In an exhibition dedicated to works on paper, the artist answers the formal challenge of working in a broad range of scales and activates the spontaneity permitted by the materiality of the surface. Nava’s tableaux originate in a lifelong drawing practice that remains essential to the development of his visual vocabulary; the compulsive, near-constant act of drawing allows for intuitive gestures and interplays between materials to emerge without constraint. There is a common sense of freedom in the making and viewing of Bloodsport: unexpected interactions between acrylic, oil stick, and grease pencil upon the paper underscore the joyful experimentation that marks Nava’s distinctive style.

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