Manuel Aja Espil's solo exhibition Memorias de Timothy Clarke is open at
L21 Gallery in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, until March 15th.
Manuel Aja Espil’s imagination draws on both art history and popular culture. His fascination with science fiction and the dystopian gaze of nature and society leads to his thought-provoking compositions. His painting was born of his need to create stories. Originally an aspiring filmmaker, he abandoned his initial plan and enrolled in the Artists' Program at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina in 2016. He incorporates tradition, metaphor, and everyday surroundings in his practice, manifesting real and imagined memories. Aja Espil's most recent paintings include seemingly malformed caricatures, lacking identifying features, such as gender, race, or personality, who are derived from characters of his childhood cartoons, comics, and movies. These playful representations intertwine reality and fantasy.
His works provoke the thought of new possibilities and narratives and inspire us to think of his paintings as a reflection of our obscure world.
L21 Gallery in Palma, Mallorca, Spain, until March 15th.
Manuel Aja Espil’s imagination draws on both art history and popular culture. His fascination with science fiction and the dystopian gaze of nature and society leads to his thought-provoking compositions. His painting was born of his need to create stories. Originally an aspiring filmmaker, he abandoned his initial plan and enrolled in the Artists' Program at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Argentina in 2016. He incorporates tradition, metaphor, and everyday surroundings in his practice, manifesting real and imagined memories. Aja Espil's most recent paintings include seemingly malformed caricatures, lacking identifying features, such as gender, race, or personality, who are derived from characters of his childhood cartoons, comics, and movies. These playful representations intertwine reality and fantasy.
His works provoke the thought of new possibilities and narratives and inspire us to think of his paintings as a reflection of our obscure world.
March 7, 2024
