the Golden Hive by Karina Rodríguez
📅 Exhibition Dates: October 10, 2025 → November 1, 2025
🎉 Opening Reception: Friday, October 10, 2025 from 6 – 8 PM
📍 Location: Abend Gallery | 1261 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204
With luminous realism and playful symbolism, Karina Rodríguez’s The Golden Hive brings the world of bees into sharp focus. Intimate still lifes and staged vignettes pair glass, flowers, honey, and bee icons to explore collaboration, order, and perseverance. Working primarily in oil on aluminum and wood panel, Rodríguez balances crisp detail with soft light, inviting viewers to slow down and notice the quiet poetry of everyday objects.
Artist Statement
“In this body of work, I find inspiration in the mesmerizing world of bees. Their intricate social structure and unwavering dedication offer a profound reflection on community and purpose, extending beyond the sweetness of their honey. These tiny creatures embody virtues that resonate deeply within the human spirit: the power of collaboration, the beauty of order, the importance of perseverance, and the enduring strength of shared purpose. Through these works, I hope viewers will not only appreciate the aesthetic beauty of bees but also find deeper meaning in the lessons they offer, weaving their own personal narratives around the enduring symbolism of the hive.” - Karina Rodríguez
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Karina Rodríguez produces hyperrealistic oil paintings that challenge perceptual boundaries between painted and photographic imagery. The Dominican Republic-born artist, working professionally since 2009, constructs her compositions from photographic references, investing considerable time in achieving technical precision. Her still life arrangements incorporate commonplace items that speak to contemporary daily experience, rendered with such exactitude that viewers frequently mistake her canvases for photographs. Rodríguez completed formal studies in history and art criticism to deepen her artistic foundation beyond technical skill. Her work has gained recognition through exhibitions at significant institutions including the Museo Español de Arte Moderno and her homeland's Modern Art Museum, where her pieces have been presented alongside master hyperrealists. Born in La Romana in 1988, she continues developing her practice through ongoing competitions and exhibitions. Her paintings are held in numerous private collections worldwide and she is represented by select galleries across the United States including Abend Gallery.