{"id":14903,"date":"2012-09-23T17:40:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-23T21:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=14903"},"modified":"2012-11-19T09:05:15","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T14:05:15","slug":"jose-ortega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artoronto.ca\/?p=14903","title":{"rendered":"JOSE ORTEGA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October 11\u00a0– November 18, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening Reception: Thurday, October 11, 6 – 8 p.m.
\nINDEXG GALLERY<\/strong>
\n50 Gladstone Avenue
\nToronto. ON M6J 1J6
\nT: 416.533.1374
\nINDEXG.com or joseortega.com
\nHours: Wed – Sun 1 \u2013 6 p.m.<\/p>\n

Jose Ortega, co-founder and Artistic Director of Toronto\u2019s famed Lula Lounge<\/em> presents his first solo visual arts show at Toronto\u2019s INDEXG Gallery on October 11 through to November 18.<\/p>\n

Ortega<\/strong>, well respected and recognized for his contributions to Toronto\u2019s musical life, is also an established visual artist whose work has been exhibited internationally. Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Ortega studied art in New York City and before moving to Toronto, established himself as a commercial artist working with high profile brands such as Absolut Vodka, Apple Computers, Bloomingdale\u2019s and the New York Times. He has designed and completed numerous public art commissions including a series of mosaic murals for two NYC subway stations. Recent projects include a sequence of street murals for Dundas Street West in Toronto and postage stamp designs for both the US and Ecuadorian postal services.<\/p>\n

Music is Ortega\u2019s muse and this solo exhibition has been inspired by the sounds of jazz. Using paint and collage on wood and cardboard, Ortega has approached each piece as if it were a song with rhythm, colour, harmony and a narrative. His quest for composition within chance reveal interesting and intricate patterns reminiscent of ancient Persian rug designs, Arab mosque tiles and geometric shapes found in South American textile. A rich colour palette of browns and ochres as well as a monochromatic paint-patchwork, display not only technical abilities but character and attention to detail.<\/p>\n

Jose Ortega will be sharing the gallery with his mother, Juana Zu\u00f1iga<\/strong>, a self-taught artist. Zu\u00f1iga\u2019s collection of art pieces are a colourful prism of magical scenes created from fabric and paint. Her work has been included in illustration catalogs and she has participated in group shows in the US and Canada.<\/p>\n

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October 11 – November 18, 2012<\/strong>
\nOpening: Thursday, October 11, 6-8 pm<\/p>\n

INDEXG GALLERY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music is Ortega\u2019s muse and this solo exhibition has been inspired by the sounds of jazz<\/p>\n

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