Hugo Bastidas at Nohra Haime. (New York).

From: Art in America | Date: February 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

In his new exhibition titled "Omens in Grisaille," the Ecuadorian-born Hugo Bastidas referenced origins and displacement, both cultural and natural. He presented eight oil-on-linen canvases (all 40 by 60 inches, 2002) with a washed-out quality that recalls charcoal drawings. The artist's deftly stippled, textured works resemble blurry travel photographs of exotic locales, snapshots taken in a time before mass tourism and Club Med. The blacks and grays shimmer and flicker as if drenched in sunlight; this implied glare makes the imagery less legible and encourages closer inspection. ...

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