Reminiscence: Lines of Sight (to Carmen Herrera) . 2024
Yoab Vera employs the motif of the horizon as a guiding structural event for contemplation. The origin of his modular paintings is geometrically abstract, and the artist approaches representation of natural phenomena through intuitive mark-making. Using oil-stick, oil, and concrete, Vera integrates architecture, spirituality, and neuroaesthetics in what he terms “haptic contemplative painting.” Vera distills the complexity of passing time into the simple truth of the rise and fall of the sun, mindfully exploring reality through the present moment, the psychological components of memory, and the changing conditions of light.
Alexander Berggruen
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