AKS MISYUTA
ADOLFO GUTIERREZ
Far Away
August 22 –23, 2019
ABOUT AKS MISYUTA
Born in Russia, currently lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey. She’s captivated by the idea of depicting characters as still lifes. Those balloon-like bodies, with the lack of individual features, live perfectly in the scenes of everyday life and in peculiar fantasies as well. She likes creating the picture of a short moment, simply enjoying the way the figures catch the light and cast a shadow in some quiet setting. Monoliths or inflatable objects balancing on the border of scary and cute, they are frozen in their own pensive universe.
ABOUT ADOLFO GUTIERREZ
Salvadoran-American artist, Adolfo Gutierrez (b.1992), creates art that forces its audience to look beyond the lines and colors, in order to break apart the stories told in a language reminiscent of hieroglyphics. These symbols serve as visual metaphors, describing the conflicts occurring in Latin American countries that have caused their citizens to leave their homes, the hardships of departure, the process of migration, and arrival in a new country with different customs and conflicts. It explores the notion of finding a home away from home, and the unknown stories of those who have come to the US. His color palette draws on the exteriors of homes found across Latin America, and is a reminder of his roots.