DiazReflection2019

RAUL DIAZ

Cover Detail: LAGO 1 2017 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 56 1/8 x 76 3/8 inches

Raul Diaz Re f l e c t i on

June 1 - July 20, 2019

625 South Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 704.365.3000 gallery@jeraldmelberg.com www.jeraldmelberg.com

CONOS 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 47 1/4 x 63 inches

LAGO 1 2017 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 56 1/8 x 76 3/8 inches

DIBUJO 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 37 3/4 x 51 1/4 inches

ABSTRACTO 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 39 7/8 x 51 1/4 inches

CONOS 2 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 16 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches

EL CONO AZUL 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 20 5/8 x 28 3/8 inches

CONOS 3 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 51 1/2 x 55 inches

LA PARED 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 16 1/4 x 22 3/8 inches

LAGO 2 2017 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 59 3/4 x 50 3/4 inches

LA VISITA 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 53 1/4 x 64 1/2 inches

TALLA EN MADERA 2018 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 39 3/8 x 51 1/4 inches

LA PARED 2 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 31 1/4 x 51 1/4 inches

AMONTONADOS 2 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 53 1/8 x 64 1/8 inches

AMONTONADOS 1 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 27 1/8 x 35 1/4 inches

PAISAJE 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 35 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches

LA CONVERSACION 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 30 3/4 x 38 7/8 inches

CONOS 1 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 47 1/4 x 59 inches

EL DESCANSO 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 47 1/4 x 59 inches

APILADOS 2019 Mixed Media on Wood Panel 36 1/2 x 27 3/4 inches

APILADOS 2019 Resin and Wood 54 x 25 1/2 x 28 inches

BOTES 2019 Wood 49 1/2 x 79 x 15 5/8 inches

Maquette for BOTES 2019 Wood and Bronze 21 x 39 x 6 1/2 inches

APILADOS 4 (BLANCA) 2018 Bronze with White Patina 23 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 5 inches

APILADOS 2 (BLANCA) 2018 Resin with White Patina 71 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches

APILADOS 1 2018 Resin 23 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 5 inches

APILADOS 1 (BLANCA) 2018 Resin with White Patina 23 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 inches

EL CUBO 2018 Painted Bronze and Resin 8 1/2 x 17 x 6 1/2 inches

CONOS 2018 Resin 12 x 21 x 10 inches

APILADOS 2019 Bronze 47 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches

Jerald Melberg Gallery presents a solo exhibition of recent paintings and sculpture by Córdoba, Argentina artist Raul Diaz (b. 1952). In this body of work, he continues the exploration of boats as a metaphor for the journey of life. He has also begun incorporating cones as a symbol of how one’s perspective and influence can expand exponentially throughout life. Diaz has spent many years perfecting a technique for his two-dimensional works in which he carves thick wooden panels and then paints them. His imagery draws on childhood memories of lake fishing with his father and grandfather. The sight of wooden fishing boats, either dotting the water or stacked on the beach, is indelible in Diaz’ memory, and these same vessels frequently appear in the work as a metaphor for life’s journey. His compositions are notable for their contrast of technical invention with dream-like, contemplative imagery. As his paintings are almost always bas-relief, it was a natural progression for him to begin making sculpture. Taking the boat andfigural images into three dimensions he creates a new experience for the viewer and also expands his own technical prowess, employing both wood and bronze. Raul Diaz has been represented by Jerald Melberg Gallery for twenty years.

Raul Diaz Reflection

June 1 - July 20, 2019

Jerald Melberg Gallery Inc. 625 South Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 704.365.3000 gallery@jeraldmelberg.com www.jeraldmelberg.com

Photography by Chris Clamp Graphic Design by Gaybe Johnson

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625 South Sharon Amity Road Charlotte, NC 28211 704.365.3000 gallery@jeraldmelberg.com www.jeraldmelberg.com