John Miranda: Movidas: New Work
May 21 - June 26,2021
From Cluley Projects: "Cluley Projects, the new satellite project space of Erin Cluley Gallery, is pleased to announce the second exhibition of its inaugural season featuring Fort Worth based artist, John Miranda. The exhibition will be on view May 21st through June 19th at its location in West Dallas at 2123 Sylvan Avenue. An Opening Reception will be hosted for the artist Friday May 21st, 5:00-8:00pm. In JOHN MIRANDA’s exhibition Movidas: New Work, symbols are used to explore cultural identity and memory by recreating found objects from the artist’s childhood. He describes his work as a “mapping” of environments based on his Mexican American heritage by presenting the desert landscape of Del Rio, Texas where he spent his childhood with a sharp contrast to his life in the metropolis of Dallas as a young adult. Miranda’s work invokes a Chicano sensibility and an attitude of Rasquachismo– an underdog perspective rooted in resourcefulness and adaptability, yet mindful of stance and style. He is influenced by paño art and Lowrider Arte, Latinx styles that consists of equally spaced, never overlapping images to give each image the same level of importance. He uses encaustic as a material because he relates its resilience to life by saying “even if you break it, it can still come back together.” Movidas: New Work will feature new paintings, encaustic on paper works, and sculpture. About the Artist John Miranda (born 1979, Del Rio, TX) received his BFA from University of Texas at Arlington. Miranda is of Mexican American heritage and weaves stories of rural versus urban life throughout his work, referencing the contrasts in his social and bicultural upbringing. Strongly influenced by his five sisters who raised him during his formative years, the figure and identity are often intertwined. His layering of shapes creates an ephemeral quality, subtle sexual innuendo, and a sense of impermanence– here today and gone tomorrow.
Reception: May 21, 2021 | 5-8 pm
Cluley Projects
2123 Sylvan Avenue, Dallas TX 75208
Dallas, Texas 75208
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