Ezequiel Martínez Llaser

EZEQUIEL MARTÍNEZ LLASER (Buenos Aires, 1981).
“La Pêche Du Concept Brisé,” 2020.
Oil on canvas mounted on a box-style stretcher frame.
Signed.
Certificate of authenticity included.
Measurements: 120 x 150 x 4 cm.

Part of the series *Fragmentation et Totalité*, this work reflects Ezequiel Martínez Llaser’s exploration of the limits of rational thought and the relationship between fragmentation and totality. Through a figurative language with surrealist overtones, the artist constructs a composition of marked symbolism, featuring two Rubik’s cubes situated at different depths within a seascape. While one emerges partially disassembled above the surface, the other remains assembled underwater, representing totality in contrast to the fragmentation of knowledge. Four suspended, baitless fishing hooks introduce an enigmatic dimension, suggesting the impossible search for that which eludes our systems of understanding.

The contrast between the intense geometric colors of the cubes and the vast turquoise expanses reinforces the tension between order and chaos, appearance and reality. The water’s surface thus becomes a symbolic boundary between the visible and the hidden, inviting reflection on the partial nature of our perception. Created in large format on a box-style stretcher frame that allows for frameless display, the work has been exhibited in galleries in Paris, Madrid, and Strasbourg.

Trained in art and philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Paris VIII, Martínez Llaser develops a practice in which conceptual reflection and painterly technique maintain a constant dialogue. His work has been featured in several editions of The MEAM Hall at the Museu Europeu d’Art Modern in Barcelona, as well as at the Salon International du Portrait at the Bastille Design Center in Paris and at the Florence Biennale. He has also exhibited at venues such as Galerie Sonia Monti, Galería Azur, Galerie Art Course, and Espace 6B in Paris.