Calypso of Ogygia by Alejandro Cardenas
Almine Rech Editions
2022
Edition Size: 75
Sheet Size: 67 x 90 cm
Signed
Condition: Pristine
£2,210.00
2022
Edition Size: 75
Sheet Size: 67 x 90 cm
Signed
Condition: Pristine
£2,210.00
Alejandro Cardenas (born 1977 in Santiago, Chile) has created paintings and sculptures that present a picture of a post-human world in which human forms and the environment coexist peacefully. Cardenas immerses himself in the production of surreal, post-human scenarios of polished, gridded interiors filled by creepy, angular individuals, guided by his own imagination and inspired by a wide range of inspirations, including Surrealism, sci-fi, and magical realism. With his distinctive use of figuration, Cardenas creates his trademark humanoids—narrow, wire-frame silhouettes covered in vibrant zigzag patterns—calmly lying down, sitting up, or standing in simple architectural settings. These faceless humanoids, unlike us, seem to have no sensory organs, but they nonetheless have the ability to sense things. Instead, they use their body language to portray emotion, which leads to a wide range of implied emotional expression.
