New Work by Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstractions: October 1 to November 14, 2015

New Work by Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstractions: October 1 to November 14, 2015

Ricardo Mazal

Installation View

Ricardo Mazal

BA Study with Black 3, 2015, oil on linen, 24" x 23"

Ricardo Mazal

BA Study with Red 3, 2015, oil on linen, 24" x 23"

Ricardo Mazal

Composition in Green 20, 2015, oil on linen, 66" x 95"

Ricardo Mazal

BA Study with Green 3, 2015, oil on linen, 24" x 23"

Ricardo Mazal

BA Study with Yellow 4, 2015, oil on linen, 24" x 23"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstraction with Red 5, 2015, oil on linen, 60" x 66"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan PF11, 2015, oil on linen, 40" x 42"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan PF12, 2015, oil on linen, 40" x 42"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan G6, 2015, oil on linen, 42" x 40"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan G7, 2015, oil on linen, 42" x 40"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan G5, 2015, oil on linen, 66" x 78"

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstraction with Red 1, 2015, archival pigment ink, 9 of 30

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstraction with Green 1, 2015, archival pigment ink, 9 of 30

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstraction with Yellow 1, 2015, archival pigment ink, 9 of 30

Ricardo Mazal

Bhutan Abstraction with Black 1, 2015, archival pigment ink, 9 of 30

Contemporary artist, Ricardo Mazal, presents a new series of abstract paintings that evolved from a recent journey to Bhutan. The work draws on previous explorations into the themes of life, death, transformation and regeneration.

This series introduces a new subject: the colorful billowing prayer flags of Bhutan. Hung from bridges, mounted on rooftops and strung from one hilltop to the next, the flags populate the landscape with brilliant colors, each symbolizing a different natural element. They’re often inscribed with mantras or prayers for good fortune and it’s believed that the wind delivers these blessings to the world.

Over the past ten years, Mazal has created a large body of multidisciplinary work, including paintings, photographs and video, inspired by investigations into the sacred burial rituals of the Mayan tomb of the Red Queen in Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico; the Peace Forest cemetery in Odenwald, Germany; and Mount Kailash, Tibet’s holiest summit.