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CON (TEXT)

Past exhibition
September 17, 2020 - January 16, 2021 New York City
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Artwork Image: Andrés Ferrandis, Fish, 2020, Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum, 20.5 x 13 x 2.3"
Andrés Ferrandis, Fish, 2020, Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum, 20.5 x 13 x 2.3"

Ruiz-Healy Art is delighted to present CON(TEXT) at our New York gallery featuring works by Richard Armendariz, Cecilia Biagini, Nate Cassie, Andrés Ferrandis, Leon Ferrari, Cecilia Paredes, Katie Pell, and Ethel Shipton, on view through January 16, 2021.

 

The themes found in the works of CON (TEXT) range from an appreciation of the visual, graphic forms of text itself and the action of writing in Cecilia Biagini’s work to the fleeting moments of clarity formed by it in Ethel Shipton’s. Text has the power to birth both transient and lasting images in the minds of those who view it; its presence in visual works of art pulls viewers in and asks them to consider the relationship between the image and the bits of language simultaneously. The eight artists in this exhibition, with their diverse approaches to artmaking and conceptual themes, are unified by their use of this element.

 

 

About the Artists

 

Ricky Armendariz’s conceptual aesthetic is heavily influenced by growing up in the U.S./Mexico border. Armendarizis known for his hand-carved paintings, text-based imagery and his large color-saturated woodblock prints that weave anthropomorphic narratives with tales of turmoil. Spanglish, as well as contemporary and folk song lyrics, appear frequently in his compositions.

 

Cecilia Biagini’s works are inspired by traditions of Latin American geometric abstraction. Utilizing a bold sense of color, line, depth and abstraction, the varied works find commonalities in their composition and playfulness. Evoking ideas of physics, the geometric shapes in her work are arranged in a manner suggesting movement and animation.

 

Nate Cassie’s work includes drawing, painting, sculpture, video and digital media. His thematic practice centers on what he terms, “spaces in between,” the gaps that distance surface from volume, skin, and structure, formal and intuitive systems. Cassie’s text works employ the written word as an implied value that reveals figurative forms and shapes.

 

Andrés Ferrandis' uses both intricate collage and sultry text in his signature style. His pieces are void of English and Spanish interplay, as he was born in Valencia, Spain and academically trained at the University of Seville. Ferrandis writes of his use of various media and text in his work.

 

Leon Ferrari’s conceptual works touch on themes surrounding the atrocities of the West, religious institutions, and the Argentinian government. His two-dimensional works are characterized by text motifs and a signature “scratchy” mark-making style, which he uses to explore the intersection between art and the written word. Presenting text in visual art allowed him to broach political topics in the public sphere in a time when the Argentinian media was controlled by an authoritarian government.

 

Cecilia Paredes’ digital engravings are informed by her research of old maps, astronomy and astrological bodies. She creates new images of celestial maps by subverting their position in the sky, rearranging them and placing Zodiac signs in the compositions. In addition to this, she inserts phrases of her favorite poets, such as Jorge Luis Borges.

 

Katie Pell worked with media of all sorts, however, her true love was drawing. She used combinations of media and tools like text to expand the boundaries of what her drawings could relay to the viewer, often using text to reveal complicated thoughts and emotions. 

 

Ethel Shipton’s practice is informed by a strong conceptual base that encompasses text in a playful manner. Through painting, installation, photography, and text, Shipton spotlights instants of clarity that flit by in the comings and goings of daily life. Her recent works are visual displays processing her recent artist residency at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany through Blue Star Contemporary.

 

