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Cadejo- Anything Goes 1
acrylic on canvas, 30x30in, 2024

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Cadejo- Todo Vale 1
acrilico sobre lienzo, 30x30 pulgradas, 2024

Cadejo- Todo Vale 1 
 march/april 2025

 

Fredy Gabuardy  | 
fredygabuardy.com
 

Francisco Gabuardy
franciscogabuardy.com

 

@fredygabuardy

@fgabuardy

Case Edgerton Studios is proud to present Cadejo-Todo Vale 1 (Anything Goes), a collaborative work for the board by Kansas City-based artists and twin brothers Fredy and Francisco Gabuardy.  Todo Vale 1 is a new work from Il Cadejo series, an ongoing painting project that brings together the artistic sensibilities of two singular painting and sculpture practices. A 'push/pull' between the brothers performed on their custom easel whose beginnings I had the pleasure of seeing through my window in Kansas City. Il Cadejo, a supernatural creature from the folklore of their Nicaraguan heritage, shifts as needed between protector and aggressor, an absent protagonist framed in bifurcation. When seen at the 8x8' scale on the board, the viewer steps directly into il Cadejo's nocturnal vision. 

 

Fredy and Francisco graduated with a BFA (2013) from the Kansas City Art Institute and studied at New World School of the Arts (NWSA) / Miami Dade College in Miami, Fl. Residents at Drugstore Studios (2015/16-19) and the Charlotte Street Studios (2014,15 Fredy) the brothers have shown extensively in Kansas City, including the H&R Block ArtSpace, Plug Projects, Beco Gallery, Vulpes Bastille, KC Artists Coalition, Drugstore Studios and at Kansas City Fashion Week, where Fredy walked his fashion line GABUARTI.

 

 

This is one piece of Cadejo, a one of a kind collaboration series between Fredy Gabuardy, and me, Francisco Gabuardy. It's a series that embraces our distinctive identical twin art experience and shared Nicaraguan origin. 

 

Each piece has its own process-logic and set of restrictions or guidelines. While working through each piece, we are constantly pushing and pulling in our communication to determine the state of success, content, and finish. The series showcases our willingness to take risks, push each other further, and utilize our sense of high-level crafting. Unlike the other pieces of the series that have heavily structured sets of restrictions or rules, ​Cadejo - Anything Goes 1 was refreshing, characterized by the absence of guidelines and complete freedom in decision-making 

 

Fredy brings his tenacious building skills and material experimentation. I bring my rigorous studio practice that carries a playful knowledge of color, composition, and attention to detail. Ultimately, through the process of investing time and energy, along with our clear curiosity, Cadejo exudes beauty, mystery, and meaning. 

Esta es una pieza de Cadejo, una serie de colaboración única entre Fredy Gabuardy y yo, Francisco Gabuardy. Es una serie que abarca nuestra distintiva experiencia artística de gemelos idénticos y nuestro origen nicaragüense compartido. 

 

Cada pieza tiene su propia lógica de proceso y un conjunto de restricciones o pautas. Mientras trabajamos en cada pieza, constantemente presionamos y traccionamos en nuestra comunicación para determinar el estado de éxito, el contenido y el acabado. La serie muestra nuestra voluntad de asumir riesgos, impulsarnos unos a otros y utilizar nuestro sentido de la artesanía de alto nivel. A diferencia de las otras piezas de la serie que tienen conjuntos de restricciones o reglas muy estructuradas, Cadejo - Todo Vale 1 fue refrescante, caracterizado por la ausencia de pautas y una total libertad en la toma de decisiones. 

 

Fredy aporta sus tenaces habilidades de construcción y experimentación con materiales. Yo, aporto mi rigurosa práctica de estudio que conlleva un conocimiento lúdico del color, la composición y la atención al detalle. En última instancia, a través del proceso de invertir tiempo y energía, junto con nuestra clara curiosidad, Cadejo rezuma belleza, misterio y significado.

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