Cosmic Debris

12 Sep-5 Oct 2024

Apollo and Hyacinthus in an intimate embrace, 2024, oil on canvas

Overview

JD Malat Gallery is delighted to announce its upcoming solo exhibition "Cosmic Debris" featuring the works of acclaimed Mexican artist Horacio Quiroz. The exhibition will be open to the public from 12th September – 5th October 2024.

Born in 1985, Horacio Quiroz is a self-taught contemporary artist based in Mexico City. Since embarking on his artistic journey in 2013, Quiroz has developed a body of work that combines inherent oppositions, blending the beautiful with the grotesque, utopia with dystopia, and the familiar with the unknown. His innovative and complex techniques explore themes of gender, identity, and the environment, deeply reflecting on the fluidity of identity and the interplay between chaos and order.

Quiroz states, "In my paintings, bodies are rendered with rich volumes that defy traditional binaries, presenting themselves as non-binary and intersex. These bodies are fertile, sexual, and exotic, challenging conventional norms and celebrating diversity. Inspired by queer theory, my work seeks to dismantle rigid boundaries and embrace the fluidity of identity. By doing so, I aim to create a visual dialogue that honours the complexity and multiplicity of human existence, inviting viewers to see beyond the confines of conventional gender and sexuality.”

Horacio Quiroz's latest series, "Cosmic Debris," evokes the cosmic and divine figures of Greek mythology, where gods and titans embody transformations and fluid states of being. Rocks in Quiroz’s art represent cosmic, geological, and human time, embodying the idea of containing chaos within a volume. This creative flexibility allows him to construct bodies that challenge conventional forms and perceptions, enhancing the perception of the body as both a geological and mythological construct. The rocky formations in his works echo Greek mythology's tales of creation and transformation, where geological compositions are often tied to divine stories and celestial beings.

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