A political cartoonist turned sculptor, Damian Ortega makes extraordinary installations from mundane objects. Ortega was born in Mexico city, and often draws back to his childhood when deciding which materials to use for his works. His most famous work "Cosmic Thing" is a 1989 Volkswagen Beetle car disassembled and then reassembled with each part suspended from the ceiling. The Beetle was known as "the people's car" as it was an affordable and reliable vehicle that symbolized the westernization of New Mexico, ironically by means of a Nazi founded company. His other work "Controller of the Universe" is a series of suspended tools purchased from a German flee market. The title is a reference to a mural by Diego Rivera which was burned by Rockefeller for featuring a picture of Lenin. Both of these works attempt to bring a new perspective to everyday items, displaying them in their full glory, but with political undertones adapted from his days as a cartoonist. Another of his famous suspension sculptures "Champ de Vision" is meant to viewed both close up and through a small viewing hole far away. Close up the 6000 suspended modules seem random yet whimsical. Once the viewer ventures farther away, the seemingly random modules culminate into a sculpture of an eye.
17 Comments
9/5/2022 10:12:03 am
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://freecodezilla.net/search-and-filter-pro/
Reply
9/11/2022 04:06:16 pm
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://kurma.website/
Reply
9/12/2022 01:45:50 am
Really informative article, I had the opportunity to learn a lot, thank you. https://odemebozdurma.com/
Reply
10/5/2022 12:15:45 pm
It was a post that I found very successful. Good luck to you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/hatay-escort/hassa-escort/
Reply
10/6/2022 01:16:23 am
I follow your posts closely. I can find it thanks to your reliable share. Thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/afyon-escort/basmakci-escort/
Reply
10/6/2022 06:56:38 am
I support your continuation of your posts. I will be happy as new posts come. Thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/tokat-escort/yesilyurt-escort-tokat-escort/
Reply
10/6/2022 10:29:42 pm
I think the content is at a successful level. It adds enough information. Thank you. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/kastamonu-escort/inebolu-escort/
Reply
10/8/2022 08:36:39 am
Thoughtful and real content is shared. Thank you for these shares. https://escortnova.com/escort-ilanlari/duzce-escort/cumayeri-escort/
Reply
11/22/2022 10:53:53 pm
Tıkla evde calismaya basla: https://sites.google.com/view/evden-ek-is/
Reply
12/10/2022 10:21:25 pm
İnstagram beğeni satışı yapan firmamıza göz atın: https://takipcialdim.com/instagram-begeni-satin-al/
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
April 2016
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Categories |