Curated by Frankie Velez...
I assemble portrait scenarios that disturb almost as much as they comfort us. My subjects don’t believe in gravity: they are lifted by strings that are often extensions of their own structure. Every part of their built faces seems to be knitted by a centrifugal force that enters the scene like a chaotic Prometheus. My distinctive visual style is characterized by circular motioned brushwork that bursts polychromatic energy. My portraits are stirred up by swirls that...
Curated by Frankie Velez...
I assemble portrait scenarios that disturb almost as much as they comfort us. My subjects don’t believe in gravity: they are lifted by strings that are often extensions of their own structure. Every part of their built faces seems to be knitted by a centrifugal force that enters the scene like a chaotic Prometheus. My distinctive visual style is characterized by circular motioned brushwork that bursts polychromatic energy. My portraits are stirred up by swirls that pull, twine, divide and modify anatomy in different directions, resulting in a sight of hypnotic relaxation. Like in a chain reaction, spirals evoque the idea of infinite, with figures that can be found in shapes that denote who we are, such as the DNA sequence, or the external natural phenomena that alters our environment.
Muscles get knitted from underneath and over the skin to show fully constructed areas: eyes, nose and mouth.
More than ever, I enjoy giving every stroke a very different direction with precision, to register them separately so that the viewer can unveil the clear canvas where the action emerges from.
Raquel Echanique has displayed her work in numerous collective and solo exhibitions worldwide. 2013 shows include a guest artist solo exhibit at The Mooney Center Gallery, New York; Interbifep, the International Biennial of portrait in Bosnia and a show the Contemporary Art Museum CAC, in Ecuador.The New York based artist’s special projects include the full illustration of the book Descartes launched by Ediciones de la Interperie in Buenos Aires, as well as a solo exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts Pedro Martinez in Argentina.
Raquel's murals can be found around the streets of New York City.
Spinelli Galleries - Chelsea, New York & Shanghai
516 W 25th St. Studio #306B
New York, New York 10001
Trains C and E to 23rd St.