Art Madrid'23 – Médéric Turay

Médéric Turay | Finding my way home

Médéric Turay

Finding my way home, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

150 x 150 x 3 cm

OOA GALLERY

Sitges, España

Programa General B5

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about Médéric Turay

Abiyán, (Costa de Marfil), 1979

An archetypal Afropolitan and "bon vivant", Turay’s imposing abstract expressionist paintings belie narratives referenced by his international upbringing and experiences between Morocco, Ivory Coast and the United States, and represent his effort to distil the essence of the contemporary human experience in our transnational, post-colonial, global society. Turay’s practice transcends racial, geographic and socio-political notions, whilst still rooted in his identity and heritage through the utility of cultural motifs, chiefly ancestral masks and spiritual symbols. Turay’s multi-media surfaces pulsate with eclectic, raw energy. His new body of work is more abstract and introspective, assembling coarse coffee grinds, sumptuous oil and acrylic brushstrokes, and locally sourced pigments to create a multisensory, cacophonous experience of depth. His images are so cosmic in scope that they require viewers to suspend their imagination to explore their nuanced juxtaposition of many contrasting energies. The temptation to decode Turay’s complex and voluminous sampling of inherited traditions and new forms leads to a meditative plunge into his polyphonic story of existence.

Médéric Turay 's works

Médéric Turay | Dance of the blue moon 2

Médéric Turay

Dance of the blue moon 2, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

100 x 100 x 3 cm

Médéric Turay | Dance of the blue moon 1

Médéric Turay

Dance of the blue moon 1, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

100 x 100 x 3 cm

Médéric Turay | La vie en rose

Médéric Turay

La vie en rose, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

150 x 150 x 3 cm

Médéric Turay | As the wind blows

Médéric Turay

As the wind blows, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

150 x 150 x 3 cm

Médéric Turay | A meeting at Alkebulan

Médéric Turay

A meeting at Alkebulan, 2022

Acrylic, oil, collage, coffee and natural pigments on canvas

150 x 150 x 3 cm

Featured works

David Delgado Ruiz | Life In Mars. Starship Crash

David Delgado Ruiz

Life In Mars. Starship Crash, 2021

Fotografía Analógica y Digital, Impresión Certificada en Papel Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Ultra Smooth 305 gsm · 100% Cotton. Museum Standard Cotton Paper.

50 x 50 cm

Javier Barco | Blue Green 2021 26

Javier Barco

Blue Green 2021 26, 2021

Oil on board

140 x 140 cm

€4,700.00

Juana González | Abrazo

Juana González

Abrazo, 2021

Oil on canvas

110 x 90 cm

Juan Genovés | Acuden

Juan Genovés

Acuden, 2017

Obra gráfica muy intervenida a mano por el artista. Ed de 10

74 x 60 cm

€5.00