Points of Departure at the Arena 1 Gallery in Santa Monica
by Gregg Chadwick Points of Departure (An exhibition curated by Maurizzio Hector Pineda) Gregg Chadwick Flor De Asfalto (for Sergio Arau) 50”x80” oil on linen 2018 (Installation View) "These studio artists offer a visual mediation of time, site, and process. In this time of maelstrom and uncertainty, Points of Departure offers a visual respite for viewers to depart from the daily noise of contemporary life." - Maurizzio Hector Pineda, Curator My painting Flor De Asfalto (for Sergio Arau) is featured in the Arena 1 exhibition Points of Departure. With his music, words and images, Sergio Arau has inspired me to create a series of paintings that feature him as the main character in my painted movies. Rock Star, actor, director, screenwriter, and artist Sergio Arau has often performed while wearing gear honoring Mexico's most famous wrestling star El Santo (The Man In the Silver Mask). Known as lucha li...