Louvre Series (2016)

In the summer of 2016, Arango wandered around the Louvre Museum for six weeks selecting fifty objects from it’s collection to draw. He found hidden corners almost everyday. Many times he would return to those rooms, empty of tourists, and draw the objects in different lighting. After he drew all fifty objects he set off on a year journey across the world and worked on the digital drawings during his adventures. Some of those cities he visited were documented directly on the paintings with his Instagram photos and text. From Paris he travelled through Europe, then he flew to India, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia and finally reaching New Zealand where he completed the Louvre series. This period of artistic research led him to investigate a new exotic and primitive imaginary in the global era. In Auckland he printed the digital drawings onto canvas. Following that, for two months he hitched-hiked, trekked and camped across both North and South Island with his paintings. Arango painted outdoors and was influenced by the amazing landscapes he was surrounded by and its dramatic colors.