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Paolo Salvador’s paintings assemble a distinct cos- movision. Drawing on mythic imagery, his works lend contemporary reflection to ancient subjects. With loose brush strokes, and saturated colors, Salvador’s practice is evocative of biography, both personal and national. Educated in the west, his paintings offer a proximate view of his Peruvian identity, but from a distance. Salvador’s methodology [...]
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Paolo Salvador’s paintings assemble a distinct cos- movision. Drawing on mythic imagery, his works lend contemporary reflection to ancient subjects. With loose brush strokes, and saturated colors, Salvador’s practice is evocative of biography, both personal and national. Educated in the west, his paintings offer a proximate view of his Peruvian identity, but from a distance. Salvador’s methodology involves a careful engagement with his materials, as he builds layers and details of paint across the canvas. These different planes of the painting trespass and bleed into one another, both revealing and covering, simultaneously creating and flattening out the depth in the land- scapes. These vivid environments are externalizations of personal and allegorical narratives, as these figura- tive paintings reflect on various aspects of the human condition. Salvador recently had a solo exhibition at Open Forum, Berlin. Salvador recently completed an MFA at Slade School of Fine Art in London.
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