Untitled / A snowflake falls and no omnipotent agent ever exists
watercolor and acrylic marker on paper mounted on wood
Spotlight Artist
Jorge Rios
Midwest
Untitled / The Amazon River floods an odd number of times less than four
watercolor and acrylic marker on paper mounted on wood
Untitled / Plato freely decides to write a dialogue
watercolor and acrylic marker on paper mounted on wood
Artist Statement
I paint because playing with the alchemic mechanics of pigments makes me happy. For me, each work is an attempt to provide the viewer with an ineffable experience of the extraordinary, a moment of discovery that offers a special kind of knowledge—one that transcends the limitations of verbal and logical discourse. Aside from painting’s immediate sensual character, to paint is to mimic creation in the theological sense.
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MidwestAug 2023
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