Arcana:

(AYALA, MARIO). Loyal, 8 x 10 inches, 44 Pages. 2nd Edition. 8 x 10 inches, 44 Pages. Paperback. No Jacket - As Issued.

For Ayala, growing up and currently living and working in Los Angeles, the car is an ever present force, figuratively and literally indispensable. He is part of a wave of painters using representative analogy and unconventional combinations of motives to echo a discursive reality. The auto body shop as subject is calling to mind an operating room repairing, replacing and manipulating organs, tendons, muscles and features. By conflating the terms auto body and out of body, Ayala conjures an idea of the obtainable epitome of strength. How an individual can transcend the limits of the body to gain great reach and shield oneself from imposed restraints. The works contain object symbols, imagery that Ayala places throughout the compositions which refer to elements close to the artist, specific to his home city. If you know, you know. 9789198314144 Inventory Number: I00220120