charlie quezada

November 21st - January 4th
Praxis Gallery New York, New York

Foreign Influences
For Foreign Influences, Quezada proposes a series of small-to-large format acrylic paintings where the horizon of Dominican Republic’s coasts serves as setting, prevailing in an exercise of contrast between interior and exterior space while showing the way in which humankind attempts to hold nature and mold it as decoration. Borrowing from architectural elements and local handicrafts taken from photographs made by the artist as well as archival material found in books, Quezada intends to create fictitious spaces where everyday objects emerge freely and the realities of a Caribbean border context are illustrated - a context where artistries and mixed identities create other forms of nature and containment.