Chicago visual artist, Sergio Gomez paints the cycles of life utilizing the human figure mixed with washed hues of emotion in his exhibit, “Observations” at ACS Gallery, Zhou B. Art Center in Bridgeport this fall 2018.
Gomez travels with his work internationally. The exhibit, “Observations” remains part of the larger, series “Cycles of Life”. The larger series has exhibited internationally in four museums, Mexico (Cuernavaca and Queretaro), Romania, and Italy. “This series represents the ending of a chapter,” said Gomez, “These paintings have traveled across the world with me, along with the changing seasons”. As the year transitions forward, the international series comes to a close. “Chicago remains this exhibit’s fourth and final location,” said Gomez. “Observations” ties up the stencil series for Gomez. The collection demonstrates the cycles of life from 2000 to 2018. Introspection in the mind’s eye remains the focal point for this series. Gomez makes his mark on this series with repetition using stencils as flowers inside the minds of individuals on canvas. He pours a pure mixture of soul and emotion into his creations. “I am throwing away my stencils after this series,” said Gomez, “I wanted to show how one idea can be done in different ways, transitioning through multiple seasons. Now, I am ready to move forward”. This series allows Gomez to create a temporary space of introspection inside a force of nature, improving the gaze upon the concept of life. Each piece overloads the viewer with sacred, organic geometric flowers infused with capturing the human experience. The texture Gomez releases onto the canvas remains forgivingly, ground breaking and humbling. Each painting drips with emotion and observational introspection on the self. The endeared focal point of the human figure has no defiance of race or age other than pure, natural existence. The exhibit, “Observations” challenges the act of introspection and demonstrates the cycles of life. Gomez drives the idea of inception and acceptance of blossoming reality to inspire his creations. “I find myself painting my own figure. I can almost trace my own likeness,” said Gomez. He paints the existential experience of organic transitions of life infused with emotion. The artist adds a transcendental wash of meditative colors in the background of his paintings. The auras of the human figures emit existential emotional bliss. Gomez said, “This series involved a heavy flow of water and drips for texture.” Gomez takes the viewer through the essence of time and captures the organic energy of the human experience embedded with flowers. The male figures in his paintings represent himself through inception involving the repetitive force of nature and use of shadow. Gomez captures the essence of stillness in time tied to flowers inside the Jedi mind of human connection. Gomez paints a captured moment, released with layers and drips of emotion onto raw canvas. The energy of each painting emits a divine washed away background of color mixed with a focal point of human perspective. Gomez has a way with creating texture using stencils to create paradoxical flowers and drips of elegance. “Sergio has a connection with expressing his emotions through art as a male,” said gallery representative and Director of ACS Gallery, Renee LaVerne Rose, “To express emotion through art amazes me, as a woman.” “The energy is bigger than life in his exhibit, Observations,” said LaVerne Rose, “Sergio is incredibly humble. If you see his work, you can see how he has evolved”. This series blooms with introspection and organically shows the transitioning seasons of the self. As the exhibit, “Observations” peels off the walls at the Zhou B. Art Center; the artist brainstorms his next idea. Find and talk to Gomez at his next art exhibit happening on every third Friday at the Zhou B. Art Center on the fourth floor. - Written by Sarah Opat for Talking Stones.
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