A rare opportunity to discover unseen paintings from the Estates of Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky.
Red Eight Gallery and Nina Churchill are proud to present Rediscovered Geniuses: Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky. This transatlantic exhibition sees London gallery Red Eight and New York City gallery Nina Churchill reveal a curated selection of previously unexhibited paintings from the Estates of Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky.
Juan Antonio Guirado was a Spanish Surrealist artist who spent time in Australia and is considered Spain's leading master painter in the school of “Intrarealism” and Igor Gorsky was a Greek Abstract Expressionist who moved to the USA and invented a unique pouring technique. Although Guirado and Gorsky never met, they were both Mediterraneans born in the same era, the politically volatile 1950s. Both artists, despite being overlooked in parts of their careers, created deeply introspective, visionary art that reflects an inner spiritual journey, combining abstraction with profound emotional and philosophical underpinnings.
Red Eight Gallery CEO Julian Usher explains: “Juan Antonio Guirado and Igor Gorsky share a connection through their deep exploration of cosmic and metaphysical themes. Both artists developed unique styles later in life, with Guirado’s Intrarealism focusing on the spiritual link between humans and the universe, and Gorsky’s abstract works, influenced by pouring techniques, expressing inner turmoil and sublime energy. This exhibition presents the first opportunity to purchase never seen before works from either artist at the beginning of their journey of rediscovery.”
Nina Churchill is honoured to represent the never-before-seen works of Igor Gorsky, a long-lost master whose revolutionary techniques with enamel paints have positioned him as one of the Greats in abstract art. Gorsky’s work, celebrated for its explosive bursts of colour and vibrant energy, will be available for purchase for the first time at Red Eight Gallery during the exclusive exhibition, Rediscovered Geniuses. An epiphany led Igor Gorsky to discard his career and become wholly dedicated to painting. He succeeded in creating a new technique and style of pure pouring. Some paintings drive toward the sublime as sacred shafts of light. Others emit the hallucinatory energy of his inner mind. This exceptional showcase will reveal an Igor Gorsky collection that has remained hidden for decades.
Red Eight Gallery and the Guirado Estate will present a curated selection of Juan Antonio Guirado paintings from his ‘VISIONS’ series, which have never been exhibited before. This will be the first exhibition of Guirado in the UK since the 1980s. Guirado’s ‘VISIONS’ series are regarded by critics and the artist himself as perhaps his finest works. Guirado’s work opens the doors to the Universe, endless in its content and reflecting uncountable changes in parallel universes. Each single fraction of the painting itself is a reflection of the human being trying to understand the mystery of life to reach a calm spirit. His technique is superbly sensual for his oils have the fluidity of water colours in their silky, tactile quality and yet the contours of his visions have the definite, highly contrasted accuracy of the early masters of the Chiaroscuro. In sum, he is the fusion of both the renaissance and surrealist world.
Red Eight Gallery, Royal Exchange, 9 Cornhill, London EC3V 3LR
Date: 4th October 2024 - 14th November 2024
Further Information: Red Eight Gallery