Apr 1-22, Transformation, Juandres Vera and Fernando Villalvazo. P.J.S. Exhibitions 238 W. 14th, New York City, New York.

P.J.S Exhibitions, an eclectic gallery on the cusp of New York’s Chelsea, West Village and Meatpacking District, presents Transformation, a collection of “mental concepts” from artists Juandrés Vera and Fernando Villalvazo. In this exhibit, Vera and Villalvazo use nature as a guide to help the viewer reinterpret certain visual concepts, through the use of rhetorical figures. Their artwork examines how biological precepts (contained in visual images) are transformed into recognizable figures, given that the understanding of such images is the result of complex mental processes and activities. Although some of the work has been shown in past exhibitions, Vera and Villalvazo have created several exclusive pieces for P.J.S. Exhibitions. In Juandrés Veras Soleidoscopium, the artist makes an analogy between the basic structure of the seascape and the field of view inside beverages, such as beer or wine bottles, to create figurative paintings that are also completely abstract. In the series Insomnio, artist Fernando Villalvazo takes subjects that already exist in nature such as animals and trees, and transforms them into completely unique objects, by using the printmaking technique called etched dry point, wherein the artist uses a superfine needle to scratch directly onto the paper to create a visual. Curated by Las Bellas Artes.