Forgotten by Jorge Tellaeche
Casita Maria Center For Arts & Education
in partnership with The Consulate General of Mexico in New York
are proud to present Forgotten
by Mexico City based artist Jorge Tellaeche.
The exhibition will include a collection of ink drawings and colorful small acrylic paintings and installation filled with organic forms that become totems, characters and alebrijes (mystical Mexican creatures) that reference pop culture and world social issues.
A companion exhibition of artwork created by Casita Maria Summer Campers titled, Celebration of Nations will hang in The Young Artist Gallery.
EQUIPO: An art workshop to empower youth
This workshop was conducted on Saturday, September 15, 2018, 10-11:30 AM. Participants learned about Tellaeche’s ideas and artistic process.
The workshop served to empower young people through art making, reminding them they are unique and have the power to create.
The workshop was divided into four parts:
- Consciousness and Sharing
- Music and Individuality
- Decision Making
- Creativity and Problem Solving
Through the exhibition and the workshop, the artist will explore how as a people we have forgotten the importance of worth in our word and honor. Tellaeche feels that “becoming complacent with the times we have turned into a society of broken promises. In a time of apathetic fake news that pushes us to not care, we forget we are humans with rights and that we need each other. This show talks about the desire to reach abundance in love and apathy, remembering where we all come from.”
Casita Maria Gallery
928 Simpson St, 6 fl
Monday to Friday
10 AM to 6 PM
(718) 589-2230
Exhibition Dates
September 13 – November 21, 2018
Celebration and Artist Talk
Thursday, September 13, 5-8 pm
About the artist
Jorge Tellaeche is a Mexico City based artist whose work is honest and intimate. It touches on themes that are relevant to his surroundings to evoke dialog and self confrontation. His visual language includes painting, sculpture and murals. His murals have been commissioned by the likes of the Residence of the Ambassador in London, La Lomita in Valle de Guadalupe, CUNY University in NY to name a few, as well as international brands like Adidas, W Hotel and most recently Lululemon.
His work aims to redefine contemporary Mexico by creating a parallel world full of color and organic forms that become totems, and amicable characters and alebrijes (mystical Mexican creatures) that reference pop culture and world social issues. Learn more
