La Luz Atrapada: Christian Rex van Minnen Creates Something Holy in Madrid

Veta Galeria, Madrid // November 16, 2023 - February 21, 2024

 

Even in his name, Christian Rex van Minnen feels of a different time. Even though his technique feels that of a 21st century master, that his ongoing/offgoing relationship to social media feels quite contemporary, van Minnen is at his heart, an old soul. If you threw him into a studio in the 16th century, do you feel like he would be misplaced? It begs the question of course of once a master always a master, but with van Minnen, his growth of how to apply paint to a surface is more exciting and innovative as ever, and, being in the heart of the painting world for his show at Veta in Madrid, the California artist is right at home. 

November 28, 2023