Motion Picture
Daniel Román
October 15th-November 6th, 2022
Monte Vista Projects is pleased to announce Motion Picture, works by Daniel Román. The works presented in this exhibition translate an experience into a visual morse code and act as a lure into a philosophical argument or narrative. Tucked in between a position of seeing and reading, drawings and illustrations act as a reflection from an aesthetic point of view. Erasing, correcting, gesturing, a desire for variety. Similarly to a dealer shuffling a deck of cards to create new outcomes, Román adjusted previously created work to birth a new set that expands boundaries of interpretation.
Nostalgia, represented by the aesthetics of the 1970s and early 20th century, reoccur in Román’s production process. The works are influenced from the experimental processes and graphics that are sometimes juxtaposed, transiting between painting, printmaking and illustration. Román’s work tends to move away from anthropomorphic representation, but there is always an implicit dialogue by approaching the icons and objects with questions of what these say about us as creators and possessors. Román links these elements with identity, sexuality, play, territory or some other form of archetype.
“México 2020” was a work originally created in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic; a total of 19 icons measuring 4 meters in all lengths. The piece was collectively activated by an initiative from the Secretary of Culture from the State of Jalisco in Mexico as an incentive for the community of creatives during a period of isolation. To this date, October 2022, the canvas has been modified, similarly to our surroundings, environments and perception of the future. Nine icons synthesize a new lesson for a new space.