Memories Rendered in Ballpoint Pen and Oil Paint by Nicolas V. Sanchez Recall Moments of Belonging



“Untitled” (2022), ballpoint pen on paper, 8.9375 x 10.9375 inches. All photos courtesy of Sugarlift, shared with permission

By means of ballpoint pen drawings and hazy oil work, Mexican-American artist Nicolas V. Sanchez (beforehand) conjures childhood reminiscences, cases of intimacy, and a way of craving. Sanchez, whose works vacillate between the extremely practical and the dreamlike fog related to recollection, finds his subject material within the unassuming and every single day. He fixates on the feel of a horse’s brief coat and wrinkled neck, the best way sleeping kids hold their limbs haphazardly off the sting of a sofa, and the way daylight permeates sheer curtains scrunched collectively on a rod.

Regardless of the medium, Sanchez’s works typically evoke his upbringing within the Midwest and his expertise as a baby of Mexican immigrants. Lots of the items proven listed below are included within the artist’s solo present belongings at Sugarlift, which considers connections to histories, ancestors, and geographies. “‘Belonging to’ is all the time in relation with a permanent sense of to ‘be longing’ for connections that transcend singular clarification,” an announcement says.

belongings is on view via June 16 on the New York Metropolis gallery, and you may peek into Sanchez’s painstaking course of on Instagram.

“Mariana” (2022), ballpoint pen on paper, 9.25 x 7.25 inches

“Untitled” (2022), oil on canvas, 96 x 78 inches

“Untitled” (2022), oil on canvas, 96 x 144 inches

“Untitled” (2022), oil on canvas, 96 x 108 inches

“Grandpa” (2021), ballpoint pen on sketchbook, 3.5 x 5 inches

“Household Wall” (2021), ballpoint pen on sketchbook, 3.5 x 5.5 inches

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