Yellow
Acrylic on Wood
20" x 19" x 6.5"

Yellow

Acrylic on Wood
20" x 19" x 6.5"

Black Negro
Acrylic on Canvas Panel
50" x 50"

Black Negro

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
50" x 50"

Untitled 20
Mixed Media on Canvas
51" x 27.5"

Untitled 20

Mixed Media on Canvas
51" x 27.5"

Rojo I
Acrylic on Canvas Panel
51" x 51"

Rojo I

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
51" x 51"

Red 01
Acrylic on Canvas Panel
59" x 31.5"

Red 01

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
59" x 31.5"

Red 02
Acrylic on Canvas Panel
59" x 31.5"

Red 02

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
59" x 31.5"

Untitled 19
Acrylic on Canvas Panel
47" x 24"

Untitled 19

Acrylic on Canvas Panel
47" x 24"

Red
Acrylic on Wood
11" x 18" x 3.5"

Red

Acrylic on Wood
11" x 18" x 3.5"

White
Acrylic on Wood
22" x 16" x 6"

White

Acrylic on Wood
22" x 16" x 6"

Sin Titulo 2
Mixed Media on Canvas
20" x 24"

Sin Titulo 2

Mixed Media on Canvas
20" x 24"

White II
Acrylic on Wood
20" x 13"

White II

Acrylic on Wood
20" x 13"

Ivanrod

Masters of the Imagination: The Latin American Fine Art Exhibition
September 10 - October 1, 2010

Reception: Thursday September 16, 2010 6-8 PM

Press Release

The Colombian artist Ivanrod worked as an architect for over a decade before shifting his focus and time to painting. His mostly abstract minimalist canvases feature a strong sense of structure and formal balance, testaments to his education and experience. With circular and linear motifs, and an immersive sense of space, the forms he outlines almost evoke blueprints – even though they’re often rendered in bold yellows and reds. Like most architects, though, Ivanrod isn’t content with two-dimensional plans, and gives his geometric schema depth and texture.

In some pieces he creates surface tensions by placing nails under the surface of the canvas and building up layers of paint, creating both gentle elevations and violent peaks. Elsewhere, different qualities of paint application and more eclectic brushstrokes create dynamic and rich textures at odds with his smooth monochrome pieces. Elsewhere, still, Ivanrod inserts miniature figurative details, suddenly turning abstract compositions into massive and ominous landscapes. Whether abstract elevations or immense structures, Ivanrod’s paintings invite exploration.

Artist Statement

My career as an architect gave me the tools to develop this work. Structures, planes, textures, shades, tensions and color get merged to transmit through the painting an idea in a way unlike what it is possible to do through architecture. My work is constructed from the interaction of those elements and the handling of a single color, and I focus on the spectator in the whole work. I try to be clean, pure, rigorous and careful in terms of proportion and aesthetic tone. My work is in constant evolution, constantly inspired afresh by the spaces that surround me.

Invitation to the exhibition | View the catalog page

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