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① Artwork:
She hold me down like gravity, study #3
This drawing—depicting dancing, swaying and embracing figures in a fantastic space—merges the artist's multi-cultural identity with his fascination for the classical arts. The artist's work employs fragments of his Bangladeshi heritage to depict his life in the US and Italy. Hoque's compositions draw from multiple traditions of ancient art to express the vulnerability and in-between-ness of multi-cultural identity.
This composition expresses emotional intelligence and masculinity through its elongated curves and soft gaze; as if guided by the figure's movement, the lush and curving cloudscape delicately caresses the figure—revealing an unexpected tenderness. Vibrant yet gentle, the artist’s works challenge our preconceptions of identity, gender and the body.
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③ Artist:
Asif Hoque paintings are creolized sagas, combining fragments of his Bangladeshi heritage with his life in Italy and the US. The artist’s composition and use of paint are deeply informed by his fascination with the classical arts. Hoque’s autobiographical and mythological works create in-between spaces that merge the contemporary with the ancient—as they address the vulnerability of multi-cultural identity.
BIO:
Asif Hoque was born in 1991.
Solo exhibitions of Asif Hoque’s work include: A Loverboy’s tale at SPRING/BREAK in New York City (2020); Lover’s Rock at Mindy Solomon Gallery in Miami, Florida (2020); and LOVERBOY at New Image Art in Los Angeles, California.
Other exhibitions that have shown Hoque’s work include: Plucked From The Womb Like Something Tart at 12 Gates Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019); Almond Eyes & Curved Arms at Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn, New York (2019); Secret Garden Show in Brooklyn, New York (2019); and It’s more about us at Selena’s Mountain in Brooklyn, New York (2019).
Hoque lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
