Eugenio Espinoza
Eugenio Espinoza, Untitled, 1971, Acrylic on unprimed canvas and sand, 47.1/4 x 47.1/4 inches, Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York
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Eugenio Espinoza (b. 1950, Venezuela) is an artist who challenges the modernist grid with irreverence, humor and deep respect. He studied under Gego at the Instituto de Diseño Newmann-Ince in Caracas, Pratt Institute, and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Solo shows include Blackston, Conkright Gallery, Venezuela; Galeria Sotavento, Venezuela; Galleria Umberto Di Marino, Italy; INOVA; Museo Cruz-Diez Caracas, Venezuela; Museo de Bellas Artes, Venezuela; Museo de Arte Contemporaneo; Museo de Arte La Rinconada, Venezuela; Caracas Perez Art Museum; Piero Atchugarry Gallery; Prosjektrom Normanns, Norway; Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Spain. Group shows include Arte Correo, Brazil; Bortolami, Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation; Galeria Conkright; Galeria Moises Perez de Albeniz, Spain; I Bienal de Cuenca, Ecuador; Locust Projects; Multimedia Internacional, Brazil; MoMA; Museo Alejandro Otero, Venezuela; Museo de Arte y Diseño Comtemponeo, Costa Rica; Museum of Fine Arts, New York University; Piero Atchugarry Gallery and XVII Bienal Internacional de Sao Paulo, Brazil. Permanent collections include Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Fundacion Gego, Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, São Paulo, Museo de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Tate Modern, London, The Blanton Museum, The Fine Arts Museum of Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Perez Art Museum.
NEGATIVA MODERNA
Eugenio Espinoza, Walking in progress, 2018, Le Scalze, Napoli, Italia, In situ installation, Dimensions variable
1970’s
homage a gego
Eugenio Espinoza, Distanza, 2017, Enamel on aluminum on metal grid, 38 x 34 in (97 x 86.1/2 cm)
Eugenio Espinoza, Homage a Gego, 2000, Metal grid and wire on linen, 36 x 36 x 10 inches (91 x 91 x 25.5 cm)
new works
Eugenio Espinoza, Side A, Acrylic on canvas, 58 x 53 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Side B, Acrylic on canvas, 62 x 54 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Griglia Iluminada, 2020, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Dreaming, 2020
Acrylic on canvas, cotton thread, staples
24 x 24 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Rostrum, 2020
Oil on linen, cotton thread
22 x 22 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Cambia el paso, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, Variable dimensions
THE RITE OF SPRING
Eugenio Espinoza, The Rite of Spring, 1977, Graphite and watercolor on paper, 12 x 20.1/4 inches, Collection of the artist
Eugenio Espinoza, The Rite of Spring, 1977 [2007], Acrylic on unprimed canvas, coffee, beans, rice, wine bottles, toys, clothing, rope, speakers, and recording of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Three parts: 40 x 26 x 29 each, Collection: Mercantil Bank, Caracas
retrospectiva
KARAKANA
Eugenio Espinoza, Wanari, 1985
Industrial paint on canvas
78 ¾ x 67 inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Jakutai 1, 1985
Industrial paint on canvas
39 ½ x 39 ½ inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Dawadi, 1985
Industrial paint on canvas
78 ¾ x 67 inches
orla
Eugenio Espinoza, Orla series detail
Eugenio Espinoza, Sin Titulo, 1992
Oil, acrylic and chalk on canvas
99 ¼ x 99 ¼ inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Sin Titulo, 1992
Oil, acrylic and chalk on canvas
99 ¼ x 99 ¼ inches
Eugenio Espinoza, Obsceno, 1992
Oil, acrylic and chalk on canvas
99 ¼ x 99 ¼ inches
IMPENETRABLES
Another Space, Copenhagen
works on paper
Eugenio Espinoza, Book page intervened, 2021 , Unique, 9.5 x 9.5 inches
