JosĂŠ Alberto Marchi
JosĂŠ Alberto Marchi The Darkness of Light
March 4 - April 15, 2017
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José Alberto Marchi The Darkness of Light On a clear night, we see countless stars. Yet, there appears more darkness in the sky than light. Since the number of galaxies and luminous bodies in the universe is almost infinite, one might wonder why so much of the night sky appears dark? Science explains that in an expanding universe, the most remote galaxies move away from us at a speed so great that their light is imperceptible. José Alberto Marchi’s exhibition, The Darkness of Light, suggests that some may see into the darkness of their time and find illumination. José Alberto Marchi is fascinated by the interrelationships of photography and painting. Marchi’s paintings may suggest early 19th Century photographs, but are in fact highly conceptual contemporary works. The anonymous working-class who are Marchi’s ostensible subjects, inhabit a mundane world transformed by light and space. José Alberto Marchi received Argentina’s Grand Prize for drawing at the Salón Nacional de Artes Visuales in 2013. In 2014 he was an artist in residence at Centro de las Artes de San Agustín, Oaxaca, Mexico (at the invitation of Francisco Toledo). In 2016 he received First Prize (for painting) in Argentina’s Salón de Artes Plásticas, Manuel Belgrano. José Alberto Marchi’s solo-exhibitions include: Solis Flama, Podewil, Berlin (2004); Música Blanca, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires (2005); Fons Vitae, Patrick Marchal Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2007); Tierra Celeste, Cypres Galerie, Leuven, Belgium (2009); Sacrificio 1, Latin American Masters, Los Angeles (2013); and Sacrificio 2, Mundo Nuevo Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2015).
Darkness I, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light I, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness II, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light II, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness III, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light III, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness IV, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light IV, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness V, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light V, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness VI, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light VI, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Darkness VII, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Light VII, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
JosĂŠ Alberto Marchi
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Darkness I, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light I, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness II, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light II, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness III, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light III, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness IV, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light IV, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness V, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light V, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness VI, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light VI, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Darkness VII, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
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Light VII, 2016, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 inches
Latin American Masters
Since opening in 1987, Latin American Masters has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading galleries for Latin American art. Latin American Masters has presented solo exhibitions for: Francisco Toledo, Olga de Amaral, Arnaldo Roche, Rufino Tamayo, Gunther Gerzso, Roberto Matta, Carlos Merida, Wifredo Lam, Armando Morales, JosÊ Alberto Marchi and other important artists.