Infinite Regress CL, 2021 Mineral paint and flashe on linen
Los Angeles-based Eamon Ore-Giron was born in Tucson, Arizona to Peruvian and Irish American parents. His paintings draw from traditions of geometric abstraction and reference his layered Latinx identity. Forms and compositions inspired by both Peruvian textiles and Navajo rugs inform his paintings, as do international Op and Kinetic tendencies of the 1950s and 60s. Intersections between what is considered “high” and “low” art forms, the decorative and touristic uses of these aesthetic languages, are of particular interest to the artist. In his large painting Infinite Regress CL, circles and tiered lines create unique patterns horizontally across the upper half of the composition and vertically in the remaining area. Warm browns and reds are contrasted with gradients of bright blues, all juxtaposed with brilliant gold paint. These shapes and colors are executed using impeccably flat and thick paint, placed on raw linen, whose brown surface appears exposed in various areas. The threads of this canvas are distinctly visible and echo the textile references implicit in the geometries presented. As an artist of color, Ore-Giron describes the importance of working on a specifically “brown” ground, referencing his “mestizo” identification.