworldtakesoverHugoBastidas’largeformatpaintingsinhisnewestexhibitionatNohraHaimeGallery. Bringingtoourattentionthebeautythatweoverlookinoursurroundings,Bastidascreates imageswhererealityandfantasycoexisttoformaconnectionwithhispersonalandpersuasivevisuallanguage.Theseworksareinspiredbyimagesofwoods,jungles,riversidesandgardenstakenbytheartistonhistripsthroughouttheU.S.,EcuadorandFrance.Pairingincandescentlightwithalluringelementsofconnectionsuchascirclingvines,branchesandbridges,hedrawsourattentiontospectaculardisplaysofnatureendangeredbyhumanactions,oftenignoredandabused.Bastidasbrings light intohis grisaille-likepaintingswithadelicate yet awing technique.Playingwith theeffects from theartificialglowachandeliercreatesinthewoods,hereplicatesthemagnificentauraofalituppalaceinthecontextoflushvegetationgrowingwildlyintheopenair.InIllumination(2015)weexperienceasenseofgreatnessthatisemphasizedbythedecontextualizedchandelier,mysteriouslycamouflagedinthemidstofthegrisaille,butfunctioningasthemainsourceoflight.One Sided (2015) continues Bastidas’ ongoing series of bridges, but dives deeper into his complex investigation ofintertwinedrealityandfantasy.Beforeusweseeabridge,theoppositeendconcealedwithovergrownvegetation,invitingustocrossbuthidingwhatliesontheotherside.Itreferencesthenecessaryfluxinaworldwherethereisnostopping,eveniftheendresultisunknown.

NOH RA HAIME GALLERY 730 F IFTH AVENUE

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Weseea commonelementof circulation in thesepaintings,ofnaturewrapping the scene,a symbolof thecircleof life,whereeverythingisconnectedinasenseofgrandness.SoSimilar(2015)becomesevenmoreliteral,withcirclesfloatingandovalshanging, a visualmetaphorofhow thedifferences inour cultural andpolitical systemsbecomecontiguous in theirextremes.

HUGOBASTIDAS:KNOWINGWHEREYOUARE,2015,oilonlinen,48x72in.122x183cm.

Bastidasbringsthesesubjectstouswithanintensesenseofhope,hisconcernsbrightenedinthesamewayhischandelierslight up the gloomywoods. In highlighting themajestic beauty of our environment, he points out howwe should stop,becomeawareandcelebrateitastheGrandPaleia(2014)wearefortunateenoughtoinhabit.HugoBastidasistherecipientofaFulbrightFellowshipaswellasaPollockKrasnerFoundationGrant,amongotherawards.HeexhibitswidelyintheUnitedStatesandisrepresentedinthecollectionofnumerousmuseums.

DATES:February3-March5,2016OPENINGRECEPTION:Tuesday,February2from6to8p.m.FORMOREINFORMATIONCONTACT:[email protected]

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