ricardo gaitan

Born 1981, Nicaragua
Has practiced at Creative Growth since 2004

Ricardo Gaitan began his practice at Creative Growth by making drawings of multiple rows of densely grouped houses, explaining in his native Spanish that they were the houses from his neighborhood. Gaitan has expanded this practice of repetition to a plethora of objects and symbols, influenced by the artists and artwork that surround him in the Studio. Rainbow-colored patterns shift from representational shapes like figures, houses, or flowers to abstract amorphous forms, filling the paper to capacity.

Ricardo Gaitán comenzó su práctica en Creative Growth haciendo dibujos de varias hileras de casas densamente agrupadas, explicando en su español nativo que eran las casas de su vecindario. Gaitán ha expandido esta práctica de repetición a una plétora de objetos y símbolos, influenciado por los artistas y las obras de arte que lo rodean en el Estudio. Los patrones de colores del arcoiris cambian de formas representativas como figuras, casas o flores a formas amorfas abstractas, llenando el papel al máximo.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2021
Can’t Beat California, Golestani Gallery, Düsseldorf