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Though based on the east coast, Esteban Cabeza de Baca<\/a> roots his artworks in his parents\u2019 Mexican heritage and his childhood upbringing near the California \/ Mexico border.\u00a0 In this painting in his latest solo show at Garth Greenan Gallery<\/a>, the artist employs New Mexico soil along with dyes made of cochineal from insects and indigo along with acrylic and spray paint, merging contemporary and ancient materials.\u00a0 A Maize god featured on Mayan artifacts inspired the green, human-plant hybrid figure pictured here on a segment of a wall which has broken away and is hovering in space at the center of this painting.\u00a0 Accepting human figures onto its open plant-palm, the deity offers a chance to exist in communion with nature, a recurring theme of Cabeza de Baca\u2019s work. (On view in Chelsea through Feb 21st<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

Esteban Cabeza de Baca, Portals to the Lunar Maize God, New Mexico soil, acrylic, and spray paint on cochineal and indigo dyed canvas, 72 x 72 inches, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though based on the east coast, Esteban Cabeza de Baca roots his artworks in his parents\u2019 Mexican heritage and his childhood upbringing near the California \/ Mexico border.\u00a0 In this painting in his latest solo show at Garth Greenan Gallery, the artist employs New Mexico soil along with dyes made of cochineal from insects and … <\/p>\n

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