No Way Home features a selection of 25 paintings, watercolors, drawings and prints drawn from the recently acquired collection of work by Cuban American artist Emilio Sanchez (1921-1999). Best known for his brightly colored, strongly shadowed images of Caribbean and New York City architecture, this exhibition at Syracuse University Art Galleries reveals the artist's ongoing interest in repetitive patterns.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

untitled (Casita Doble)


In looking at the works in the exhibition, there is an emphasis on the use of patterns.  Sanchez’s use of pattern is especially prominent in the work, untitled, (Casita Doble).

Emilio Sanchez, untitled (Casita Doble), oil on canvas


With the variety of patterns Sanchez incorporates into his work, images such as untitled, (Casita Doble) are given depth which can be seen in the contrast between the exterior and interior walls.  Also, in the lighting of the home, the patterns become more even more prominent.


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Visit the Syracuse University Art Galleries to view this and other works by Emilio Sanchez, on display now through March 18, 2012.

1 comment:

  1. This work of art makes me think of the camps on Caroga Lake, New York. I spent my summers there as a child. When the light would hit the camps just right, it seemed like such a picturesque moment. Many of my afternoons during the summer on Caroga Lake were spent trying to recreate such moments on paper.

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