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Juan Uslé
De Lejos, 2018Vinyl, dispersion and dry pigment on canvas31 x 46 cmJuan Uslé’s practice reflects on the possibilities of painting. Uslé’s rhythmic abstractions, constructed with translucent layers of handmade pigment, evoke the environs and energy of his homes in northern Spain...Juan Uslé’s practice reflects on the possibilities of painting. Uslé’s rhythmic abstractions, constructed with translucent layers of handmade pigment, evoke the environs and energy of his homes in northern Spain and New York City. Uslé exploits the nature of opposites: between organic and geometric forms, randomness and order, and the simultaneous physicality of paint and its ability to disappear into sheer, ethereal surfaces and illusions of light. Both De Lejos and Notes on SQR (Islas) evoke landscapes, yet the pictures also assert themselves as paintings only, abstractions without any reference to the world beyond colour and line. De Lejos shimmers in crimson like a distant mountain range at dawn or dusk, yet the white line across the middle of the painting work is an ever-present reminder that Uslé is engaged in a formal investigation of painting itself.
