Juxtapoz Magazine – Emilio Villalba “Besides” @ Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco

Last 7 days, we shared an intimate conversation and studio take a look at with San Francisco-centered painter Emilio Villalba, on the eve of his new solo display, Moreover, at Hashimoto Contemporary in SF. Now we have a entire preview of the exhibition, which opens October 1st in the Bay Space. 

Returning to the gallery for his second solo presentation, Villalba’s hottest function additional abstracts the topic in textured, energetic marks. The rich surfaces of the paintings are imbued with a feeling of spontaneity and motion. Focussing on the character of the men and women and everyday scenes all over him somewhat than a representational image, the thickly applied paint evokes a perception of succinct intimacy.

The works on canvas vary from personal portraits to collage-like stream of consciousness however life. Working as diary entries, the collage compositions overlap personalized times and domestic vignettes to develop non-linear narratives of the artist’s life. Using singular picture references for various compositions, Villalba examines the spectrum of moods and traits of each and every topic. The functions on paper and canvas sheets proceed these compositional explorations with plein air scenes, even further reinforcing Villalba’s self-assured and candid follow.