In New Canaan: Bhutan and 'The Glass House'
“Bhutan PF23’’ (oil on canvas), by Ricardo Mazal, in the joint show “Ricardo Mazal & Paul Bloch: Refined Abstractions,’’ at Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, Conn., through Oct. 5.
The gallery says:
Ricardo Mazal 's interest in the anthropological practices of diverse global cultures, their spiritual rites, rituals and sacred places comes to the fore in his artistic expression. Through the use of photography, print-making, and the latest digital and video technology, Mazal achieves transformational perspectives and brings formal principles of composition into his work. Rigid blocks of color, flatness, folds, ribbons, stillness and texture have evolved over the span of decades to become the recognizable aesthetic for which he is known. The exhibition will feature paintings from the “Bhutan Abstractions’’ series, geometric and organic compositions that resulted from a family trip he took in 2014. Referencing Bhutanese prayer flags billowing in the wind, some of these paintings are flowing arabesques while others follow more hardline interplays of tone, color and texture, interrupted by visual hints of the region's snow-capped vertiginous strata.’’
The Moreno Clock, at the intersection of Elm Street and South Avenue in New Canaan.