Lisu Vega + Juan Henriquez: Collaborative Project
By Felix Suazo
Lisu Vega and Juan Henriquez not only share life experiences but also some common issues about art and its possibilities. In “Collaborative Project”, a BAG Art Gallery initiative conceived especially for Pinta Miami 2021, the two artists assume an artistic dialogue centered on the body and the line, each one from their respective languages. Between one and the other there is a flow of tensions and balances that make up a complementary universe. On the one hand, the volumes woven in space; in the other side; the fields of color, crossed by motley lines. Both, engrossed in the work of the body, while building its warp of stories, memories and desires. Based on this premise, the “Collaborative Project” by Lisu Vega and Juan Henriquez brings together a selection of works made of canvas, metal and recovered ropes, whose joint presentation allows us to articulate a metaphor of the rhizomal knotting of life and art.
About BAG Art Galery
BAG Art Gallery (Houston, TX) is a platform dedicated to exhibiting and promoting modern and contemporary visual arts in its various modalities, media and languages. BAG Art Gallery is interested in artistic practices that explore the concepts of temporality, space, displacement and subjectivity. BAG Art Gallery pays primary attention to training the public, through talks, courses and reflective publications that contribute to reflection and enjoyment of artistic creation.
Lisu Vega. Visual artist and fashion designer. Born in Miami, raised in Maracaibo, Venezuela. She lives and Works in Miami, FL. Her BA in Experimental Graphics gave her the tools for exploring printing—both on paper and fabric. She creates versatile pieces, that can be mixed and matched, and has a strong “graphic DNA”, developed through her research and art experience. She began her career in 2000 in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and made her debut in the United States in 2010. In 2014, she won the Eastern Airline Flight Attendant Uniform Design Competition, and remained on board as Head Designer of that company. Her artistic and fashion work has been featured in numerous publications.
Juan Henriquez. Visual artist. He began his art studies in 1995 at the Julio Árraga Art School and later at the Neptalí Rincón Superior Art Academy, both in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He attended workshops on experimentation in graphic arts, art restoration, photography, cultural promotion, acting and art direction for film. He was a co-founding member of La Tintota Art Collective, developing public art projects, art labs and group exhibitions with the support and mentorship of art teachers José Ramón Sánchez and Víctor Fuenmayor. His work has been presented in national and international exhibitions in Belgium, Romania, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, the Dutch Caribbean and the United States. In 2002 he received the “Young Artist” award at the 27th National Art Salon of Aragua, Maracay, Venezuela. He lives and works in Miami, Florida since 2006.
