raúl díaz reyes patterns 10.03 - 15.05 · raúl díaz r ey es: p atterns m ar 10th 16 - m ay 15th...
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Raúl Díaz ReyesPatterns
10.03 - 15.05.2016
For his first solo exhibition in Russia, Spanish artist Raul Diaz Reyes has developed two distinct bodies of work. Inspired by his research into the architectures of São Paulo, New York and Madrid, Diaz Reyes began processing the image of the city as a genre that documents construction and habitation, developing a unique language of sculptural abstraction, while employing a variety of materials.
The exhibition at Osnova Gallery presents an ambient of aluminium sculptures on plinths as well as a new body of photographic paintings. In a process of overlapping, the prime surface of the plane aluminium is painted and then crowned with photographic prints, featuring elements of the city, patterns of architecture, that appear to be generic images. Presented in analogous synthetic acrylic boxes, the photographic assemblages can be considered formal works on visual representation yet they also conjure a digital aesthetic. The coloured acrylic frames and the entering day light add to the complexity of the work, resembling illuminated frames that might be perceived by the urban dweller at night.
In many instances his work departs from a flashy surface, a shiny material printed and painted upon with seductive design and colours. Aluminium and metal sheets serve as a primer, for elements of architectural photography that stem from the artists extensive archive. These registers are consequently painted or spray-painted upon in compositions that are reminiscent to the pop canon. Thus pictorial and abstract languages converge in Diaz Reyes’ sculptures.
Raúl Díaz Reyes’ work breaks the frontiers between disciplines, taking us into a decisive contemporaneity, in which all languages drift away from the standard and invite us to knock into shape a panoramic look of our surroundings. The union that is established with architecture, and the mash-up of materials, talks to us about cities in relationship with their inhabitants as dynamic systems in constant movement and alteration. This way, there are no dimensional limits, no technical laws: the photograph is contemplated as a sculpture, and the painting gets into it. The results of this reflection on the city as a place for interaction and change question exhibition models, alters codes, and generate new landscapes with multiple possibilities
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Ela , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass44 1/2 × 26 4/5 × 13 4/5 in113 × 68 × 35 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Inga , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass33 1/2 × 25 3/5 × 17 7/10 in85 × 65 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
PPP , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass34 3/5 × 25 3/5 × 16 9/10 in88 × 65 × 43 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Max Max , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass30 3/10 × 25 3/5 × 11 4/5 in77 × 65 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
One Punch M , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass33 1/2 × 13 4/5 × 40 1/5 in85 × 35 × 102 cm
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OSNOVA GALLERY
Raúl Díaz Reyes: PatternsMar 10th 16 - May 15th 16 · 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/6, Moscow, RU
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Geofront , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass35 2/5 × 19 7/10 × 17 7/10 in90 × 50 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Apolo , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 20 9/10 × 19 7/10 in70 × 53 × 50 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Leafhouse , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in70 × 36 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Matoto , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass36 3/5 × 31 1/2 × 13 2/5 in93 × 80 × 34 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Tropicalia, 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass38 3/5 × 15 7/10 × 16 1/2 in98 × 40 × 42 cm
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OSNOVA GALLERY
Raúl Díaz Reyes: PatternsMar 10th 16 - May 15th 16 · 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/6, Moscow, RU
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Geofront , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass35 2/5 × 19 7/10 × 17 7/10 in90 × 50 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Apolo , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 20 9/10 × 19 7/10 in70 × 53 × 50 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Leafhouse , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in70 × 36 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Matoto , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass36 3/5 × 31 1/2 × 13 2/5 in93 × 80 × 34 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Tropicalia, 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass38 3/5 × 15 7/10 × 16 1/2 in98 × 40 × 42 cm
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OSNOVA GALLERY
Raúl Díaz Reyes: PatternsMar 10th 16 - May 15th 16 · 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/6, Moscow, RU
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Geofront , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass35 2/5 × 19 7/10 × 17 7/10 in90 × 50 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Apolo , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 20 9/10 × 19 7/10 in70 × 53 × 50 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Leafhouse , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in70 × 36 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Matoto , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass36 3/5 × 31 1/2 × 13 2/5 in93 × 80 × 34 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Tropicalia, 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass38 3/5 × 15 7/10 × 16 1/2 in98 × 40 × 42 cm
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RAúL DíAZ REYES
Ela , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass44 1/2 × 26 4/5 × 13 4/5 in113 × 68 × 35 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Inga , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass33 1/2 × 25 3/5 × 17 7/10 in85 × 65 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
PPP , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass34 3/5 × 25 3/5 × 16 9/10 in88 × 65 × 43 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Max Max , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass30 3/10 × 25 3/5 × 11 4/5 in77 × 65 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
One Punch M , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass33 1/2 × 13 4/5 × 40 1/5 in85 × 35 × 102 cm
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OSNOVA GALLERY
Raúl Díaz Reyes: PatternsMar 10th 16 - May 15th 16 · 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/6, Moscow, RU
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Geofront , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass35 2/5 × 19 7/10 × 17 7/10 in90 × 50 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Apolo , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 20 9/10 × 19 7/10 in70 × 53 × 50 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Leafhouse , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in70 × 36 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Matoto , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass36 3/5 × 31 1/2 × 13 2/5 in93 × 80 × 34 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Tropicalia, 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass38 3/5 × 15 7/10 × 16 1/2 in98 × 40 × 42 cm
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RAúL DíAZ REYES
Plex N6, 2016
Digital print on painted aluminium, plexiglas40 3/5 × 31 1/10 × 1 3/5 in103 × 79 × 4 cm
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Plex N3,N4, 2016
Digital print on painted aluminium, plexiglas33 1/10 × 24 2/5 × 2 in84 × 62 × 5 cm
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OSNOVA GALLERY
Raúl Díaz Reyes: PatternsMar 10th 16 - May 15th 16 · 4th Syromyatnichesky Lane, 1/6, Moscow, RU
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Geofront , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass35 2/5 × 19 7/10 × 17 7/10 in90 × 50 × 45 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Apolo , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 20 9/10 × 19 7/10 in70 × 53 × 50 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Leafhouse , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass27 3/5 × 14 1/5 × 11 4/5 in70 × 36 × 30 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Matoto , 2016
Digital print on aluminium, plexiglass36 3/5 × 31 1/2 × 13 2/5 in93 × 80 × 34 cm
RAúL DíAZ REYES
Tropicalia, 2016
Digital print on aluminium, acrylic, plexiglass38 3/5 × 15 7/10 × 16 1/2 in98 × 40 × 42 cm
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