Renacer en Epecuén

Reborn in Epecuen

Since 2018 I have made a wide production of paintings related to Villa Epecuén and its unique landscapes.

Epecuén is a town in the Province of Buenos Aires, which from its ruins displays a unique and overwhelming beauty.

It is recognized for its sunsets that illuminate the lagoon with a unique poetry, detached from the fragments of its history.

In 1985, Villa Epecuén, located in the Adolfo Alsina district in the Province of Buenos Aires, suffered a great flood.

A flood of the lake completely submerged the city, forcing its total evacuation.

In recent years, the water began to recede, exposing the ruins of the city, which have themselves become a tourist attraction.

 

Reborn to beauty

 

Currently the water level has almost completely receded.

The layout of the streets, the embankment and the ruins of the houses, hotels and emblematic buildings are still visible.

One of them is the famous Slaughterhouse, the work of Arq. Francisco Salamone, from 1937, following the lines of Art Deco that characterize his work.

Dead trees, dilapidated buildings, rusted vehicles abound, and the town remains uninhabited and in ruins.

The ruins are frequently visited by photographers, tourists from different parts of the world, journalists, and extreme sports enthusiasts.

The place is inhabited only by Pablo Novak, a man born in 1930 who refuses to leave his town and travels it regularly accompanied by his dog.

The series «Renacer en Epecuén» was the protagonist of my first solo exhibition, held at the Casa de la Culture of Buenos Aires, participating in the Night of the Museums 2018.

 

Casa de la Cultura de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, participante de La Noche de los Museos 2018
Av. de Mayo 571, Buenos Aires, Argentina

From November 7 to 10, 2019

Borges Under Art

Borges Under Art

This multidisciplinary collective exhibition of Visual Arts was part of The Night of the Museums 2018.

Thousands of people were able to see and value the works of established and emerging artists that were part of it.

My participation was with the «Rhapsody in Blue» Series, four paintings that pay homage in their brushstrokes of blue tones, the famous musical work by George Gershwin.

 

Centro Cultural Borges, Pabellón IV, Sala 27, 2º Piso, participante de La Noche de los Museos 2018
Viamonte 525, Buenos Aires, Argentina

From November 3 to 15, 2018

Luces de Octubre

October Lights

This group exhibition of Visual Arts was held in a traditional house in the Barrio Norte, in which five works of mine, painted that same year, participated.

«Variations on a sunset on the Río de la Plata» a dreamlike image of a sunset on the river, highlighting the silhouette of the emblematic Fishermen's Club, an iconic building on the Buenos Aires waterfront.

«Rhapsody in Blue» , a series of four paintings about blue tones that I painted while listening to the famous work of the American composer George Gershwin, whom I wanted to honor with these paintings.

 

Galería Arenales
Arenales 1925, Buenos Aires, Argentina

From October 5 to 16, 2018

Las mujeres de Frida

Frida's Women

As a celebration of the figure of Frida Kahlo in the month of women, this multidisciplinary collective exhibition of Visual Arts was held, where each artist celebrated the female image from their particular vision.

I chose my work «Eagle Woman» to be part of the exhibition, which for me is a representation of feminine strength, the desire for freedom and the need to leave the place of submission and invisibility.

 

Espacio Cultural Cadillach
Congreso 1931, Buenos Aires, Argentina

From March 17th to April 30th, 2018