THE DAILY LIFE AND POPULAR EXPRESSION OF MILENA MÚZQUIZ IN TRAVESÍA CUATRO
Travesía Cuatro hosts at its Madrid headquarters Surf and Turf, the fifth exhibition that the gallery dedicates to Milena Múzquiz (Tijuana, Mexico, 1972), that gathers, with about thirty works, the continuity of the production that began after the aesthetic and technical change produced by the end of Los Súper Elegantes, a musical group that he shared with the Argentine Martiniano López Crozet, and which represented a platform that brought together his purest expression through voice and body, as well as with the aesthetic possibilities of costumes and image.
This exhibition goes through ceramics and painting, two of his best calling cards, representing elements of nature and a certain social satire exposed through the use of kitsch elements or souvenirs. The oil paintings, ceramic sculptures, watercolors and jewelry give shape to that intention, to that language of popular, everyday expression, of a reality that surpasses its own capacity for existence by yielding to constant change.
Those who visit the exhibition will be able to approach this language from several perspectives. It could be done from a strictly gestural analysis, of interpretation of that exuberance turned to the habitual, but it could also be approached from an almost academic point of view, understanding its expression as part of a trend that registers, without fear of contrast, daily life from the antagonistic and somewhat grotesque elements of popular iconography.
An example is Tiffany-twisted, one of the most relevant pieces of those exhibited, which brings together several of the lines suggested above. The technique stands out, with oil patinas on a canvas that will be covered with wax and white pigment to be the space for the randomness of the spray to later incorporate iconography and imagery to reach the expected result.
However, there is also something in the process that takes on special relevance in the production of the Tijuanense. In her words, her confidence in it “is the only safe investment I can make; if I bet on the concept there would be no room for mistakes. Mistakes are the home of every work, if I had a clear idea of what I was doing this work would die”.
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
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Surf and Turf, Milena Múzquiz at Travesía Cuatro
Surf and Turf can be seen until October 26 at Galería Travesía Cuatro, calle de San Mateo, 16, Madrid (Spain).
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