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August 4, 2024
by Pascual Hijuelos
Presently I have the honor of participating in a group show at the Gallery Interseccion entitled Terrae Motus. The exhibit focuses on the distress and devastation resulting from earthquakes in Mexico.
Since I don't normally paint narratives or theme pieces it presented quite a challenge. I started out from a narrative perspective, but ultimately decided to focus on the emotional aspect. I have combined the organic and the structural elements in hope of creating that moment of chaos and destruction that must occur simultaneously when one is trapped in a structural nightmare.
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Saturday, August 3, 5-8pm
Galería Intersección, Fabrica Aurora
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José Pascual Hijuelos, a Cuban-American, was born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City. After serving four years of military service in England, he returned home and went on to complete an MFA in Painting. He studied with Philip Pearlstein, Lucas Samaras, Jimmy Ernst, Lee Bontecou and Alan D’Arcangelo, and was the assistant to Al Held for several years.
An abstract painter, Mr. Hijuelos was nurtured on Postwar American Abstract Painting, influenced by such notables as Mark Rothko, Clyfford Still, Ben Nicholson and Al Held.
Mr. Hijuelos has traveled extensively. For many years, he worked as an archaeological site supervisor and illustrator in Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus. He now divides his time between San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and New York.
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