After5 Art Escape

15/08/2026

09/08/2026

We present a selection of works by Américo Ccala Quispe from the exhibition Opening - Ancestral Codes – Reimagining Pre-Columbian Cultures

Américo Ccala Quispe (b. 1964, Cusco, Peru) is a visual artist whose practice is rooted in painting and in an intuitive exploration of the subconscious. Trained at the Escuela Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú in Lima, where he studied painting and art pedagogy, Ccala Quispe has developed an extensive artistic career since the 1980s, with numerous solo and group exhibitions in Peru and internationally.

In works inspired by the pre-Hispanic cultural universe, ancestral forms are not reproduced literally, but transformed into a contemporary visual language. Ceremonial objects become starting points for reflections on memory, ritual, transformation, and the relationship between cultural heritage and personal experience. For Ccala Quispe, painting is an evolving process in which each work grows organically from those that came before, allowing past and present to remain in continuous dialogue.

His paintings do not seek to represent reality directly, but to evoke it through colour, form, and movement. Layers of shapes and colours gradually reveal themselves, leaving space for the viewer to engage with the work and find their own meaning within it.

We invite you to discover the exhibition until August 22, 2026, at After 5 Art Escape, Arad.

📍 Visiting hours:
• Monday, Thursday, Friday: 14:00–20:00
• Saturday: 10:00–16:00
• Sunday: 12:00–18:00

02/08/2026

We present a selection of works by Juan Carlos Ñañake from the exhibition Ancestral Codes – Reimagining Pre-Columbian Cultures.

Juan Carlos Ñañake Torres is a visual artist from Chiclayo, Peru, whose contemporary practice is distinguished by a neo-ancestral approach that reimagines the cultural heritage of the Pre-Columbian civilizations of Peru’s northern coast, particularly the Moche culture. Working across painting, printmaking, sculpture, and mural interventions, he creates a distinctive visual language where ancient symbolism becomes a vehicle for contemporary reflection.

His works function as contemporary visual totems, transforming the human figure into a powerful symbolic presence. In Manto Antiguo, the frontal rhythm of the figures recalls ceremonial textiles and evokes the idea of collective identity, while Mascaras Reconditas explores identity through fragmentation and repetition, suggesting ancestral memory as a layered and evolving experience. The paintings Misterio Sipán and Tumba Sipán draw inspiration from the Moche culture and the archaeological discoveries at Sipán, introducing a sacred and historical dimension in which the human figure becomes ritualistic and the composition echoes ceremonial and funerary structures. Rather than reproducing the past, Ñañake Torres reinterprets these ancestral references through a contemporary visual language, creating works that resonate across cultures and generations.

We invite you to discover the exhibition until August 22, 2026, at After 5 Art Escape, Arad.

📍 Visiting hours:
• Monday, Thursday, Friday: 14:00–20:00
• Saturday: 10:00–16:00
• Sunday: 12:00–18:00

31/07/2026

Obiectele semnate Tamaian Ioan poartă amprenta unui artist pentru care frumusețea și măiestria sunt esențiale.

La After5 Art Escape vă așteaptă o colecție de obiecte decorative din cristal cu inserții metalice (cupru, alamă, argint) semnate Ioan Tămâian (vaze, pahare, sfeșnice, scrumiere, măști decorative, medalioane și altele).

Astăzi vă prezentăm un medalion care va fi oferit în dar unei sărbătorite.

Poate următoarea piesă unicat va fi cadoul perfect ales de dumneavoastră. ✨