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Nature

Alberto Baraya, Claudio Bravo, Aldo Bonadei, Gustavo Bonevardi, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Magdalena Fernandez, Thomas Glassford, Gabriel de la Mora, Marie Orensanz, Alejandro Otero, Miguel Angel Rios, Melanie Smith, and Ana Maria Tavares

October 8 - November 28, 2020

Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Installation view of the exhibition Nature at Sicardi Ayers Bacino, 2020.
Claudio Bravo, Plants, 1972. Oil on canvas, 56 1/2 x 43 3/4 in. (143.5 x 111.2 cm.)
Claudio Bravo, Plants, 1972. Oil on canvas, 56 1/2 x 43 3/4 in. (143.5 x 111.2 cm.)
Aldo Bonadei, Landscape n.d., 1968. Oil on canvas, 19 x 27 in. (48.3 x 68.6 cm.)
Alberto Baraya, Diptych of the Virgin of the Fake Gun Machine, 2019. Found objects, photographs and pencil on cardboard, 20 1/16 x 15 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (51 x 40 x 6 cm.) each
María Fernanda Cardoso, American Marble, 1992. Cattle bones, 90 pieces, 12 x 25 x 86 in. (30.5 x 63.5 x 218.4 cm.),  
Melanie Smith, Fordlandia VI, 2014. Acrylic enamel on acrylic, 59 1/16 x 70 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (150 x 180 x 2.9 cm.)
Melanie Smith, Fordlandia, 2014. Acrylic enamel on acrylic, 19 x 23 5/8 x 1 1/8 in. (48.3 x 60 x 2.9 cm.)
Magdalena Fernández Arriaga, 3e009, Ed. 2/3 [Edition of 3 + AP], 2009. Stainless Steel, 12 legs, 1 cylinder and 12 screws, 43 1/16 x 54 1/8 in. (109.4 x 137.5 cm.)
Thomas Glassford, Locus Classicus, 2018. Stone and gold leaf, 8 1/2 x 149 x 14 1/2 in. (21.6 x 378.5 x 36.8 cm.)
Ana María Tavares, Victorias Regias for Cocó River VI [Euryale Amazonica], 2014. Various fabrics, yarn, acrylic, and stainless steel, Vitrine: 47 5/8 x 19 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (121 x 50.5 x 50.5 cm.)
Ana María Tavares, Victorias Regias for Cocó River III [Euryale Amazonica], 2014. Various fabrics, yarn, acrylic, and stainless steel, 39 5/16 x 23 9/16 x 23 9/16 in. (100 x 60 x 60 cm.)
Ana María Tavares, Victorias Regias for Cocó River IX [Euryale Amazonica], 2014. Various fabrics, yarn, acrylic, and stainless steel, 47 3/16 x 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in. (120 x 50 x 50 cm.)
Alejandro Otero, Untitled, 1950. Oil on canvas, 25 9/16 x 21 1/4 in. (65 x 54 cm.)
Gabriel de la Mora, 10,980, 2013. 10,980 pieces of eggshell [quail] on wood, 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (30 x 30 x 3.9 cm.)
Gabriel de la Mora, 10,980, 2013. 10,980 pieces of eggshell [quail] on wood, 11 13/16 x 11 13/16 x 1 1/2 in. (30 x 30 x 3.9 cm.) (detail)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Hojas verdes - Green leafs 2/5 [Edition of 5 + 2AP], 2010. Archival pigment print on 300g watercolor paper, 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (40 x 60 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Arbol de palitos - Stick Tree, Ed. 2/5 [Edition of 5 + 2AP], 2010. Photo setup of preserved juvenile Goliath Stick Insect on dead tree [Eurycnema goliath (Australia], 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (40 x 40 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Grasshoppers jumping - Saltamontes saltando, 2/5 [Edition of 5+2AP], 2010. Digital pigment print on 300 gr cotton, 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (40 x 60 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Arbolito - Little tree, Ed. 2/5 [Edition of 5 + 2AP], 2010. Digital pigment print on 300 gr. cotton, 23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (60 x 40 cm.)
Marie Orensanz, Anémona des bois, 1976. Drawing, mixed media on paper, 19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (50 x 70 cm.)
Marie Orensanz, Untitled, 1987-1988. Drawing and relief on marble, 13 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 3 15/16 in.
María Fernanda Cardoso, Intromittent organ of the Notomincia divera [Tasmanian harvestman] Opillones [Edition of 5 + 2 AP], 2008-2009. Resin, glass, metal, 11 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (27.9 x 6 x 6 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Intromittent organ of the Pyenganella Stricta [Tasmanian harvestman] Opillones [Edition of 5 + 2 AP], 2008-2009. Resin, glass, metal, 11 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (27.9 x 6 x 6 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Intromittent organ of the Allonuncia grandis [Tasmanian harvestman] Opillones [Edition of 5 + 2 AP], 2008-2009. Resin, glass, metal, 11 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (27.9 x 6 x 6 cm.)
Melanie Smith, Mountain, 2013. Acrylic enamel on wood, 24 x 18 1/2 in. (61 x 47 cm.)
Melanie Smith, Collage 28, 2014. Collage, 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm.)
Melanie Smith, Collage 29, 2014. Collage, 17 x 11 in. (43.2 x 27.9 cm.)
Miguel Ángel Ríos, Untitled Nº 1, 2020. Print and acrylic on paper, 18 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (48 x 32.8 cm.)
Miguel Ángel  Ríos, Untitled Nº 2, 2020. Charcoal, graphite, watercolor and collage on paper, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
Miguel Ángel  Ríos, Untitled Nº 4, 2020. Charcoal, graphite, watercolor and collage on paper, 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Untitled from the series, Woven Water, Submarine Landscape Oreastus Nodulosus, 1994-2015. Starfish, metal, variable dimensions
María Fernanda Cardoso, Untitled from the series, Woven Water, Submarine Landscape Oreastus Nodulosus, 1994-2015. Starfish, metal, variable dimensions
María Fernanda Cardoso, Butterfly Drawing, 2002. Butterfly wings mounted on acrylic, 7 13/16 x 7 13/16 x 5/16 in. (20 x 20 x .8 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Butterfly Drawing Blue, 2003. Archival butterfly wings, acrylic, silicone & metal, 12 x 16 x 3 in. (30.5 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm.)
María Fernanda Cardoso, Butterfly Drawing [Morpho didius], 2003-2004. Butterfly wings mounted on acrylic, 15 3/4 x 19 11/16 x 9/16 in. (40 x 50 x 1.5 cm.)

