Mexican Artist Lucía Vidales Receives Acclaim for Her Work in New York and Prepares for Exhibit in Guadalajara

The Mexican artist presented her work in NY (Special)

Lucía Vidales, Mexican visual artist, was recognized in the United States after presenting her work “Sudor Frío”, which was praised by New York critics. After her success, the young painter will present her most recent work in Guadalajara.

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The 37-year-old native of the capital will travel to Guadalajara to exhibit her work titled “The Fire that Doesn’t Produce,” which promises to be an experience of colors, shapes and Mexicanness, which is organized by the Ministry of Culture of Jalisco. from September 23 to January 22, 2024 at the Cabañas Museum.

Months ago, the Mexican artist traveled to New York to present her visual work with “Sudor Frío”, under the protection of Proxyco Gallery, a New York gallery specialized in art from Latin America. It was with this presentation that she attracted the attention of the American press, such as the New York Times and The Nation, which highlighted her work as a representation of Mexican culture and features of currents of the early 20th century.

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According to The New York Times Style Magazine, Lucía Vidales has been an artist who seeks to recreate Hispanic traditions, as well as project a canon that reveals how problematic art can be. On the other hand, through the pen of the renowned art critic, Berry Schwabsky, in The Nation, he highlights the different sensations provoked by the art of Vidales, who was presented as one of the first painters on the New York scene after confinement.

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“This is a paint you could warm your hands with on a cold day. There is a certain anxiety and depression encoded in Vidales’ canvases, but for the most part they are tempered by an ingenious shyness and fuel for a contagious ardor,” highlights the critic in his writing Encounters With the Unknown.

According to the directors Proxyco Gallery, Alexandra Morris and Laura Saenz, the presentation of “Sudor Frío” attracted academic attention and the collector market, achieving that Vidales’ work was valued in such a way that all the exhibited work was sold out and generated a list international waiting. This represents an important distinction to Latin American artists who seek to find spaces in cities recognized for art like New York.

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According to Morris, the artist’s representative in New York, “the juxtaposition of Vidales’ work with the great master of painting José Clemente Orozco will create a fascinating dialogue seen through the eyes of a young artist, with much to say about the role that women play in paintings, as well as in their creation.”

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Born in 1986 in Mexico City, Lucía Vidales graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from ENPEG “La Esmeralda, from the National Institute of Fine Arts (INBA) and has a Master’s degree in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Arts. and Design from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

During her career as a visual artist she has been a recipient of the Young Creators Scholarship from FONCA and the Ministry of Culture. She has presented her works throughout the Mexican Republic and exhibited her work in New York in 2021 with “Sudor Frío” and Tokyo with “Noche during the Day”, in 2019.

2023-09-18 05:39:39
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