José Parlá Adaptation/Translation Exhibition in London

José Parlá Adaptation/Translation Exhibition in London // Happening // 2008/10/17 at 09:57

New York’s own Jose Parla has been in London for the past month, creating a massive new body of work that was revealed last week at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms in his first UK solo show, “Adaptation/Translation.” The exhibition, which includes many large-scale works, explores the wanderings of urban populations and through his continuing series of text-heavy paintings, seeks to translate these personal experiences through the artist’s own graphic visual language.

Drawing vast inspiration from city walls in urban centers around the world, Parla builds up his paintings with deep layers of imagery and texture in a manner that closely mimics the natural aging process of these constantly evolving surfaces. The show’s centerpiece is a massive 15-foot-tall painting that stands as Parla’s most significant stand-alone text-based work to date. To commemorate the opening, the artist has produced a beautiful limited-edition book that is available for purchase through the gallery. Exhibition ends on November 10th.

“As our society moves forward through time, ever faster and in ever more complex patterns of living, we forget our spirit - our inner growth. We believe ourselves to be on the cusp of evolution but perhaps we are only experiencing an involution. The marks on the walls of our cities are perhaps a testimonial, like scars of a wounded civilization.”

José Parlá: thoughts written from Taganga, Colombia. July 10th, 2008

José Parlá Adaptation/Translation Exhibition
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
1-3-5 Flitcroft Street
London WC2H 8DH
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