Press Release

Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino is pleased to present our new exhibition Nature, on view through December 19, 2020. This exhibition highlights artists Alberto Baraya, Claudio Bravo, Aldo Bonadei, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Magdalena Fernández, Thomas Glassford, Gabriel de la Mora, Marie Orensanz, Alejandro Otero, Miguel Angel Ríos, Melanie Smith, and Ana Maria Tavares. All of these artists use close observation of nature as a starting point, whether conceptually or in terms of materials used, to create this diverse body of work dating from 1950 to today.

During the unprecedented global shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and a radical shift in lifestyle, many people have found the opportunity to reconnect with nature by spending more time outdoors and adopting a slower-paced lifestyle more attuned to natural rhythms. 
 

The artists presented here explore themes from environmental conservation to cycles of life and death and celebrate the inherent order and beauty within nature both on a microscopic and a macroscopic scale.

A return to nature might be the only answer to the mounting environmental and global health crises we as a population face today. Within nature, many answers can be found as to how to live responsibly and sustainably, and many cures may be found to the illnesses that plague our population.


The gallery is open by appointment only. We are closely following local government guidelines and taking every precaution to ensure the well-being of our visitors and team. To schedule a visit, call or text Will Isbell at 832.264.3466, email info@sicardi.com, or call 713.529.1313.