Miki Leal (Sevilla, 1974). "El árbol de la discordia", 2010. Acrílico y acuarela sobre papel. 151 x 219.5 cm.
Elger Esser (Stuttgart, 1967). “Rio Guadiana Spanien”. 2008. C-print on Diasec. 140 x 180 cms. 7/7.
These interesting artists recently showed his works in Fúcares Gallery Madrid which also has headquarters in Mancha's town of Almagro (Ciudad Real). A brave bet to bring contemporary art to rural areas. Visit his website and learn more of their spaces: http://www.fucares.com/eng/
Josh Keyes was born in Tacoma, Washington. He received a BFA in 1992 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA in 1998 from Yale. Eighteenth-century aesthetics and philosophies, particularly those of the Neoclassical and Romantic movements, shape his work. Keyes is drawn to the clinical and often cold vocabulary of scientific textbook illustrations, which express the empirical "truth" of the world and natural phenomena. He infuses into a rational stage set many references to contemporary events along with images and themes from his personal mythology and experience. These elements come together in an unsettling vision, one that speaks to the hope, fear, and anxiety of our time.