Artist Talk with Hector Acuna | Kim Storage Gallery

The Glass Trap is an exhibition of recent paintings and drawings by the artist Hector Acuna made from direct observation in his studio and outdoors en plein air. What began as a recurring motif in the field, reflections from public mirrors and windows, evolved into a new practice of staging found mirrors and handmade reflective objects as his process and subject. The latest handmade object in his growing collection of homemade props is a custom wooden cube he decorated with hand cut mirrors. How light and space become skewed and fragmented on glass inspires his approach because it holds a tension between what appears familiar yet unfamiliar. The ephemeral quality of light held his primary interest when painting outdoors as he observed successive moments in time. In his studio, his focus shifted towards close and careful observations of mirrored objects against large fields of atmospheric color. Hector explored the elemental role of shape and uncovered opportunities to simplify his subjects into a visual language of sharp and often opaque shapes. He aimed to transform common and everyday subjects with hopes of finding something unexpected. Glass has become an exciting material where themes of scale, interior/exterior space, perception, and self can be explored and where visual combinations seem endless.

Artist's Reception: Friday, January 17 from 5 to 9PM (Gallery Night MKE)

Artist Talk: Saturday, January 18 at 1:00PM (Gallery Day)

Host or Publisher Kim Storage Gallery