The Argentine artist’s first solo exhibition with the Miami gallery explores the relationship between abstraction, spatial perception, and the expressive possibilities of watercolor and gouache.
MIAMI, FL — October 18, 2026. CENTRAL FINE presents Geometries of an Imagined Landscape, the gallery’s first solo exhibition with Argentine artist Mariano Cornejo (b. 1962, Salta, Argentina). Opening October 18 and continuing through November 16, 2026, the exhibition brings together geometric abstractions that challenge the conventional boundaries between landscape, architecture, and pictorial space.
For Cornejo, geometry operates not merely as a formal system but as a language through which imagined territories can emerge. His compositions are constructed from delicate lines, overlapping planes, and interconnected shapes that establish subtle relationships between depth, rhythm, and movement. Rather than depicting identifiable locations, the works suggest landscapes formed through perception, memory, and spatial imagination.
Watercolor and gouache play complementary roles in this visual investigation. The transparency and fluidity of watercolor introduce an element of uncertainty, while the greater opacity of gouache provides definition and structural clarity. Their interaction produces a tension between permanence and transformation, allowing geometric forms to appear simultaneously stable and in motion.
This dialogue between precision and openness is central to Cornejo’s artistic vocabulary. Lines establish boundaries only to have them visually questioned by overlapping surfaces, shifting relationships, and unexpected spatial configurations. Geometry becomes less a means of imposing order than an instrument for exploring how space can be imagined, organized, and experienced.
The exhibition also invites reflection on the historical relationship between geometric abstraction and landscape painting. Traditionally understood as distinct pictorial approaches, the two converge in Cornejo’s work. The landscape is no longer represented through recognizable natural elements but suggested through relationships of scale, proximity, repetition, and visual rhythm. The resulting compositions occupy an ambiguous territory between constructed architecture and imaginary geography.
An Artistic Practice Rooted in the Study of Form
Born in Salta, Argentina, in 1962, Mariano Cornejo studied at the Prilidiano Pueyrredón School of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, graduating as a Professor of Drawing and Painting. He later received a scholarship from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and earned a Fine Arts degree from the Complutense University of Madrid.
Between 1986 and 1992, Cornejo pursued doctoral studies in Fine Arts in Barcelona, concentrating on the symbolism of form and the morphology of space. His academic interests also extended to symbolism and comparative religions, areas of inquiry that provide a broader intellectual context for his engagement with visual structures and representation.
Throughout his career, Cornejo has exhibited extensively in Argentina and internationally. His institutional presentations include Babel Series at the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires (1992), Argentina Paints Well at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Salta (2006), a twenty-year retrospective at the same institution (2016), and Sitting Under a Tree: Retrospective at the Lola Mora Museum of Fine Arts in Salta (2025).
His work has also appeared in numerous exhibitions at Van Riel Gallery and Palatina Gallery, with international presentations extending to Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, and New York.
Among his distinctions are the First Prize from the Argentine Association of Art Critics at the First Critics’ Painting Salon in Buenos Aires (1996), the Chandon Prize at ArteBA (2005), and his recognition as an Outstanding Artist by the City of Salta in 2023.
Beyond painting, Cornejo has developed interests in poetry, photography, and archaeology, particularly the cultural heritage of northwestern Argentina. These investigations reflect an artistic practice concerned with how forms, symbols, and visual systems participate in the construction of meaning.
With Geometries of an Imagined Landscape, CENTRAL FINE introduces Miami audiences to an artistic approach in which geometry transcends its mathematical associations to become a vehicle for imagination. Cornejo’s works propose that landscape need not originate in physical geography; it can also arise from the relationships between forms, the movement of the eye, and the possibilities of pictorial space.
Exhibition Information
Mariano Cornejo: Geometries of an Imagined Landscape
Venue: CENTRAL FINE
36 NE 54th Street, Miami, FL 33137
Exhibition Dates: October 18 – November 16, 2026
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 18, 2026, 6:00–8:00 PM
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Website: www.centralfine.com
