LONDON.- JD Malat Gallery has introduced Spark of Fire, a new series by Colombian artist Santiago Parra. This show marks the fifth solo exhibition with Parra at JD Malat, displaying a different strand of his artistic oeuvre, sensationalising his method and presenting a new form of internal dialogue that materialises deeper ventures of the subconscious mind onto the canvas.
Stories stemming from Sumerian mythology dictate tales of the first person being made out of clay; in Greco-Roman mythology, it was Prometheus who sculpted humans from clay and gifted them the spark of fire which brought them to life. These myths unravel an analogy regarding inert materials and the impetus of energy needed to bring them to life. In this exhibition, Santiago Parra presents himself as a creator, narrating stories of pure expression and journeying through his vigorous and arduous artistic process to imbue his compositions with that Spark of Fire.
Stories stemming from Sumerian mythology dictate tales of the first person being made out of clay; in Greco-Roman mythology, it was Prometheus who sculpted humans from clay and gifted them the spark of fire which brought them to life. These myths unravel an analogy regarding inert materials and the impetus of energy needed to bring them to life. In this exhibition, Santiago Parra presents himself as a creator, narrating stories of pure expression and journeying through his vigorous and arduous artistic process to imbue his compositions with that Spark of Fire.
