“Calamity” Solo Exhibition by Jaime Margary Opens at CityArts

Years in the making, Calamity is a passion project marking the return of Puerto Rican artist Jaime Margary to the public art scene. A vision born from a near-death vow, Jaime turned the memory of a mountain sunset into a story-driven art series. Through various mediums, Jaime Margary portrays the journey of a black rabbit struggling to prevent her community’s downfall at the hands of a strange fox. The show’s cold, dream-like world channels a poignant narrative mirroring Earth’s crisis cycles. In keeping with previous exhibitions, Jaime includes mediums he is known for while introducing new ones. Frozen landscapes appear to emit light in his largest paintings yet, nightmarish creatures defy notions of beauty through clay sculptures and stippled illustrations, all joined by his meticulously detailed 3D models, which are then printed and painted by hand with acrylics. Uniting the series is Jaime’s new animated short, setting a cinematic tone for the entire show. Calamity opens November 19 at CityArts, 39 S Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801.