“Unified Field: The Border,” Paintings and Drawings by Beatriz Ezban on Display at Las Cruces Museum of Art Friday, Dec. 7, 2007 – Saturday, Jan. 26,

The magnetic fields where cultures meet and interact is the focus of paintings and drawings by noted Mexican artist Beatriz Ezban, whose “Unified Field: The Border,” opens at the Las Cruces Museum of Art on Friday, Dec. 7, from 5 – 7 p.m. The exhibit, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, is presented in collaboration with in the Consulado General de México, El Paso, TX.

Included in the exhibit are new paintings and drawings created by Ezban during her residency at Yaddo, an artists' community located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga Springs, NY. Ezban’s works are made with oil and wax on linen, yielding paintings rich in texture, depth and color. Through her work she confronts border issues, including those experienced along the Mexico-U.S. Border. Her simplified human forms suggest the actions of current events, while retaining a timeless humanity. Ezban explains that in her work she hopes to negotiate between conflicting imperatives at asymmetrical meeting points, where art can turn the edges of chaos into unified fields of harmonious interaction.

Beatriz Ezban’s artworks have been exhibited internationally in solo and group shows. “Unified Fields: The Border” was most recently seen in 2006 at Gallery Zone: Chelsea Center for the Arts in New York City. Other recent solo exhibits were presented in Mexico, Morocco, Germany, Rumania, Poland, Canada, Spain and the United States.

For more information about exhibits, programs and Museum Studio Program classes, visit the website: museums.las-cruces.org, or call 575-541-2137. The Las Cruces Museum of Art is accessible and free of charge and located at 501 N. Main St. in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall.