 Into the World Came a Beautiful Soul, named Kissinger Ink on paper, 15 x 20 in. Oscar de Las Flores A Provisional History of the Western World, Chapter 2 Morgan Lehman and Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects are pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works on paper by Oscar de Las Flores. Working mainly with traditional pen and ink on paper, Mr. de Las Flores generates masterful figurative works, elaborately layered, that incorporate grotesque imagery with the beauty of sinuous lines. His drawings depict figures, both real and imagined, that tell the story of an unending battle between the powerless and the powerful in society. With a dark sense of humor that is de Las Flores's own, his work also shows the influence of generations of artists, integrating the grace and detail of early masters with the imagination of the Surrealists. Through the content of his drawings often display a clear narrative, it is rare that de Las Flores begins a piece with a plan for its full resolution. He may have a theme in mind at the start, but prefers to allow each drawing to develop itself, each figure or symbol deriving form and meaning from the one before it, until a narrative has found its way onto the page. Mr. de Las Flores is driven extensively by his surroundings. He is clear in voicing the use of his art as an outlet though which to comment on the condition of the world around him, and believes it is his duty to do so. de Las Flores comments, "I, like Orozco, Goya or Kollwitz, believe in the need to directly portray that which is inhuman and immoral in society as well as that which is compassionate and true in order to wake in all of us a sense of urgency at attending humanities' most pressing needs in a times when greed and rapacious hatred becomes ever more predominant." Oscar de Las Flores was born in Santa Ana, El Salvador, in 1975. He relocated twice with his family; to Guadalajara, Mexico, and Toronto, Canada. Mr. de Las Flores currently divides his time between Oaxaca and Mexico City. He received his degree, with honors, from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1997, specializing in printmaking. He has shown extensively in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This is his first solo exhibition in New York City. Exhibition: January 10 - February 23, 2008 Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 11 am - 6 pm, and by appointment Morgan Lehman Gallery 317 10th Ave USA-New York, NY 10001 Telephone +1 212 268 6699 Fax +1 212 268 6766 Email art@morganlehmangallery.com www.morganlehmangallery.com |
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