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Works
  • Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz Thinkin of You Más y Más y Más, 2020 Carved oil on birch plywood 24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm
    Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz
    Thinkin of You Más y Más y Más, 2020
    Carved oil on birch plywood
    24 x 24 in
    61 x 61 cm
  • Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz Wishin You All the Best, 2020 Carved oil on birch plywood 24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm
    Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz
    Wishin You All the Best, 2020
    Carved oil on birch plywood
    24 x 24 in
    61 x 61 cm
  • Cecilia Biagini Forget Me Not, 2020 Acrylic, antique brass wire, wooden stick on canvas 24 x 20" 60.9 x 50.8 cm
    Cecilia Biagini
    Forget Me Not, 2020
    Acrylic, antique brass wire, wooden stick on canvas
    24 x 20"
    60.9 x 50.8 cm
  • Cecilia Biagini Direct and Indirect, 2020 Acrylic on canvas, wire 24 x 30" 60.9 x 76.2 cm
    Cecilia Biagini
    Direct and Indirect, 2020
    Acrylic on canvas, wire
    24 x 30"
    60.9 x 76.2 cm
  • Nate Cassie This Land is Your Land, 2020 High fire stoneware with a wood ash glaze 12.75 x 19 x 4" each bottle is 4 x 3 x 3" 10.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
    Nate Cassie
    This Land is Your Land, 2020
    High fire stoneware with a wood ash glaze
    12.75 x 19 x 4"
    each bottle is 4 x 3 x 3"
    10.1 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
  • Nate Cassie Trickster and Follower, 2020 Stoneware with copper oxide, iron oxide text 9.5 x 4 x 4" (each bottle) 24.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
    Nate Cassie
    Trickster and Follower, 2020
    Stoneware with copper oxide, iron oxide text
    9.5 x 4 x 4" (each bottle)
    24.1 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm
  • Andrés Ferrandis Fish, 2020 Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum 20.5 x 13 x 2.3" 52.1 x 33 x 5.7 cm
    Andrés Ferrandis
    Fish, 2020
    Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum
    20.5 x 13 x 2.3"
    52.1 x 33 x 5.7 cm
  • Andrés Ferrandis Sunrise, 2020 Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum 19.5 x 16.5 x 2.3" 49.5 x 41.9 x 5.7 cm
    Andrés Ferrandis
    Sunrise, 2020
    Acrylic on wood, polyester, objet trouvé and aluminum
    19.5 x 16.5 x 2.3"
    49.5 x 41.9 x 5.7 cm
  • Leon Ferrari Untitled, 2009 Serigraph 27.8 x 19.8" 70.5 x 50.2 cm 25 / 50
    Leon Ferrari
    Untitled, 2009
    Serigraph
    27.8 x 19.8"
    70.5 x 50.2 cm
    25 / 50
  • Cecilia Paredes Equus, 2017 Digital engraving on Hahnemuhle acid-free paper 34 x 25" 86.4 x 63.5 cm 1 / 3
    Cecilia Paredes
    Equus, 2017
    Digital engraving on Hahnemuhle acid-free paper
    34 x 25"
    86.4 x 63.5 cm
    1 / 3
  • Katie Pell Tree Book: Freeze Diptych, 2010 Watercolor and ink on paper 28 x 38" 71.1 x 96.5 cm
    Katie Pell
    Tree Book: Freeze Diptych, 2010
    Watercolor and ink on paper
    28 x 38"
    71.1 x 96.5 cm
  • Katie Pell Tree Book: Fort Diptych, 2010 Watercolor and ink on paper 27 x 37" 68.6 x 94 cm
    Katie Pell
    Tree Book: Fort Diptych, 2010
    Watercolor and ink on paper
    27 x 37"
    68.6 x 94 cm
  • Ethel Shipton All in One Day, 2020 House paint, vinyl on panel 24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    All in One Day, 2020
    House paint, vinyl on panel
    24 x 24 in
    61 x 61 cm
  • Ethel Shipton Bueno Bye, 2020 House paint, pull-off vinyl on panel 18 x 24 in 45.7 x 61 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    Bueno Bye, 2020
    House paint, pull-off vinyl on panel
    18 x 24 in
    45.7 x 61 cm
  • Ethel Shipton Change Cambio, 2020 House paint, vinyl on panel 24 x 24" 61 x 61 cm
    Ethel Shipton
    Change Cambio, 2020
    House paint, vinyl on panel
    24 x 24"
    61 x 61 cm
Installation Views
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Press
  • Cecilia Biagini, Direct and Indirect, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, wire. Image courtesy of Ruiz-Healy Art

    "CON(TEXT)" & "Manos (Hands)" en Ruiz-Healy Art, Nueva York

    Terremoto, September 18, 2020

Related artists

  • Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz

    Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz

  • Cecilia Biagini

    Cecilia Biagini

  • Nate Cassie

    Nate Cassie

  • Andrés Ferrandis

    Andrés Ferrandis

  • Cecilia Paredes

    Cecilia Paredes

  • Katie Pell, Untitled from Adoration Drawings, 2018, Pastel and charcoal on paper in mirrored plexiglass frame, 58 x 46 x 1 in, 147.3 x 116.8 x 2.5 cm

    Katie Pell

  • Ethel Shipton

    Ethel Shipton

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