William Perez Open Studio

Torn Canvass

March 11 & 12, 18 & 19, 2022 by appointment only, Contact carlos@cubanartistsfund.org

CAF’s Manhattan Studio is located at 208 East 51st Street, 2nd floor

Join CAF’s artist-in-residence for his first public presentation of Torn Canvass.  In the inaugural Torn Canvass process, William created an original red drawing on canvass (Torn Canvass No I) which he later cut into 60 segments. William describes Torn Canvas No I as his first work to live two lives: it dies and reincarnates itself, leaving behind the memory of what it was to multiply itself into 60 fragments that each have their own lives and destinies. Torn canvas No I is a work that focuses on the event and makes the client the custodian of its existence: the opportunity to be custodians of the documentation of the work from the beginning of its gestation until the moment of its transformation turns the client into an accomplice who participates in the work's transcendence. In a general sense, Torn canvas No I, like the great authors of humanity, transgresses itself and focuses its essential objective on the transformative action of creation.

The exhibition at the CAF studio will feature Torn Canvass No I fragments as well as works-in-process for future renditions of his process.

Experience an excerpt of the project through this video: https://theingenio.com/William_Perez/William_Perez_Torn_Canvas.mp4

A limited number of Torn Canvass fragments will be available by the artist for purchase with 100% of the proceeds benefitting the artist.

Join the artist at the CAF studio for a one-on-one experience featuring an array of collaged and assembled drawings and paintings. This selection of works is composed of a variety of materials including dyed textiles, hand-molded paper, hand-drawn elements, and painted forms. When describing her work, Maria explained, “When combined, these materials become redefined, and create a new space for forms of representation to operate. The ongoing re-definition of spirituality and identity is something members of the Caribbean nationalities and descent, like myself, must do each day. Through these collages, creolization will occur physically in the art object, creating a mirror of the creolized physicality and spirituality present within its viewers.” 

Born in Holguín Cuba in 1992, she received her BFA from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 2015 and MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale University in 2020. Rodríguez Jiménez participated in residencies such as the Skowhegan School for Painting and Sculpture in 2016 and SOMA Summer in 2019. María was selected as a 2020-2021 Fulbright Fellow for Brazil. In 2021, Maria participated in a residency program offered by Residency Unlimited and the Cuban Artists Fund. She is represented by David Castillo Gallery in Miami Beach.  She is represented by David Castillo Gallery in Miami Beach.

CAF’s Studio is located at 208 East 51st Street, 2nd floor. Reservations Required, no drop in visitation please. Email carlos@cubanartistsfund.org for reservations. Masks and proof of vaccination is required.

Maria de los Angeles Rodriguez Jimenez: 

https://www.mariadlarj.com/  @mareyuh

Representation: David Castillo Gallery: https://davidcastillogallery.com/