He shapes his papers into large-scale murals depicting sweeping deserts and mountain vistas, and into three-dimensional objects like low-rider cars
There is something both silly and serious about the work of Justin Favela, the Las Vegas-based visual artist whose creations have become a common sight in museums and galleries across the United States.
The serious side is how Favela uses this style — which he describes as “kind of ridiculous” in a video accompanying his new work at the Denver Botanic Gardens — to make more artful objects that offer broad observations on the LatinX experience in the U.S., and about the art world in general.Scott Dressel-Martin, provided by Denver Botanic Gardens
Favela took two icons of high-end Mexican culture and turned them on their heads, asking us to consider the idea of great art through a filter of folk art. The work transformed the piñata into a language of sorts, asking questions about which form of expression has the most value. Understanding that previous work will help viewers appreciate the pieces Favela will show around Denver this summer. In all, there will be three.
The work at DBG, which fills an entire room in its indoor galleries, is so far, the most accessible. Favela has used his paper to re-create a landscape that combines scenes from the Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts. The visuals are based on Favela’s recollections of road trips across the Southwest and present a panoramic view of land and sky rendered in an Impressionism-inspired combination of overlapping greens, oranges, browns, purples and metallic golds.
The piece relates to the work he will make at DAM, which will be a full-scale re-creation of the exterior of the Gypsy Rose, a low-rider vehicle, made from a 1964 Chevy Impala, that has become a legend in lowrider circles.“Ghostin’” has several references to the Gypsy Rose, including a rose motif that is integrated into its design. Like most of Favela’s piñata pieces, it is full of fantasy, running floor-to-ceiling and overwhelming viewers with shapes and texture.
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