Trek 6 Las Sobras Opening Reception

 The term “Las Sobras”, means “the left overs”, and yes it’s true , when they say that “ left overs taste better the next day”.

Trek6 has created a vast and unique body of work that spans over three decades, a diversity of mediums, and multitude of cities and cultures.
Trek’s works are an experiment with resonance through the use of color, line , and
rhythm that examine historic, indigenous and regionally relevant iconography. Portraits clash against lines that get smashed by color patterns and fragmented by shapes creating dynamic and vibrant compositions. The duality between being traditionally schooled in art, versus his graffiti writer upbringing allows for a variety of techniques and styles to converge in his work. Drifting from acrylic to aerosol and even including soundscapes compositions and installations.

“This exhibition is a collection of pieces that either haven’t been shown or have minimally exhibited. These pieces and others like them stay stacked in my studio becoming a sort of calendar as the years pass by. After spending more time with these pieces I start to appreciate them in a different context than the more exhibited works. I spend years staring at them, putting them away only to pull them out years later and approach them with new eyes. I feel that these pieces capture a snap shot of my creative journey over the years as they weave in and out of different aesthetics and thematics but still keeping my thumbprint over time.”

Trek 6 is the moniker of Madison County artist Oscar Montes, learn more about his work HERE