Exhibiting at the Sussex Art Fair
Fernando will be taking part in the Sussex Art Fair at Goodwood Racecourse. The event runs from 17th – 19th May 2019 and can find Fernando’s work at Stand 11.
See more at the Sussex Art Fairs website.
Category: Exhibitions
Press Release Solo Show: David Lolly Gallery
Embrace a ‘contemporary Turner’ in Fernando Velazquez
Cambridge-based David Lolly Gallery is set to bring Spanish artist Fernando Velazquez to the doorstep of Hampton Court Palace this May.
53-year-old Spanish artist Fernando Velazquez is an unsuspecting character. His appreciation of light echoes that of a 19th-century landscapist, but there’s a contemporary flare. He layers and manipulates oil paint in earthy hues to create a semi-abstract whirlwind that errs on the fantastical – most of his paintings could easily be mistaken for the compositions of a contemporary Turner.
Fernando grew up in Seville, Spain before spending a year in Los Angeles and, eventually, landing in London more than two decades ago. Now based in Dorset with his wife and children, Fernando’s local embrace will continue this May in a long-coming solo exhibition with David Lolly Gallery, an art gallery and advisory in Cambridge known for its mid-career British and Spanish artists and pop-up exhibitions. This time, the gallery’s heading to the artist-run Fountain Gallery in Molesey, Surrey – minutes from the door of Hampton Court Palace.
‘In the beginning’ is Fernando’s 12th solo exhibition in the UK – he’s also exhibited throughout Europe and the USA in recent years. Its subject matches its title as Velazquez looks to beginnings; creation, geology, childhood and relationships. Bursts of light crack through valleys and reflect on tremendous oceans, eruptions envelop the landscape and, sometimes, there’s an unsettling clarity, reflective of hours spent staring out at the ocean on a starry night. But Fernando wouldn’t tell you that – he would leave you to stare and stir, to make your own mind up. He can only give so much.
‘We’re incredibly excited to be giving Fernando a solo exhibition. It’s a phenomenal collection of work created specifically for Molesey that is quintessentially Velazquez,’ says Curator, Daniel Dunt. ‘We may only have a two-week slot, but we aim to make an impact. Seeing the ethereal works up close is an experience – I urge you to come and enjoy them for yourself.’
‘In the beginning’ runs from 28 May – 9 June 2019 at Fountain Gallery, 26 Bridge Road, Molesey, East Molesey KT8 9HA with free entry. Find out more at the Fountain Gallery website.
M.A.D Gallery in Milan shows “Aeon”
M.A.D Gallery in Milan shows “Aeon”.
Aeon is a “study” about painting and mutation. In an era of speed and and ever faster changes in the delivery of information, Fernando Velázquez invites us to enter his art through a “miniature moving image” powered by silence, a journey through mind fields into painting itself.
The cyclic element of the composition refers to a long period of time represented here as a short breathing space. Velázquez’s recent series “Cave Paintings of our Time” pointed towards both his personal vision as a painter and his quest for universal and timeless images. “Aeon” looks beyond that initial point, becoming an experience, a transitional moment of reflection and lasting resonance.
View on the M.A.D. Gallery website.
The Big Picture Vancouver, Canada
This is an ambitious project involving artists from around the world who have created a piece to be part of final painting, expected to be more than six feet in height and 72-feet wide. Once complete, the work may become an artistic version of Google Maps, allowing art appreciators to zoom in on drawings and their stories.
Fernando has contributed to the project with a striking drawing in ink and watercolour. The piece aims to represent all of us, a portrait made out of paint.
Take a look on the Big Picture website.
Fernando represented in Spain by Artzine
Artzine is representing Fernando in Spain.
Fernando represented by Singulart
Fernando is pleased to announce, he is now represented in Spain, China and South America, by Singulart.
2019 Solo Exhibition
Fernando is pleased to announce a new relationship with Cambridge based dealer, David Lolly Gallery.
Fernando is now represented by David Lolly Gallery and working on his solo exhibition “In the beginning” May 2019. More details to follow …
Image shown is:
Ruh Nabati: The plants soul, 50 x 120 cm, oil on canvas, 2018
Fernando in the ‘Flux’ Exhibition, London
Fernando will be participating in the “Flux” exhibition at the Chelsea College of Arts. The exhibition takes place between 11th – 15th April 2018, with the Private View: April 11th 18.00 – 21.00.
FLUX Exhibition is London’s leading exhibition to discover the most talented, dynamic painters, sculptors and performance artists. FLUX has established itself as the platform for contemporary artists to be discovered and to be part of an exceptional, inspirational art event. Hosted by Chelsea College of Arts in London and curated by Lisa Gray, the founder of FLUX, this fifth, much anticipated edition brings 100 artists to the fore. Gray has hand selected the very best emerging and established artists for a five-day event.
Read more on the FLUX Website.
Location – 16 John Islip St, Westminster, London SW1P 4JU
Nearest Tube : Pimlico
Opening Hours
11th April 18.00 – 21.00 Private View (ticketed)
12th April 11.00 – 20.00
13th April 11.00 – 20.00
14th April 11.00 – 19.00
15th April 10.00 – 15.00
Fernando in the ‘United’ Exhibition, Poland
Fernando will be participating in the international exhibition “United” at the Gologorski Gallery in Krakow. The exhibition takes place between 05.01.18 and 05.02.18.
Liaising with the very best of local Polish contemporary artists since the early 80s, the Gologorski Gallery is hailed as one of the longest-running and most prestigious privately owned exhibition spots in Kraków. It can be located in its hidden position beneath the neo-classical frontispieces on busy Grodzka Street, displaying a wealth of portraiture, sculpture, jewellery and design or hosting more avant-garde performance art pieces and multimedia works.
For over 30 years of its existence, the gallery has promoted leading artists, such as Eugeniusz Mucha, Jerzy Panek, Zbysław Marek Maciejewski, Jacek Sroka and many others.
ALCHEMIC BODY | FIRE . AIR . WATER . EARTH
International photography, painting, installation, video-art and performance art festival, hosted in Bogotá (Colombia), at Jorge Jurado Gallery.
ALCHEMIC BODY | FIRE . AIR . WATER . EARTH is an exhibition of contemporary art, within the blooming Bogotá arts scene, destination of curators and collectors from all over the world. The exhibition is focused on the concept of transformation, starting from the alchemical processes, that aim to purify the nature elements: earth, air, water and fire. The alchemists, recognized as the ancestors of modern chemists, worked to discover the way the world is made and to modify its structure. The mysterious practice of alchemy always influenced the art and the artists from all the centuries. Alchemists and artists are fascinated by the concept of transformation and they both work to discover and create new possible worlds. We invite artists to share their researches about the natural elements and the creative processes of mixing and changing, using the body as field of artistic transformation.