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Xavier Rodés, "Ice factory," Oil on canvas, 13" x 21¾" (33 x 55cm)
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Xavier Rodés, "Delta," Oil on canvas, 21" x 29" (54 x 73cm)
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Xavier Rodés, "Tug," Oil on canvas, 23½" x 36¼" (60 x 92cm)
Exhibition
L’Instant
29 Jun 2019 – 21 Jul 2019
Event times
The gallery is open daily from 10:00am to 7:00pm
Address
- 472 West Broadway
- New York
New York - 10012
- United States
HUGO GALERIE is pleased to present "L’Instant," a solo exhibition featuring the harbors and industrial spaces of Xavier Rodés. The artist takes these traditionally boisterous environments and captures them in idle moments, causing their peace to be all the more palpable and powerful.
About
These pristine scenes of respite are not without life, however. They are alive with light—caught at the moment, the instant, when the sun is angled just right and the shadows are cast just so. Brilliant reflections dance across the water, ripples radiate in a spectrum of color, and dented cars appear to glow. Even somber shadows seem to glide across the canvas along the sun’s path. Rodés’ ability to inspire tranquility and bring to bear the beauty of an industrial space at rest is masterful.
The artist’s talent shines brightest in the juxtapositions he presents: a work site devoid of humans, a bustling industry in repose, a devotional calm palpitating with life, a still painting full of activity. A moment is scientifically only 2 ¼ seconds long, but in Rodés’ hands it can last a lifetime. Because for Rodés, the moments he captures are not units of time but of place; each instant is the culmination of when everything—the industry, the vehicles, the sun and its shadows, the perpetually ticking clock, and especially the viewer—has found serenity in the perfect place.
HUGO GALERIE is a fine art gallery in New York City specializing in contemporary figurative painting and sculpture. The gallery represents an international roster of artists working in a variety of media and range of genres. Please direct inquiries to info@hugogalerie.com.
