CÉSAR A. MARTÍNEZ, TORO, 1988. Linoleum reduction print. Courtesy of Ruiz-Healy Art.
October 24 – November 30, 2024
CÉSAR A. MARTÍNEZ: SMOKE AND MIRRORS
Ruiz-Healy Art
In Person Viewing:
201-A East Olmos Drive
San Antonio, TX 78212
Online Viewing:
https://ruizhealyart.com/exhibitions/172-cesar-a.-martinez-smoke-and-mirrors/
Thursday, October 24th, 6 – 8PM
Ruiz-Healy Art is pleased to present César A. Martínez: Smoke & Mirrors, on view at our San Antonio gallery from October 24th to November 30th, 2024. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, October 24th, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A fully illustrated catalogue will be published alongside an essay written by Santos G. Martinez Jr., curator of the landmark 1977 Houston Contemporary Arts Museum exhibition Dále Gas: Chicano Art of Texas. Smoke & Mirrors marks the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery.
César A. Martínez: Smoke & Mirrors encompasses several of the artist’s most acclaimed series, Bato/Pachuco, Serape, and Collage, and will highlight the varied range of mediums, experimentation, and innovation used by Martínez throughout his over fifty-year career. Historical and newer created works will be presented; Acrylic paintings, linoleum relief prints, watercolor paintings, and drawings will be exhibited. Santos G. Martinez Jr. stated, “Since those early years, the artist has remained true to his cultural roots. He is best known for his artistic exploration of various culturally inspired themes, which inform his art-making in a range of media; among them, south Texas landscapes, mestizaje, folklore, toros, collages, serapes, and, of course, his signature, iconic Bato/Pachuco Series. Heritage, identity, and his vast historical knowledge form the connective tissue that is the basis of his body of work produced throughout the course of these past five decades.”
