The four paintings were created in 2022 and 2023. Three are Arrieta’s distinctive medium-size portraits known for their uniquely metamorphic style, and the fourth is an expansive centerpiece that serves as the focal point of the presentation. Rather than constituting an extensive exhibition, this interlude bridges Arrieta’s 2021 show and his large exhibition with Hoffmann + Maler + Wallenberg coming in the fall of 2024.
These new works offer a glimpse into the artist’s evolving creative process, exploring new trajectories distinct from those seen in 2021. While all four pieces feature Arrieta’s characteristic fractured and otherworldly figures, the three smaller canvases, executed in acrylic, exhibit heightened concision. They draw less from preexisting online imagery and more from the depths of the artist’s imagination, personal experiences, and surroundings. The depicted forms have become even more enigmatic due to intensified fragmentation that could be described as a crumbling of figuration into geometric abstraction. Arrieta expertly manipulates depth, dimension, and identity, blending reality and illusion to suggest a captivatingly ambiguous relationship between observer and portrayed subject.
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