Mario Trejo at Bruno David Gallery

Bruno David Gallery is pleased to present in the Front Room an exhibition titled “Centered” by Mario Trejo.




This new work is a continuation of the ongoing series “Catharsis”. This series is a refreshing remix of the artist’s process while reiterating his core artistic values. The title has its root in the Greek katharsos, for “pure”. The binary chromatics, parity of mark making, and consistency of dimensions evident in all of the pieces are what Trejo has imposed on his own process: a purification of form and content. What results from this structure are compositions that radiate a controlled chaos and a sophisticated treatment of volume, perspective, and scale. Trejo uses a black and white palette to emphasize the contrast between background and gesture. The images he has created utilize this method to elegantly occupy the picture plane as if in a photogram or some sort of electroscopic imaging print. This body of work denotes an evolution of the artist’s vision of the mark as the building block of the performance and remnant, and of the void as the arena for battles between the hand and instrument, space and perception, part and whole. Trejo’s fundamental commitment to purity results in work that embodies mystery, metaphysical energy, and optical wonder. This commitment serves as a testament to the artist’s disciplined mind and unflinchingly precise hand.





Mario Trejo received his B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and his M.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute. His next exhibition will be at the Illinois State Museum/Chicago Gallery in Fall 2011. Trejo currently lives and works in Illinois.


Also showing at the gallery:
Bill Kohn: WOP Space
Charles Schwall: Main Gallery
Brett Williams: Media Room

View exhibitions online (here)

Read article from Dickson Beall in the West End Word (here)
Read article from Laura Barone in the Arched Art Now (here)