“The painting of these optical elements is, by necessity, futile, regardless of whether they are painted by Jan Davidszoon de Heem or by me. Even a trompe l'oeil rendering of light reveals itself to be a viscous smear of dirt when carefully inspected. But rather than a fault of painting, this incapacity to represent that which cannot be represented despite efforts to do so is at the very heart of what makes a painting into a work of art, and it also what gives a painting its strength and its tenderness. Art is truest when it is, both, convincing and revelatory of the artifice.”

- Enrique Martínez Celaya, excerpt from On Lone Star (1), 2015

We’re only two weeks away from the opening of Lone Star, an exhibition of new work Enrique Martínez Celaya. Including paintings, sculptures and installations, the works will be presented in all of the gallery spaces. In complement, the artist has written three texts to accompany this body of work. Above is an excerpt from On Lone Star (1), an extensive examination on the artist’s chosen themes and imagery. Click here to read Martínez Celaya’s complete writings, as well as further journal entries.

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star opens at L.A. Louver on Thursday, April 9, 2015.