Amazing Art: Every Year the Flowers Bloom Online Exhibit

 A Virtual Solo Show of Works by Franck de las Mercedes

Apr 10 2021 - May 15 2021

Now On View

 

New York, April 12, 2021 -- The CAMP Gallery is pleased to present Every Year the Flowers Bloom, a new solo online exhibition featuring works from Franck de las Mercedes, curated by Melanie Prapopoulos. Every year we wait for Spring, as the ancients waited for Persephone and in that wait we are rewarded with the first buds pushing up from the soil, breaking out on branches, and de las Mercedes’ many odes to flowers likewise reward our wait. Drawing on the notion of a certitude in spring growth, this exhibition explores not only the cyclical quality of seasons, but also the artist’s repeated return to the subject.

 

Not only are his works overflowing with vibrancy, their very making resembles the process of digging and planting as the artist scrapes his paint onto his canvas or paper, often filling his studio with the sounds reminiscent of machines tearing up a surface - this quality likens the process to the unheard sounds and violence of blooming and budding flowers as they break through the bonds of Winter.

 

 

About CAMP:

Based in Miami, also with offices in Connecticut closely works with clients in The U.S., Asia, and Europe. Known for working with and discovering some of the most innovative and interesting artists, The CAMP Gallery boasts a creative program of at least 25 exhibitions annually, and has traveled to art fairs including: Scope New York, Miami Beach and online, Photo L.A., Art Wynwood, and SPRING / Break. Setting as our main goal, we focus on bringing exposure to the artist, without exposing them to exploitative practices rampant in the art world. We create collaborative relationships with the artist and the collector through partnering with online giants to increase exposure, and are known for our in depth knowledge, advice and respect for the artist and the collector.

About FdlM
Franck de las Mercedes is an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist from New York City. Born in Nicaragua, Franck's multifaceted body of work is noted for his intense use of color, jagged linework and hieroglyph-like text layered in abstract patterns. Referencing memory, current events, family dynamics and sociopolitical topics, Franck's body of work is a journey into an emotionally charged, multicultural landscape. In 2006, de las Mercedes achieved international recognition with his conceptual art project “The Priority Boxes" or “Peace Boxes.” Named one of "15 Artists About to Dominate 2015" by Complex magazine,  FdlM is the recipient of an  “Outstanding Latino”  award, the “Hearing Our Voices” award and is profiled in the book titled “Learning from Latino Role Models: Inspire Students through Biographies, Instructional Activities, and Creative Assignments” by David Campos). In 2017. FdlM’s work has been included in several international exhibitions, including, Queens Museum, BronxArtSpace, The Joan Mitchel Foundation, The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt New York, The NY Museum of Modern Art’s “Abstract Currents”, BKLYN Designs, Naples Museum of Art, Folklore Museum of Tripotamos Greece, The National College of Ireland, Queens College Art Center Gallery, Sing for Hope Pianos, The French Institute Alliance Française. and La Fundación Francisco de Quevedo, Ciudad Real, Spain.