"Dress Code Series" is an oil on canvas by Cuban-New York artist Ofill Echevarria, measuring 56" x 74", executed in 2005.
Reflective, distorted surfaces create multiple layers of refraction and perspectival perversion in Echevarria's paintings. His work appears to produce the effect of camera optics manipulating the photographic veracity of figures in motion, architectural reflections, and fragments of urban life. The effect is entirely invented by the artist with paint, informed by very traditional means. A masterful composer, Ofill subtly rearranges the world of the city until he achieves a new order of perceptual reality, disclosing only that which contributes to his personal aesthetic — his artistic interpretation of urban life.
Ofill Echevarria (b. 1972) is a painter and multimedia artist based in New York City. He graduated from the San Alejandro Academy in 1991 and was a founding member of the controversial Havana art collective Arte Calle. Since 2001, he has exhibited widely across Latin America and the United States, participating in international art fairs and group shows. His works are held in major public and private collections including the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, the Museo Nacional de Arte de Mexico, and the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA).