{"id":27891,"date":"2024-02-07T16:25:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/?p=27891"},"modified":"2024-02-07T18:17:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:17:39","slug":"devon-reina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/devon-reina\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon Reina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14423 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art.jpg?resize=180%2C270&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-5.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-headshot-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-9.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upriseart.com\/exhibitions\/abscissa\">Devon Reina<\/a> (b. 1996) is a Brooklyn, New York-based artist and designer. Devon\u2019s cross-disciplinary background inspires his curiosity for materiality and process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">His paintings celebrate a range of versatile media, from thick paint impastos, to expressive ink washes and delicate wax pastel line-work. Across his various bodies of work, Devon is interested in how marks of color can interact with each other to suggest the illusion of depth, movement, or direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14424\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14424 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-1.jpg 819w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-4.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-5.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-9.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Nemeses-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-10.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nemeses Year of Work: 2023 Dimensions: 40 in x 40 in x 1.25 in \/ 101.6 cm x 101.6 cm x 3.18 cm Materials: Pencil and wax pastel on canvas In \u201cNemeses\u201d, I wanted to experiment with placing two parts of the canvas in dialogue with one another, allowing them to agree and disagree in terms of color, surface area, and directionality.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14425\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14425 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art.jpg?resize=696%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-1.jpg 819w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-4.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-5.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-9.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Snowflake-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-scaled-10.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snowflake Year of Work: 2023 Dimensions: 48 in x 48 in x 1.5 in \/ 121.92 cm x 121.92 cm x 3.81 cm Materials: Wax pastel on canvas My work is a product of my curiosity in the development and design of art-making systems carried out by the body. I\u2019m fascinated by the potential of parameters, seeing them as fertile grounds for discovery, creation, and exploration of the unknown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14426\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14426 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art.jpg?resize=696%2C869&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-1.jpg 820w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-4.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-5.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-6.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-7.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-9.jpg 1948w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Devon-Reina-Train-Leaves-the-Station-Courtesy-of-Uprise-Art-10.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Train Leaves the Station Year of Work: 2023 Dimensions: 24 in x 24 in x 1.25 in \/ 60.96 cm x 60.96 cm x 3.18 cm Materials: Wax pastel on canvas In applying such a procedural approach to the canvas, \u201cTrain Leaves the Station\u201d is an attempt at creating a visual language that suggests the passage of time. I like to look at each of the nine interior boxes as little memories, like looking out a train window throughout the journey to capture nine separate views of the horizon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devon Reina (b. 1996) is a Brooklyn, New York-based artist and designer. Devon\u2019s cross-disciplinary background inspires his curiosity for materiality and process. His paintings celebrate a range of versatile media, from thick paint impastos, to expressive ink washes and delicate wax pastel line-work. Across his various bodies of work, Devon is interested in how marks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-27891","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-interview","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27936,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27891\/revisions\/27936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}