Call it the 2012 phenomenon but I am changing in ways I never imagined I might change. \u00a0Change is the only constant, right? \u00a0But in general I thought I would always at least see most changes coming. \u00a0These past few days spent in Mexico City found me saying “yes” to things I would normally say “no” to and vice versa. \u00a0What could that be all about? \u00a0Well, I rather not go there out of fear of how long and convoluted that road might be but I feel good about my choices and that’s good enough for me.<\/p>\n
Mexico City is a great place. \u00a0Those of you who haven’t been in awhile or are a bit timid to travel to one of the largest cities in the world, just go. \u00a0There is always something to see and do and more than likely some everyday something-or-another for a resident of the city will blow your mind. \u00a0What I always find a little mind blowing (other than how there aren’t more car accidents with how crazy everyone drives) is how there is at max 2 degrees of separation between the people I meet (even in the most random encounter) with people I already know. \u00a0This weekend the introduction to artist Karima Muyaes was one such example. \u00a0Karima comes from a long lineage of artists and collectors and patrons and general cultural icons of Mexican history. \u00a0Her father is the one who incorporated milagros into his artwork in the 1950s. \u00a0He was also one of the first documentarians and later collectors of Mexican dance masks. \u00a0I could go on and about how Karima’s family has intersected my family and friends over the years, but yesterday was the first time I met her.<\/p>\n
Karima is an artist and a jeweler. \u00a0She is primarily a colorist who incorporates the influences from her childhood growing up in a family of\u00a0archaeologists\u00a0into very textural paintings that are reminiscent of textiles. \u00a0Only having seen her work in photographs I was extremely delighted by the rich texture she uses and by the innate glow that her work emits. \u00a0\u00a0It was only seeing the paintings in person and perhaps placing a face and a soul to the artwork that it began to really resonate in this very personal way with me. \u00a0This is so often the case. \u00a0I receive countless images via the internet by artists who want to show at the gallery and so often I write them off before spending any time with them. \u00a0Karima and her work wrapped me in their arms and made me feel warm. \u00a0That is a feeling that I can’t deny. \u00a0I gave up trying to decide whether it was the artist or the artwork that spoke to me the most. \u00a0All I decided was that\u00a0I need more time with these paintings and with this fascinating woman and thus I have set a date to show her work in September. \u00a0I will use that time time peel back the layers and get familiar with the cultural references she makes. \u00a0I will delve into the world of color that so often scares me away (oh how I do love the monochromatic). \u00a0Maybe you will find your way into the gallery in September and share your thoughts with me. \u00a0& please don’t\u00a0chastise\u00a0me for straying from what you might think is my aesthetic. \u00a0I couldn’t say “no”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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