James Zamora 
Transitions No. 2 

September 22 - October 27, 2018

​OPENING: Saturday, September 22, 7-10pm

Ro2 Art: Downtown Pop-Up
1508 Commerce Street, Dallas TX 75201
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September 22 - October 27, 2018
​Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX

Ro2 Art is proud to present James Zamora’s solo exhibition: Transitions No. 2. Zamora’s work is about our immediate reaction to what we see and how we internalize these visuals on a subconscious level. Zamora’s work features subjects from everyday life that may appear photorealistic at first glance, but have an affective painterly quality upon further inspection. Using the images captured through the lens of a camera as a reference point, Zamora then adds a distinctive human contingence to ordinary scenes and objects, creating colors and small nuances seen only in memory.

ABOUT THE ARTIST 

James Isaac Zamora is a contemporary realist painter investigating ongoing trends and popular products and their effects on the consumer. Born in Graham, TX, Zamora earned his B.F.A. in painting and drawing from The University of North Texas in 2010, and his MFA in painting from Texas Woman's University in 2015. Zamora has exhibited nationally and numerous personal and public collections. Zamora has appeared in several publications including New American Paintings West #114 and #126.

ARTIST STATEMENT 

As a realist painter I am attracted to the technical complexities of everyday life. My paintings reflect all the characteristics from the visual relationships our eyes register to the subtleties of the subconscious. My paintings are often associated with photorealism, but as one inspects the paintings closer there is evidence of human presence. Just as when someone zooms into a photograph there will eventually be pixels, one can zoom into my paintings and see brushstrokes. I welcome the painterly character of my paintings while adding in the amount of details my eyes are able to record.