Closed
26.9 – 26.10 2024
Lorena Torres:El Milagro es la Pereza de Díos
45 Maddox Street
Lorena Torres:El Milagro es la Pereza de Díos
26.09 – 26.10.2024
Closed
Hours
Monday to Saturday
10:00 am – 5:30 pm
Gallery
45 Maddox Street
London
W1S 2PE
Huxley-Parlour are delighted to present their first exhibition of works by Colombian artist Lorena Torres El Milagro es la Pereza de Dios [The Miracle is the Idleness of God].
The exhibition will present eleven new works on canvas made by the artist this year. Torres’ practice is deeply rooted in her upbringing and the culture of Colombia’s Caribbean coast, in this body of work the artist explores notions of the absurd, miracles and the spectacle of performance.
The Exhibition
4
The Works
11
Lorena Torres
Amparo al atardecer (Shelter at dusk)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
La Comehombres (The Maneater)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
En abril me encontré frente a frente con la magia y el amor (In april I met face to face with magic and love)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
El Animal de la noche era lo que quedaba de nuestro deseo (The animal of the night is what was left of our desire)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
El Secreto (The Secret)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
La mirada de Dios o el milagro es la pereza de Dios (The look of God or the miracle is the laziness of God)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
Las maravillas de este mundo (The marvels of this World)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
Me encontrarás aquí, derramada (You will find me here, spilled out)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
Todo se repite en esta existencia (Everything is repeated in this existence)
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
Tikal
2024
Oil on canvas
Lorena Torres
Humo de amor (Smoke of love)
2024
Oil on canvas
B. Colombia1991
Biography
Lorena Torres’ practice is deeply rooted in her upbringing on Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Her paintings are a celebration of the culutre, landscape and vernacular of the local environment. Laden with symbolism and a poetic sensibility, Torres’ work verges on the surreal. Taking inspiration from the traditions of magical realism, the artist embeds her figures within their environments, reflecting her own connections to her subject matter and heritage.
Born in 1991 in Barranquilla, Colombia, Torres received a BFA in Visual Arts from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá in 2016. Her work has been exhibited in the United Kingdom, the United States and Colombia, among others. Torres has completed residencies in Bogotá, Miami and most recently at Casa Santa Ana, Panama City.