Jaime Gil Periférico Caracas-Centro de Arte Los Galpones
Caracas
Of Catalonian parentage, Jaime Gili (Caracas, 1972) has lived in London since 1996. But he always returns to these lands to meet up with nature once again and manipulate it through his art interventions. He also does so in different countries. His solo show in “Los Galpones” featured the result of different interventions and ambientations. The most consummate were the ones performed at the Bloomberg Centre in London. However, Gili is not daunted when it comes to carry out his interventions in other ambits. These may range from a simple object to the small boats of artisanal fishermen − in which case color competes with the blinding brightness of the light of the tropics, and vibrant colors are required. He has also taken his interventions to economically depressed neighbor- hoods in Caracas, such as the José Félix Rivas neighborhood in Petare, where he painted murals.
Gili does not believe in orthogonality; he prefers acute angles, which he divides and multiplies in order to generate infinite planes. And he uses color to create atmospheres that adjust to the latitude where he works. His are works of infinite polychromies. His expansive painting is not restrained to the territory of paper or canvas. He also incorporates it in mobile elements such as buses, trains or motorcycles.
There is something that this exhibition conveys, and that is the joy that these works emanate. A feeling that must be derived from the artist’s own work.
