Marcel Artes Deolazo
300.3A Creative-Compulsive Disorder
May 3 – June 2, 2019
The essential features of Creative-Compulsive Disorder are recurrent obsessions or compulsions to create just about anything—severe enough to be time-consuming and even to cause marked distress or significant impairment when the creative process cannot be carried out to satisfaction. For Deolazo, the title of his first solo exhibition refers to his journey through line and markmaking — whether two-dimensional or three-dimensional—to give form to the provocative thoughts, arguments, and symbolism that pass through his mind as he creates, always with a biting sense of humor. While living in Italy and throughout Europe for over thirty years, Deolazo was exposed to artwork that continues to influence his own work, as can be seen in his variations on classical themes from the European Masters. This exhibition gives insight into recurring topics important to him, such as sexuality, inclusiveness, technology, and symbolism.
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Marcel Artes Deolazo studied illustration at Syracuse University before moving to New York City to work in the fashion industry. He later relocated to Milan to work for Maison Valentino and other Italian fashion houses. Since then, he has freelanced as an illustrator for Italian Vogue and other Condé Nast publications. Deolazo currently maintains a studio located at the Torpedo Factory Art Center, an artist community on the waterfront of Old Town Alexandria. He was juried into the Torpedo Factory Artists’ Association in 2015, and the majority of his work and art processes can be seen by the visiting public at his shared studio.
