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Viva la Resistencia! 48"X72" , Acrylic, mixed media, ink on panel, Mark Gabriel
O Re o Libertà (Detail), 48" x 60" , Acrylic, mixed media, ink on panel, Mark Gabriel
Hideous Glorious performs as a critique on moral authority. To unmask; what pretends to be neutral, moral, but actually driven by hidden interests.
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​The title “Hideous Glorious” captures the paradox: the truth about who we are is both beautiful (glorious) and ugly (hideous) — and crucially, it stays hidden, no matter how much art tries to expose it.
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** This show opens as part of ABC ART BAJA
Exhibition Details
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Mark Gabriel
HIDEOUS GLORIOUS
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Gallery
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Heroico Colegio Militar, 120
Todos Santos, Baja California Sur
Mexico
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*All pricing is in USD and does not include shipping
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Is there such a thing as a “true self,” or are we always performing?
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Unmasking becomes less about truth and more about awareness. It asks us to recognize the artifice we participate in, the images we create, and the narratives we inhabit.
O Re o Libertà
48" x 60"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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Even the most “honest” self-portrait is never purely truth—it is constructed. The pose is chosen. The costume is deliberate. The symbols are selected. What appears intimate and revealing is, in fact, carefully composed.
When we accept the image as truth—we risk believing in something authored rather than real. The “monster” is not deception alone, but the ease with which we accept performance as authenticity.
Gorgon at Rest
60" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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Even within Hideous Glorious, the act of self-representation becomes part of the critique.
A Farewell of Fauns (work in progress)
36" x 36"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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"The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters" - Francisco Goya
What monsters do we create when we stop questioning our assumptions?
Viva la Resistencia
48" x 72"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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Hidden forces beneath what appears “normal” or “good.” What we don’t question can quietly shape the world in ways that are both seductive and dangerous.
Skin-Walking
48" x 48"
Acrylic, mixed media, ink on wood panel
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"forever drinking our wine in the garden, hooves and body armor" - Mark Gabriel
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Jessie Wallace, info@galeriamilitar.com
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