Matter, Body and Origin is the name of the exhibition presented by Weil Art in Panama City. A look that recognizes the symbolic value of the simple
By: Esther M. Arjona
The Weil Art Gallery headquarters on Calle 50 will host Jack Morris' exhibition, Matter, Body and Origin, which brings together figures, scenes, evocations and still lifes that dialogue with memory, identity and roots. The everyday nature of the material reminds the viewer that everything is part of history, of belonging; that the origin remains alive in every form.
In Matter, Body and Origin, the curatorial text points out, "still lifes cease to be simple objects to become bearers of memory, while the figurative body emerges as a link between matter and identity". Local art becomes territory, memory and expression.
The simple takes on value. Clothing, utensils and food; gestures, looks and presences. It is not only the land but what has been lived in it, what has been learned in it. Everything is closely linked to cultural heritage, to one's own. "Painting does not describe, it evokes; it does not narrate, it suggests."
The name Jack Morris is associated with a famous baseball player. From that Jack Morris the artist inherited his name. Morris was born in Aligandí, Guna Yala region, where he lived surrounded by nature and its culture, recurring themes in his work. Throughout his life, he was always attracted to drawing, although his economic reality delayed his decision to specialize in art. Her decision, effort and decisiveness have allowed her to master a variety of pictorial techniques, as well as the themes she addresses, ranging from still life, through landscape and the human figure.
Photos: Weil Art Gallery