Exhibition · Sugarlift
Esteban Ocampo Giraldo
De Todo & Chill
Sep 8 – Oct 22
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About the show
Sugarlift is pleased to present De Todo & Chill, a solo show of paintings by Colombian artist Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo.
Born in Manizales, Colombia in 1987, Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo received his MFA from the New York Academy of Art before returning to his native country, where he currently lives and works. Ocampo-Giraldo paints from memory, depicting scenes which are at once deeply personal and universally relatable. Drawing from an amalgamation of moments rather than pinpointing a single event, he exaggerates and simplifies various elements, resulting in compositions as perfectly imbalanced as memories themselves.
With his characteristically whimsical and vibrant style, Ocampo-Giraldo imbues his paintings with a magical realism which is tinged with nostalgia. A reflection on a pair of sunglasses, a snapshot of a private moment between lovers, a pool floatie projecting its shadow: each is granted the gravity of permanence by the artist’s hand.
About Sugarlift
Sugarlift was founded in 2014 by Wright Harvey. Ever since he was a kid, Wright dreamed of being an artist. In college, while studying painting and printmaking, he told his future wife, Calvine, that one day he would build his version of Andy Warhol's Factory, where artists could push the limits of their creativity and create new ideas that make the world more interesting and richer as a result.
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