El baile de los que sobran

Hooks-Epstein Galleries presents an exhibition of new works by Houston-based artist, Marcos Hernandez Chavez. "El baile de los que sobran" opens Saturday, April 23, 2022, with an “Open House” for the exhibition taking from 11:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. The artist will be in attendance throughout the day and begin an Artist Talk at 3:00PM. Marcos Hernandez Chavez has developed his creative style over time as a result of his constant experimentation and transformation of everyday construction materials such as tar, sand, asphalt, and drywall sheets. In his most recent body of work, Chavez leans into finding new materials to create his pieces and often relies on an expressionist compositional origin for his artwork. His practice has evolved to focus on the use of fibers; he constructs wooden pegboards and weaves various colored strings, layering them until he can no longer entwine the pegs. In this exhibition, entitled "El baile de los que sobran", which translates to “The dance of those left over”, Chavez means to create a more concrete emphasis on the subjects in his work, while showcasing the craft authorship and the human heritage that are inherent in each piece. He further delves into themes of labor, environmental issues, and economic and social disparity. Marcos Hernandez Chavez earned a BFA in Studio Art from the University of North Texas in 2011 (Denton). His work was featured in a solo exhibition at The Lillian Bradshaw Gallery at Dallas Public Library in 2017 and at Galveston Arts Center in 2016. He has shown in multiple group exhibitions locally, including most recently at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art and the Holocaust Museum in 2021; Project Row Houses in 2020; and in 2019 at Amegy Tower, Multicultural Education and Counseling Through the Arts (MECA), and The Union HTX. In 2018, he was in Lawndale Art Center’s "The Big Show". Chavez has also participated nationally in selected group shows, including the "2018 Juried Exhibition" at Blue Mountain Gallery (NY), the "2017 Annual Contemporary Art Survey" at The Lincoln Center (CO), and the "30th Annual McNeese National Works on Paper Exhibition" at McNeese State University (LA) in 2017. The exhibition will continue through Thursday, May 26, 2022.