ZONA MACO - ART FAIR
Hexton Gallery debuts at ZONA MACO with a two-person show including artists Rachel Garrard and Marcos Acosta. The exhibition opens a conversation between the North and the South through paintings and drawings exploring the interconnectedness of geography, landscape, resources, and presence through the lens of migration and spirituality.
Acosta’s paintings illuminate humanity’s intersection with the natural world. The artist recently relocated to the US and established himself in Colorado, where unexpected similarities were found between two disparate geographic locations. Migration and displacement leave a profound mark on the psyche. In the process of establishing oneself in a different culture, the artist has found an anchor point in nature that became essential in finding a sense of belonging. His method involves being embedded in the landscape through physical exploration. By losing himself in nature, Acosta erases geographical barriers and tunes into nature as a safe place, a source of inspiration and a universal language.
The metaphor of a river showed up for the artist upon a closer exploration of his new and old surroundings. A river will flow downstream through persisting, winding curves until its final release into the ocean waters. A river is always present, always in the now, constantly moving and evolving. Acosta’s most recent paintings capture a transient moment of something perpetually changing. The state of mind required to complete these works is one of full focus, of undivided attention. By reaching a flow state, in the form of an active meditation, the artist accesses a way of making the impermanent permanent.
PH: Mikhail Mishkin
