Gerardo Rosales Artworks : "Mind Your Step" at Avis Frank Gallery, Houston TX . November 08th to November 30th, 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

"Mind Your Step" at Avis Frank Gallery, Houston TX . November 08th to November 30th, 2013

"Gardenlandia"; Acrylic / Canvas; 48ins x 60ins ; 2013

"Untitled 1 (from the Mind Your Step Series)"; Gouache / Paper; 22ins x 30ins; 2013

"Hide and Seek"; Acrylic / Canvas; 48ins x 60ins; 2013

"Hopscotch"; Acrylic / Canvas; 48ins x 60ins; 2013

"Molotov 1"; Acrylic / Canvas; 6ins x 6ins; 2013

"Molotov 2" ; Acrylic / Canvas; 6ins x 6ins; 2013

"Molotov 3"; Acrylic / Canvas; 6ins x 6ins; 2013

Hunting; Acrylic / Canvas; 40ins x 30ins; 2013

"Puzzles (Rompe Cabezas)"; Acrylic/ Paper; Various Dimensions ; 2013

"Untitled 2 (from the Mind Your Step Series" ; Acrylic / Canvas; 30 ins x 24 ins; 2013

"Untitled 3 (from the Mind Your Step Series)" ; Acrylic / Canvas; 24ins x 30ins; 2013

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Gerardo RosalesNovember 21, 2013 at 8:58 PM
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Gerardo RosalesNovember 24, 2013 at 7:26 PM
I would like to share this comment from Luis Duno Gottberg, Associate Professor of Film and Caribbean Studies, Department of Hispanic Studies, Rice University, Houston, which he posted on my facebook page on 11/24/13:

“Luis Duno-Gottberg: Congratulations for an excellent show Gerardo.
I would describe the work as brilliant. By destabilizing or challenging the spectator's perception (and expectation) of what the language of violence is and where the "locus" of violence resides, you bring him/her into a deeper understanding of the problem. You force us to see violence in expressions or forms that are traditionally associated with the realm of children, toys, playfulness --this is tremendous and probably, necessary.”
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"Mind Your Step" Statement

Violence has been one of the topics I have explored through my art in the last 15 years. I have seen how in my home country of Venezuela violence has increased dramatically in the last years.Living in the U.S. for 13 years I have also seen the dramatic impact of human suffering created by acts of violence in their different forms, guns, terrorism and war.

The artworks I produced illustrate and respond to these acts of destructive behavior. My idea is to mix aggression with playfulness and to contrast the decorative and the innocent with brutality to reveal the harsh severity of my subject matter.

To convey my message I work across a variety of media through painting, digital, ceramics and printmaking. As a source of reference for my work I use images from everyday decorative objects such as wallpaper, wrapping paper, children’s books, the imagery of cartoon drawings, toy models and piñatas. I like the decorative aspects of these items, the richness of patterns, and the use of flat colors and shapes, which facilitate immediate communication.