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La Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC)

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Building Bridges Art Foundation

are honored to present:

“Pleonasm: The Reiteration of Ideas and Forms”

A compelling exhibition featuring four unique visual artists from Mexico

PAULO JACOBO | ROBERTO RAZO | RULO REYES | KAREN PERRY

Opening Reception: July 19th, 6pm

July 19, 2014 – August 20, 2014

Bergamot Station Art Center, Suite F2 in Santa Monica, CA

Curated by Jaime Delfin Villafuerte

These four proposals, with perspectives ranging from experimental, artisanal, and philosophical issues,

seem to differ from each other greatly. However, if carefully examined, we find that at the core of this

sample of work lies the work of the metaphysical, the magical, and the artistic. The aforementioned then

becomes evident, for it is process art (the search for concepts in this world where ideas appear to be a dark

hole) that brings these artists together.

The formulation of a logical language in an era of growth and artistic maturity puts judgment on the line

for much of the work that could potentially result from it. However, in these four young artists lies evidence

that all is moving in the right direction.

On one hand, Paulo Jacobo, finds himself on a quest to represent the ethereal, the ephemeral, within the world in which we move, stating that we are, like universal matter, continuously unfolding within ourselves. The body is composed not only of what it is physically made out of, but also of the interaction between its physical buildup and the things that surround it. Using the fume technique, Jacobo elaborates on representations of his own body by pressing it against the smoked surface. As a result, imprints of the body itself are transferred onto paper, creating drawings of the Psame constant and fleeting nature that we as humans experience in this life.

Roberto Razo, on the other hand, fills his pieces with moments of controlled

experimentation, bringing to light the atavistic nature and unconscious

abstractions that are vital to the making of process art. In this manner, Razo opens

the door to countless possibilities within the realm of experimental design.

Meanwhile, Rulo Reyes discusses the deconstruction and reconstruction of form by

removing objects used for cultivation from their common function. By doing so,

Reyes creates codes that talk to us about work on the field as well as the making of

the dress or hupil, traditional to the Triquis culture (native to San Martin Itunyoso,

Oaxaca). Through his art Reyes highlights the features that characterize a specific

legacy where traditions are part of the essence of human life.

 

Underwater Landscape: A body of work by Karen Perry

The complexity of forms and colors that create the seabed, as

well as the strange beauty its inhabitants possess, are the

creative fuel in this series of work. The colonies of anemones,

the coral reefs, the kelp forests, and even the hair-raising jelly

fish, all form part of the reconfigured repertoire that is

appreciated in this body of work. Many phenomena and

lighting effects occur beneath oceanic waters. One example is how the color red becomes almost invisible

in the depths of the sea; perhaps that is why it is the most undetected of all the camouflage colors for

those creatures that live in the abyss. The puzzle pieces represent that very variety of color and form. These

small pieces of cardboard correspond to each other in an order specific to the image they create and they

offer a large amount of variation and possibility. As the constructive medium, the puzzle pieces create

forms that transition between the second and third dimensions, giving what was once a puzzle, a whole

new meaning. Simulated landscapes, symmetrical forms, volumes and cavities are my own aesthetic exploration, which reference the strange beauties that live in the depths of the sea.

Artist ( Description ): 

Paulo Jacobo, Roberto Razo, Rulo Reyes, Karen Perry

Venue ( Address ): 

Building Bridges Art Foundation

Bergamot Station Arts Center 
2525 Michigan Ave., Unit F2
Santa Monica, CA 90404 
Phone: 310-770-1961
Email: adccontemporarybuildingbridges@gmail.com

ADC Gallery , Santa Monica

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