Francisco G. Pinzón Samper
De la mano al zodiacMay 21 - June 19, 2021
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︎ a conversation between Thierry Goldberg Gallery and Francisco G. Pinzón Samper
Thierry Goldberg is pleased to
present De la mano al zodíaco, an online exhibition of works by Francisco
G. Pinzón Samper. The exhibition will be on view from May 21 to June 19, 2021.
When Francisco G. Pinzón Samper
describes his works, the first thing he mentions is “range.” A range from high
to low, a range from design to artistry, from elegance to camp. Pinzón Samper
plays with these dualities in his work, drawing technicolored portraits and
trippy fantasies that mix design tropes of hippie psychedelia, with Art Deco
design, and Gen Z fashion. What develops are technicolor works that are bursts of expression and
concentrated love.
Pinzón Samper’s primary series in the exhibition, a set of
portraits, experiments with design, color, and ritual. Pinzón Samper borrows design tropes from Art
Deco, Emilio Pucci, and 1960s long flower skirts to create a swirling world
around his figures. He depicts a youth culture defined by counter culture and
with fashion as a means of expression. The floral patterns and bright blocks of
color allow the artist’s works to posses a spiritual means of representation.
He creates feelings in his works that are governed by his relationships with
his muses, or idols.
Many of Pinzón Samper ‘s works use cardboard as the surface of his
drawings. The cardboard is recycled from previous uses; shipping packages and
cereal boxes are most common for the artist. Besides scavenging for discarded
boxes, the artist seeks out cereal boxes in grocery stores that are the right
size and texture for their next use. What results are drawings on the backsides
of cereal and shipping boxes. The backs of these works are reminders of the
box’s intended functions, or more, their original uses, their previous lives.
Here is where “range” is again summoned: the works encapsulate a “range” from
high to low. The front of the cereal boxes, or the Amazon shipping labels on
the backs of the works, contribute to a kind of pop and saturated design that
is present in Pinzón Samper’s drawings. Though Pinzón Samper does not consider
the design on the boxes when creating his drawings, the hidden paraphernalia on
the backs of the works undoubtedly add to the “range” Pinzón Samper is working
with.
Francisco
G. Pinzón Samper (b. 1997, Bogota, Colombia) lives and works in Paris, France.
He is currently studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France.
For more information please email or call the gallery at + 1.
212.228.7569 or info@thierrygoldberg.com.