Javier León Pérez: Still Light

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Soluna Fine Art is pleased to present Still Light, Javier León Pérez’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will be installed in the ground floor space and will showcase Perez’s latest oil painting series, representing the culmination of his diverse artistic expressions through the interplay of spaces, lights, and shadows. Pérez’s creative process begins with the reference of paper models, offering a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional pictorial genre of “still life”, capturing daily common objects that provoke a philosophical contemplation about existentialism across different eras. Geometry and light, the two hallmarks of Pérez’s new series, not only serve as the pictorial structure and inherent order of the universe but also symbolize the artist’s metaphorical and aesthetic form of self-construction, known as the “archetype of creation”.

Still Light will be on view at Soluna Fine Art from 25 January to 2 March 2024, with an opening reception on 25 January (Thurs) at 6 – 8pm. Javier León Pérez will be present during the opening.

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

Javier León Pérez (b. 1977 in Seville, Spain) specialized in painting, ceramics, and bronze sculpture before completing his MFA at the Complutense University of Madrid. His artistic approach is inspired by Buddhist philosophy and Zen principles, which led him to contemplate the ephemeral nature of existence. He expresses his ideas through painting, sculpture, and installations, exploring the delicate balance between structure and fluidity, individuality and unity.

Javier León Pérez is the recipient of numerous awards in Spain, and his work on Japanese paper was recognized in the Paper Biennial of Contemporary Art at the Museum Rijswijk, the Biennale of Contemporary Art Lalin, and the International Paper Arte Biennial of Shanghai in 2021. Javier has held multiple exhibitions across Europe, with his first solo show in Hong Kong in 2015. He has participated in international art fairs, and his works have been acquired by important collections, including La Caixa Foundation, Galila`s POC Foundation, Boghossian Foundation, Fengxian Museum, and more.