Ricardo Osmondo Francis
Welcome to "2020"
The virtual reception opened January 28,
and the exhibition continues through March 27
The solo show of new original paintings by the Houston native, New York City based artist and curator Ricardo Osmondo Francis is an allegorical reflection of mankind’s response and reality to the unprecedented COVID-19/Coronavirus worldwide pandemic
and the Black Lives Matter movement of 2020.
This series is deeply inspired by the Roman writer Ovid, and his collection of myths called “The Metamorphoses.” In this exhibition, Francis reimagines our current year through a series of dreamy yet provocative images that in essence is a spiritually aspirational reflection of our collective reality. Francis’ often illustrative fairy tale like imagery takes on a bolder socially conscious tone in this new body of work-- all while representing the possibility of human involvement,
progression and continuation despite the many obstacles
and uncertainty that this virus has evoked worldwide.
The exhibition was curated by The Collective’s Miles Payne.
Special thanks to Michon Benson for moderating the opening reception.
