Written by Abigail Fotherdyce Saturday, 09 April 2011 23:25

Couturier Gallery Presents 'Encrypted Messages: New Works by Carlos Estevez'

Los Angeles.- Couturier Gallery is pleased to announce the solo exhibition for renowned Cuban painter and sculptor Carlos Estevez' , opening April 16 (through May 28, 2011) which will include recent oil paintings and watercolor drawings. Estevez's work investigates a panoply of universal philosophical and psychological thought put forth by intellectuals throughout history. Estevez'  weaves together images of human, animal and machine forms in a complex world of metaphorical imagery. The artistís opening reception is Saturday, April 16th from 5-8pm. Carlos EstÈvezís intricately rendered paintings survey a rich history of philosophical, metaphysical and theological issues.  They explore the nature of the world, free will and determination, predestination and the human condition historically traversing Medieval, Renaissance and Modern intellectual history through a visual vocabulary of humans, animals and machines representing each era in fine detail.  The painting The Ultimate Solution to William Tellís Conflictî depicts the archer Tell as a headless centaur, the errant head floating behind him like a hot-air balloon held aloft by the apple he is about to shoot which, according to the Tell legend, was to be placed on the head of his son.

Estevez chose to represent a woman whom he finds the most complex sex for reasons related to maternity, psychology, social conduct and historic references.  ìEncrypted Messagesî is a metaphor for everything that is clear and concrete to us humans while simultaneously articulating the intangible, that side we hide which some may call the dark side that perhaps is our most extensive territory. In addition to the seven large canvases are 14 watercolors illustrating, on a much smaller scale than the paintings, our daily preoccupations with self-image, time, relationships and satisfaction.  These works on paper, brilliant in color and rich in detail, offer intimate views of ourselves with directness and great humor by creating figures that are a combination of figural, architectural and mechanical worlds simultaneously. Carlos EstÈvezís work may be found in numerous museum and public collections including Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ;  Bacardi Art Foundation, Miami, FL;  Colecc Museo de la Valija, Palazzo Piazzoni, Vittorio Veneto, Italy;  Center for Cuban Studies, New York City;  Drammens Museum for Kunst og Kulturhistorie, Drammens, Norway;  Ludwig Forum, Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany;  Museo del Barro de America, Venezuela; Museo Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes, La Habana, Cuba;  Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL.;  Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA. Visit the artist's website at ... http://www.carlosestevez.net




Couturier Gallery, established in 1987, specializes in Latin American and American painting, sculpture, photography and ceramics by master and mid-career artists. The gallery has been a leader in promoting important artists from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico as well as the United States. The gallery collaborates frequently with museums and public collections in curating exhibitions and developing their collections of Latin American art. It has also introduced a number of important Latin American artists to the United States, including the Cuban artists Alberto Korda, Raul Corrales and Belkis Ayon.

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