Elmar Rojas is a leading Guatemalan painter whose works regularly are featured in sales of major international auction houses, in prestigious Latin American exhibitions, and in such art fairs as those associated with Art Basel Miami Beach. Rojas’ paintings have been compared to the literary works of Gabriel Garcia Márquez, the renowned Colombian author whose magic … Read More
Month: July 2008
Aaron Karp's Paintings Compared to 'Visual Jazz'
Recipient of a dozen prestigious international grants and residencies, including one from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Karp was artist-in-residence in Mojacar, Spain when he visited the Alhambra. Its intricate domes inspired this series of paintings, whose abstract shapes are surmounted by an interleaved grid of tubular forms. Karp’s fractured, multihued surfaces—termed “visual jazz” by one critic—present … Read More