Amadeo Morelos Favela
Bio: Born in Morelia, México. Working primarily in painting and sculpture interested in storytelling, world building and human/nature. Co-founded Geendoor, a curatorial project in Chicago. Recent exhibitions include The Nassima Landau Foundation (Tel Aviv, IL), Half Gallery (NYC, US), Galeria Leyendeker (Tenerife, ES), Unit London Gallery (London, UK), EveryDay Gallery (Antwerp, BE), among others. Recipient of the Creative Honors scholarship from The Art Institute of Chicago and the Frankenthaler fellowship.
https://www.amadeomorelos.com/
Instagram: @amadeo_mf
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement: I am interested in the relationship between the individual and the collective process of creation.
Memory and stories told in the language that emerge through the act of play.
Love, magic, a handmade spoon, nature, a garden, a leaf, man, the act of painting, a particle, a chunk of clay, a memory, a piece of wood, a rock, a bird, are the medium of my work.
Oscillation between ideas
and emotions, objects and places.
Craft fueled by curiosity and wonder.
A participant and witness in the creation of knowledge and meaning.
Paintings and a bookshelf (An ever-present forest, soil from seven gardens, the humming of a Mother, a sun that shines at night, a seed that sprouts on sterile ground, 2022-2023)
First Year Exhibition
Shelf (13" x 60" x 7", A gift from a loved one, a gift from the water, a mamey color dove and a wondering boy, 2022)
