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Under the Volcano | John Isaacs | Travesía Cuatro CDMX

John Isaacs Under the Volcano 11 Apr 2024 - 13 Jul 2024 John Isaacs is an intensely curious artist who is not afraid to explore ideas repeatedly, nor limit or commit himself to one medium. His work is enriched by all available and existent activities and materials, including drawing, painting, collage, hyperrealistic pieces of flesh, ceramics, neon signs, and marble sculptures. Isaacs’ diverse process and materials brings along an extraordinary creative freedom that links the sensory with the symbolic, which is consummated in an empirical understanding. In Under the Volcano, Isaacs time travels. The title is a direct reference to Mount Vesuvius, however it is taken from Malcolm Lowry’s iconic 1947 homonymous novel set in Mexico. While visiting Pompeii in 2023 Isaacs discovered another format to produce objective, abstract imagery in the ruins of the ancient Roman city. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum, its sister city, was buried under 4 to 6 meters of volcanic ash and pumice during the eruption Vesuvius in 79 AD. A natural disaster buried and preserved the city, which was hidden for centuries. During later excavations, archeologists inserted terracotta tiles into the walls to indicate the separation between the original structures and the subsequent restoration. Lines of tiles made graphic gestures that were formed by an apocalyptic event. They reminded Isaacs of the simple and delicate marks of abstract artists, such as the pencil lines of Cy Twombly paintings. https://travesiacuatro.com/eng/exposi...