Quint Gallery opens an exhibition of paintings by San Diego-based artist Perry Vásquez
LA JOLLA, CA.- Quint Gallery is presenting Some Palms, an exhibition of paintings by San Diego-based artist Perry Vásquez, which centers the palm t...
LA JOLLA, CA.- Quint Gallery is presenting Some Palms, an exhibition of paintings by San Diego-based artist Perry Vásquez, which centers the palm tree as a symbol for the idealism of California, simultaneously mythologizing and interrupting its appeal. Date palms, synonymous with the California landscape, were imported by Franciscan monks in the late 1600s as ornamental nods to the plant's appearances in the bible, transforming Southern California from an arid desert into an oasis. These palms, with only one species native to California, provide neither shade nor fruit, and require vast resources of water from near and far watersheds in order to thrive.